HTC Windows Phone 8S

{{Short description|Smartphone model}}

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{{Infobox mobile phone

| name = Windows Phone 8S by HTC

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| image = HTC Windows Phone 8S.jpg

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| manufacturer = HTC Corporation

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| type = Smartphone

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| related = Windows Phone 8X by HTC

| released = December 7, 2012 (Canada)

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| form = Slate

| size = 120.5 x 63 x 10.28 mm

| weight = 113 g

| os = Windows Phone 8

| soc = Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8627

| cpu = 1.0 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Krait

| gpu = Qualcomm Adreno 305

| display = 4" S-LCD
800 x 480 px (WVGA)

| memory = 4 GB internal flash (1.1 GB available){{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2013/02/11/why-did-htc-cripple-the-htc-8s-budget-windows-phone/|title=Why Did HTC Cripple The HTC 8S Budget Windows Phone?|first=Ewan|last=Spence|website=Forbes|access-date=2023-02-18|archive-date=2018-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730021925/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2013/02/11/why-did-htc-cripple-the-htc-8s-budget-windows-phone/|url-status=live}}
512 MB RAM

| memory_card = MicroSD (up to 32GB)

| networks = GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
HSPA 900/2100

| carrier = Various

| connectivity = Bluetooth 3.1+EDR

| battery = 1700 mAh Li-ion battery

| input = Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor

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| camera = 5 Megapixels, 720p video recording

| front_camera = None

| Website = http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-wp-8s/

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The Windows Phone 8S by HTC was announced by HTC Corporation on September 19, 2012 and released on December 7, 2012 in Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/09/19/htc-windows-phone-8s-hands-on/|title=Windows Phone 8S by HTC hands-on: a bright Windows phone that holds promise (video)|date=19 September 2012 |access-date=2023-02-18|archive-date=2019-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113112157/https://www.engadget.com/2012/09/19/htc-windows-phone-8s-hands-on/|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url = http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/12/07/virgin-launches-the-htc-windows-phone-8s/ | last1 = Hardy | first1 = Ian | title = Virgin launches the HTC Windows Phone 8S | publisher = Mobile Syrup | date = December 7, 2012 | access-date = January 22, 2013 | archive-date = January 18, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130118024427/http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/12/07/virgin-launches-the-htc-windows-phone-8s// | url-status = live }} It is a cheaper, lower-end version of the Windows Phone 8X by HTC. Despite its availability in Canada, HTC announced that the 8S will not be sold in the United States because the company plans to focus instead on the 8X, which is considered its signature phone on the Windows operating system.{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/11/30/htc-windows-phone-8s-usa/|title=HTC confirms the Windows Phone 8S will not be coming to the US|date=30 November 2012 |access-date=2023-02-18|archive-date=2018-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730021035/https://www.engadget.com/2012/11/30/htc-windows-phone-8s-usa/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/12/14/htc-8s-sold-out-at-virgin-mobile-has-been-flying-off-the-shelves/|title=HTC 8S sold out at Virgin Mobile, "has been flying off the shelves" - MobileSyrup|date=14 December 2012|access-date=22 January 2013|archive-date=28 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128064342/http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/12/14/htc-8s-sold-out-at-virgin-mobile-has-been-flying-off-the-shelves/|url-status=live}}

Because of the limited memory available on this phone, certain applications and features will not be able to run.{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/here-are-the-windows-phone-8-hardware-requirements|title=Here are the Windows Phone 8 hardware requirements|access-date=2013-05-04|archive-date=2013-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607003342/http://www.neowin.net/news/here-are-the-windows-phone-8-hardware-requirements|url-status=live}}