HTC announces HTC Desire HD and Desire Z (Updated)

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At a press event in London today, HTC unveiled its latest smartphones, the HTC Desire HD and the HTC Desire Z. HTC also announced a new version of HTC Sense with a new HTCSense.com site that will offer a number of services such as backup and remote-wipe.

Details are slim at this point but I’ll update this post as new information surfaces through the day.

HTC Desire HD specifications

  • Processor: 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255
  • Operating system: Google Android 2.2 with HTC Sense
  • Connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band (900/2100MHz) HSPA/WCDMA
  • Other connectivity: GPS/A-GPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, DLNA
  • Display: 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen
  • Memory: 768MB RAM
  • Storage: 1.5GB onboard / microSD cards up to 32GB
  • Camera: 8MP with dual flash and 720p video capture
  • Connectors: 3.5mm headphone jack, micro-USB
  • Battery: 1230mAh
  • Dimensions / weight: 123 by 68 by 11.8 millimeters / 164 grams
  • Other: FM radio

HTC Desire Z specifications

  • Processor: 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230
  • Operating system: Google Android 2.2 with updated HTC Sense
  • Connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band (900/2100MHz) HSPA/WCDMA
  • Other connectivity: GPS/A-GPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
  • Display: 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen
  • Input: Slide-out QWERTY keyboard (Z-hinge)
  • Memory: 512MB RAM
  • Storage: 1.5GB onboard / microSD cards up to 32GB
  • Camera: 5MP with single flash and 720p video capture
  • Connectors: 3.5mm headphone jack, micro-USB
  • Battery: 1300mAh
  • Dimensions / weight: 119 by 60.4 by 14.16 millimeters / 180 grams
  • Other: FM radio

Both share the same aluminium unibody design first seen with the HTC Legend. Both also come with the new HTC Fast Boot which shortens the power-up sequence.

Both the HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z will be available next month in Europe and Asia along with HTCSense.com. The HTC Desire Z will also be available in North America later this year (no word on carriers though). There is no word yet on North American availability for the Desire HD.