HTC One S Featuring Snapdragon S3 Chip To Be Released

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Since the demand for the Snapdragon S4 processor is quite high, it appears that HTC will be using a lower-grade CPU for the HTC One S in a number of Asian and European markets.

HTC confirmed recently that the Snapdragon S3 chipset will be used on some HTC One S units that are destined for selected markets in Asia and Europe. The shift was due to the extraordinarily high demand for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 processor.

The HTC One S units that will feature the Snapdragon S3 processor will be appropriately labeled in order to satisfy fussy consumers to make them aware of any possible differences in the performance of the smartphone. Although the Snapdragon S3 is clocked at 1.7GHz, it does not necessarily mean that it is better than the 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor.

According to Qualcomm, aside from providing more power for the HTC One S than the earlier version, the latest processor also offers better energy efficiency compared to the previous version of the processor. However for consumers, it is not easy to determine the difference between the two Qualcomm processors once they are used on the HTC One S.

Some industry watchers have taken note of the fact that HTC is not promoting a nearly identical version of the HTC One S. HTC reportedly admitted that it attempted to do too much last year when it released a slightly different version of one handset into the market. It resulted to confusion among consumers on what were the differences among the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XL and the HTC Sensation SE.

It appears that consumers in the Asian and European market will have to read at the label on the HTC One S that they will purchase if Qualcomm will not be able to provide enough supply of the Snapdragon S4 processor to meet the demands of the market.

HTC Ville C, Cheaper Version of the HTC One S

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A cheaper version of the HTC One S, the HTC Ville C, will reportedly come with most of the features found on the more expensive HTC device although it will come with a slower processor.

Reports about the upcoming HTC Ville C emerged following the announcement of the HTC Desire C in the UK market. The cheaper device will feature a 4.3-inch display screen, 16GB storage, 1GB RAM and an 8MP camera. However it will not feature the 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor of the HTC One S, instead the upcoming HTC Ville C will have the 1,2GHz Snapdragon S3 processor from Qualcomm.

The upcoming HTC Ville C will feature the Android 4.0 OS together with the HTC Sense 4.5 custom user interface. In contrast, HTC introduced the HTC Sense 4.0 custom UI when the One series was announced last February.

The features on the upcoming HTC Ville C brings to mind the decision of HTC in releasing a number of handsets that have a similar design last year.

Some observers have indicated that it may work to the advantage of HTC to have a number of different designs for its handsets but it may become a disadvantage if it has more designs that the consumer market can handle. By adding a suffix to the name of the device may not be enough for consumers to distinguish one device from another.

It is also important to take into consideration that the 4G LTE devices are quite different compared to the GSM models of the devices. The introduction of the HTC Ville C also does not make it easier for a company that is supposedly trying to make cut backs for this year.

In the end the consumer market will decide whether the move to introduce the upcoming HTC Ville C will be beneficial for the company or not.