Today, T-Mobile announces the upcoming availability of the new HTC Wildfire S - a stylish and compact Android-powered handset built with simplicity in mind. The HTC Wildfire S, expected to become available on August 3 for $79.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate with a two-year service agreement and qualifying Classic voice and data plan (plus taxes and fees), comes equipped with the user-friendly HTC Sense experience combined with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system.

Packaged in a stylish form-factor, including a 3.2-inch capacitive touch screen display, the HTC Wildfire S is perfect for browsing the Web, accessing turn-by-turn navigation, sending and receiving emails, and keeping up with family and friends via Facebook and Twitter. The new low-cost smartphone also offers essential smartphone features such as a 5-megapixel camera and video recorder and a virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype for easy text input.

The HTC Wildfire S will be available in a white color finish at T-Mobile retails stores nationwide and online at http://ww.t-mobile.com. The HTC Wildfire S will also be available in a black color finish exclusively at Walmart, Sam’s Club and http://ww.t-mobile.com.