HTC One S and Desire Family Launch Event

HTC Roadshow Booth at Grnd Flr. GMall Davao

HTC Roadshow is happening right now in the ground floor of Gaisano Mall Davao starting yesterday July 20 until Sunday, July 22 to launch their 3 new model smartphones.

HTC Country Manager Richard Javier

HTC Country Manager Richard Javier, thank the media partners from press and bloggers for attending the event and invited us for a dinner right after the show to talk more about the company.

HTC One X come out already few months ago, and now they are launching the much awaited by local gadget fans, the HTC ONE S which completes the ONE Family Series together with the Desire Family models HTC Desire C and HTC Desire V.
HTC has been in Davao and Mindanao for quite some time now and they have an HTC Concept store available at the 3rd level of Gmall and theres on going promotions, cut out prices, discounts right in their Concept shop.

HTC Mktg. Comm. Mngr. Kiko Torno III

Francisco "Kiko" Y. Torno III, HTC Marketing Communications Manager talks all about the phones. There are 2 segments you can describe about these models, its Premium and Affordable.

For the Desire Series there are 4 qualities that are quite distinct and considered the best core personal experience for smart phone

1. Designer quality
2. Large screen display
3. Latest software Ice Cream Sandwich released
4. Intuitive interface which makes HTC quite distinct among other brand

Photo courtesy to htc.com

Photo courtesy to htc.com

Photo courtesy to Natalie Jill Lim

HTC Desire C, the baby entry level for the desire series, have quite noticeable  Metallic finish or the metallic trim right at the border of the phone,
and of course the micro holes is not water proof but it makes it water resistant, meaning you won't have to worry compared with the other brands that you see the residue at the earpiece,for HTC came up with a microholes, for its too small for the water to penetrate in. So even if your on the go, it helps you use the phone straight up.

Large brilliant display for HTC Desire C, is already 28% lighter
compare with other brands outside with 3.5" screen.
HTC Desire C , HTC Desire V and HTC One S are already compact.

To describe further what a large screen and how it makes a difference, is it helps go better browsing, see pictures better, and watch your videos better. Overall, HTC made full usage of the interface of the phone compared to the other brands.

For browsing and surfing, whole page is already there, you no longer have to scroll left and right, you'll just have to scroll up and down.


All the HTC One and Desire series comes with beats audio.
For the desire C, as an entry level there is already a beatsaudio unit. A music center were we can download and upload,put music and stuff and of course sync manager which makes it very easy to transfer files from old phones to new phone. Everything is there already

As entry series it comes with a 5megapixel camera. For the latest intuitive software, it comes with HTC sense 4, Android Ice cream sandwich inside and 600MHz cpu processor for a small phone.Plus when you purchase you get 25gb peripheral storage in the dropbox for 2 years.


The Desire C comes in 3 colors,flamengo red,all white, stealth black

According to Sir Kiko, HTC users who already tried the HTC Desire series, these entry level phone is already boost up already.

In Detail Summary of HTC Desire S:
Full Smart Phone Experience
Better entertainment, Better Internet

Quick recap of HTC Desire S:
-Stylish Design and quality build 
-Large 3.5" HVGA Display
-The authentic Sound Heritage
-Beats audio
-Music Center
-Sync Manager
-5mp camera
-Latest and intuitive
-HTC Sense 4 with
-Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)
-600 MHz CPU
-Integrated 25gb dropbox

Suggested Retail Price is P10,990

Photo courtesy to htc.com

Photo courtesy to htc.com

Photo courtesy to Natalie Jim Lim

Big Brother HTC Desire V, is a lot better compared with Desire C.
With Brush metal finish behind the camera, HTC is stylish in its design and same time power pack in terms of its features.
The back cover of Desire V is not similar with Desire C but a lot better than Desire C.
The large display format is 4inches screen size already with 30% display, at 22% lighter.
It comes with beats Audio, sync manager and music center. HTC Sense 4, Android ICS, 1 Ghz CPU, including 25gb storage in dropbox for 2 years.
The 5MP Camera has autofocus and flash compare with Desire C with 5MP camera only.

These is where Desire V stands out among the other brands. Its dual sim, not only it carries 2 sims
but both sims are active at the same time, you don't need to switch off and change to other lines for this model just to check your messages.
This is ideal for businessmen intended for work and personal life.


Available in two colors: stealth black and pure white


In Detail Summary of HTC Desire V:

HTC Desire V, the big brother.

Quality design and build

Brush Metal
Love the curves
Large brilliant display format
4" screen size 30% bigger display, 22% lighter


Switch between work and life
Active dual sim: 3G + GSM


Quick Recap of Desire V
-Stylish design and quality build
-large 4" WVGA display
-Beats Audio
-Intuitive HTC Sense 4
-Android ICS
-Active Dual Sim: WCDMA + GSM

-5mp camera with autofocus and flash
-including 25GB cloud storage from dropbox for 2 years


Suggested Retail Price is P16,990

photo courtesy to htc.com

photo courtesy to Natalie Jill Lim

photo courtesy to htc.com

A few months back HTC launch the ONE X, now they are completing the line for the One Family.
Authentic sound. The unit is a dual core, and the slimmest at 7.95mm
It has gradient metal unibody, its more of a lifestyle phone, design and aesthetics

Introducing  HTC ONE S

In Detail Summary of HTC ONE S:

Amazing camera
-Fastest speed
-Best Quality
-Video Pic

Authentic Sound
-Universal Beats Audio
-HTC Music Hub
-Sync Manager

Timeless craftsmanship
-Anodized finishing because of its Gradient Metal Unibody
-A customized finish that makes every phone unique and more resistant to scratch
-Slimmest Aluminum unibody at a light super slim of 7.95mm and irresistibly elegant
-Timess design, Beautiful inside out with super fast dual-core CPU
-Brilliant 4.3" QHD Super Amoled touchscreen with 540x960 resolution display
-60% longer battery life
-8MP camera with face recognition, f2.0, 28mm lens with BSI Sensor, autofocus and LED smart flash

Quick Summary of HTC One S:
-Amazing camera
-Authentic Sound
-Timeless design
-Super slim metal
-Unibody

Suggested Retail Price at P26,990

from Left Mr. Kiko Torno III, Models, Mr. Richard Javier

There is no available service center for Davao but the drop off center is the Concept Shop at Gmall.

Battery life will last more than a day

Final REview:
For HTC ONE SEries
HTC One V -GOOD[Brilliant screen in compact form]
HTC ONE S- BETTER [Timeless craftmanship]
HTC ONE X-BEST[Unrivalled quad-core performance]
For HTC DESIRE SERIES
HTC DESIRE C and HTC DESIRE V [Incredibly Smart, beats audio]

Some of the photos taken above are mine, from Natalie Jill Lim and Fra Diavalo Jamir and photo credits from htc.com