HTC Windows Phone 8S

An affordable way to get on board the Windows Phone 8 train.

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

A capable and fun, if feature-light, Windows Phone experience for a great budget price

The Windows Phone 8S by HTC is the affordable alternative to the HTC 8X

The HTC Windows Phone 8S and the Nokia Lumia 820 are the cheapest Windows Phone 8 handsets around. The 8S has an understated two-tone design. At 10.3mm thick it is far from the thinnest phone around, but it doesn't feel bulky and at just 114 grammes,...

It has a two-tone body with a rubberised finish. At 10 point 3 milimetres it is far from the thinnest phone around, but it doesn't feel bulky.

The Nokia Lumia 820 is a bit smaller than the massive Nokia Lumia 920, but much bigger and heavier than the 8S. At 68x124mm it's about as tall as the iPhone 5 but a little bit wider than the 8S. Nokia claims it's a reasonable 9.9mm thick but we...

The HTC Windows Phone 8S is a relatively inexpensive Windows Phone 8 smartphone with a 4in display. As such it brings a welcome note of variety to the Windows Phone 8 market, as the smattering of handsets available on the latest Microsoft platform tend...

A vision in ‘colour-dipped' polycarbonate, the HTC 8S continues the sterling work of its 4.3in sibling, the 8X, in flying the flag for supremely good-looking Windows Phone 8 hardware. Priced just £180 on Pay as You Go with Three or on contract from...

The secondary Windows Phone 8 handset to appear out of HTC's labs; the HTC 8S (or Windows Phone 8S by HTC to use its official...