HTC Windows Phone 8S

One of the first Windows Phone 8 devices, but does this mid-range handset impress?

The fight is on at the budget end of the Windows Phone 8 market, and the latest handset to stride onto the battlefield is the HTC Windows Phone 8S. It faces an uphill battle, though, against the Nokia Lumia 620 –

The Windows Phone 8S by HTC has been a quiet little device, which has recently launched in a number of markets to compliment the more advanced HTC 8X. As a mid-level Windows Phone, the 8S sports hardw

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It seems to be the norm, at least for me, that the flagship Windows Phone 8 device from a manufacturer is just a little bit too big for me, a little unwieldy, and while it has the best specifications, that's not what I'm looking for in my smartphone. Just as everyone else on the All About team went for the Lumia 920 while I had my eye on the Lumia 820, the same is true of the HTC Windows Phone 8S. The smaller brother of the 'signature' Windows Phone 8 device from HTC (the popular in the office 8X), the HTC 8S was the one I wanted to get my hands on.

Based on design alone, the Windows Phone 8S by HTC is equally appealing as its higher-end brother, but how does it fare in other aspects of daily use? We go hands-on to review the lower-end device

The HTC 8S is a cute little mid-range phone running Windows Phone 8. With a 4in screen, 5MP camera and microSD card slot.

An impressive budget Windows Phone 8 handset with a good camera, but Nokia's Lumia 620 rival takes the crown

The Windows Phone 8S has an average screen and lacks a front-facing camera but its design is appealing

In-depth review of the HTC Windows Phone 8S (Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227, Qualcomm Adreno 305, 4.0", 0.1 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks and ratings