| HTC Ruby | |
| Brand: | HTC |
| Manufacturer: | HTC Corporation |
| Carrier: | Mobilicity, T-Mobile, Telus, Vidéotron, WIND Mobile |
| Networks: | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/1700/1900/2100 MHz |
| Predecessor: | HTC Sensation |
| Successor: | HTC One S |
| Type: | Smartphone |
| Form: | Slate |
| Size: | 130mm H 65.6mm W 11.8mm D |
| Weight: | 173g |
| 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 |
| Rear Camera: | 8 Megapixel with f/2.2 aperture 1080p video Autofocus dual LED flash Geotagging |
| Front Camera: | 2 Megapixel fixed focus |
| Connectivity: | Bluetooth 3.0 with EDR Micro USB(ExtMicro) Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ |
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.[1] It was first released in Canada by Telus on 4 November 2011.[2] Subsequently, other Canadian carriers such as Mobilicity and Wind Mobile released this phone on December 1, 2011[3] and December 2,2011,[4] 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.