HTC today launched two new smartphones in India. At an event in New Delhi, the company formally announced the availability of the HTC One (E8) and the HTC Desire 616 in India.
The HTC One (E8) is very similar to the HTC One (M8) flagship smartphone but does away with the metal body and HTC Duo camera in favour of a polycarbonate unibody frame and 13MP rear camera with single LED flash to make it more affordable. Full specifications are as follows:
- Processor: Quad-core (2.3GHz × 4) Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (2.5GHz in Asia)
- Operating system: Google Android 4.4.2 KitKat with HTC Sense 6
- Cellular connectivity: LTE/HSPA+/GPRS/EDGE
- Other connectivity: GPS, dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA, NFC
- Display: 5-inch Full HD (1080×1920) S-LCD3 with Gorilla Glass 3
- RAM: 2GB
- Internal storage: 16GB
- External storage: MicroSD cards
- Rear-facing camera: 13MP with LED flash and 1080p video capture
- Front-facing camera: 5MP
- Battery: 2,600mAh
- Dimensions: 146.4 × 70.7 × 9.85 millimeters
- Weight: 145 grams
- Colours: Polar White, Electric Crimson, Maldives Blue, Misty Gray
- Other: Dual-SIM variant
The HTC Desire 616 is a cheaper alternative still. It will compete against similar devices from local brands such as Micromax and Karbonn.
- Processor: 1.4GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592
- Operating system: Google Android with HTC Sense
- Cellular connectivity: HSPA+ 21Mbps/GRPS/EDGE
- Other connectivity: GPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
- Display: 5-inch HD (720×1280)
- RAM: 1GB
- Internal storage: 4GB
- External storage: MicroSD cards up to 32GB
- Rear-facing camera: 8MP AF
- Front-facing camera: 2MP
- Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, ambient light
- Battery: Removeable 2,000mAh
- Dimensions: 142 × 71.9 × 9.15 millimeters
- Weight: 150 grams
- Colours: White
- Other: Dual-SIM
The HTC One (E8) will sell for ₹34,400 (about CA$615) while the HTC Desire 616 will come in at ₹16,900 (about CA$300). They will be available.at the end of the month for the HTC One (E8) and late next week for the Desire 616.
Source : GSMArena