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HTC Amaze 4G (Ruby)

October 2011, T-Mobile USA (in Canada, Telus/Mobilicity; in Asia, the HTC Ruby). A bet on the camera: 8 MP f/2.2 with BSI, dedicated photo and video buttons, 1080p, zero shutter lag, SweepShot panorama, ClearShot HDR and BurstShot. A 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S3, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage, a 4.3" qHD display, HSPA+ 42 Mbps and a 1730 mAh battery. Android 2.3 → 4.0 with Sense 3.0 → 3.6. At 173 g, it was heavy.

Specifications

OSAndroid 2.3 → 4.0 + HTC Sense
ProcessorQualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260, 2×1.5 GHz
RAM1 GB
Storage16 GB + microSD
Display4.3" qHD 540×960 Super LCD
Camera8 MP f/2.2 BSI, 1080p + 2 MP
NetworksHSPA+ 42 Mbps
Battery1730 mAh
Weight173 g
CodenameRuby
Data from Wikipedia (en)
ManufacturerHTC Corporation
BrandHTC
Released2011-10-10
TypeSmartphone
Form factorSlate
OSHTC Sense 3.0 with Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread ; and ; HTC Sense 3.6 with Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich
CPU1.5 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 (APQ8060)
GPUAdreno 220
RAM1 GB RAM, 2.5 GB ROM, 16 GB phone memory (9 GB usable)
Storage16 GB flash
Memory cardmicroSDHC supports up to 32 GB
DisplayqHD S-LCD ; 4.3 in (109 mm) diagonal ; 540×960 px at 256 ppi ; 16:9 aspect ratio
Rear camera8 Megapixel with f/2.2 aperture ; 1080p video ; Autofocus ; dual LED flash ; Geotagging
Front camera2 Megapixel ; fixed focus
ConnectivityBluetooth 3.0 with EDR ; Micro USB(ExtMicro) ; Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n ; 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+
NetworksGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, ; UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100 MHz
InputMulti-touch, capacitive touchscreen ; Dual microphones ; Accelerometer, compass, A-GPS
Battery1730 mAh; Internal Rechargeable Li-ion ; User replaceable
Dimensions130 mm H ; 65.6 mm W ; 11.8 mm D
Weight173 g
PredecessorHTC Sensation
SuccessorHTC One S

From Wikipedia

The HTC Ruby is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation. It was released by T-Mobile in the United States on 10 October 2011. It was first released in Canada by Telus on 4 November 2011. Subsequently, other Canadian carriers such as Mobilicity and Wind Mobile released this phone on December 1, 2011 and December 2 ,2011, 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.

Source: HTC Amaze 4G — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Also in 2011

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