HTC Amaze 4G

{{Short description|Smartphone manufactured by HTC}}

{{Infobox mobile phone

| name = HTC Ruby

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| brand = HTC

| manufacturer = HTC Corporation

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| carrier = Mobilicity, T-Mobile, Telus, Vidéotron, WIND Mobile

| networks = GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz,
UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100 MHz

| released = {{Start date and age|2011|10|10}}

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| predecessor = HTC Sensation

| successor = HTC One S

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| type = Smartphone

| form = Slate

| size = {{convert|130|mm|in|abbr=on}} H
{{convert|65.6|mm|in|abbr=on}} W
{{convert|11.8|mm|in|abbr=on}} D

| weight = {{convert|173|g|oz|abbr=on}}

| os = HTC Sense 3.0 with Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
and
HTC Sense 3.6 with Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich

| cpu = 1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 (APQ8060)

| gpu = Adreno 220

| storage = 16 GB flash

| memory = 1 GB RAM, 2.5 GB ROM, 16 GB phone memory (9 GB usable)

| memory_card = microSDHC supports up to 32 GB

| battery = 1730 mAh
Internal Rechargeable Li-ion
User replaceable

| input = Multi-touch, capacitive touchscreen
Dual microphones
Accelerometer, compass, A-GPS

| display = qHD S-LCD
4.3 in (109 mm) diagonal
540×960 px at 256 ppi
16:9 aspect ratio

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| rear_camera = 8 Megapixel with f/2.2 aperture
1080p video
Autofocus
dual LED flash
Geotagging

| front_camera = 2 Megapixel
fixed focus

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| connectivity = Bluetooth 3.0 with EDR
Micro USB(ExtMicro)
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
42 Mbps DC-HSPA+

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The HTC Ruby (known as the HTC Amaze 4G in the United States and Canada) is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation. It was released by T-Mobile in the United States on 10 October 2011.{{cite web |url=http://htc.t-mobile.com/amaze-camera-phone |title=HTC Amaze Camera Smart Phone |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927061718/http://htc.t-mobile.com/amaze-camera-phone |archivedate=2011-09-27 }} It was first released in Canada by Telus on 4 November 2011.{{cite web |url=http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/11/04/htc-amaze-4g-now-available-at-telus/ |title=HTC Amaze 4G now available at TELUS |date=4 November 2011 |access-date=2011-12-01 |archive-date=2011-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202084122/http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/11/04/htc-amaze-4g-now-available-at-telus/ |url-status=live }} Subsequently, other Canadian carriers such as Mobilicity and Wind Mobile released this phone on December 1, 2011{{cite web|url=http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/12/01/htc-amaze-4g-lands-at-mobilicity-for-549-99/|title=HTC Amaze 4G lands at Mobilicity for $549.99|date=December 2011 |access-date=2011-12-01|archive-date=2011-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203032806/http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/12/01/htc-amaze-4g-lands-at-mobilicity-for-549-99/|url-status=live}} and December 2 ,2011,{{cite web|url=http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/11/30/wind-releasing-the-htc-amaze-4g-december-2nd/|title=WIND releasing the HTC Amaze December 2nd|date=30 November 2011 |access-date=2011-12-01|archive-date=2011-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203025036/http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/11/30/wind-releasing-the-htc-amaze-4g-december-2nd/|url-status=live}} respectively. Marketed at the time as being equipped “with the most advanced camera of any smartphone”, the device has an 8-megapixel camera, a 1080p HD video recorder, a backside illuminated sensor, and a dual LED flash. The Amaze 4G features a Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 1.5 Gdual-corporate processor, a 4.3-inch QHD LCD multi-touch display, and 1 GB of RAM. It was released with version 2.3.4 of the Android operating system. Starting from 21 May 2012, some HTC Amaze devices were upgradeable to Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich.