HTC 8S review: a budget Windows Phone that doesn’t compromise on style

HTC 8S review: a budget Windows Phone that doesn't compromise on style

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We’re not sure if HTC’s One S suffered from middle child syndrome. It certainly shouldn’t have. But if it did, it’s a hindrance the company spared its Windows Phone 8 line. HTC decided two was enough, and who are we to argue? It was back in October that we handled the flagship, but now its smaller, cheaper companion has arrived. At around £230 (about $370) SIM-free, this potentially represents one of the best value Windows Phone options around at the moment (at least in Europe and Asia). Sure, Nokia’s Lumia 620 will soon be gunning for some of its market share, but for now it’s got relatively little competition. So far, Windows Phone 8 has seen plenty of entries running dual-core, 1.5GHz Snapdragon chips. This time we’re looking at a slower clock speed (1GHz) and some more muted specs across the board (more on this later). Given that, did HTC get the budget-to-features balance right here? Read on to find out.

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