The HTC Desire 816 is the first in the Desire 800 series with a fresh new design
HTC proved their design chops with the HTC One and have finally come out with something fresh with the announcement of the HTC Desire 816 and HTC Desire 610 smartphones. Targeting the midrange both smartphones offer a very nice looking design with less common colours than most smartphones. True, the two smartphones do come in black and white still but their front dual speakers and super slim bezels help them stand out from all the rest. Tech specs for the HTC Desire 816 and 610 can be seen below:
- HTC Desire 816
- 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor
- 1.5GB RAM
- 8GB storage + microSD
- 5.5-inch display (720p)
- 13MP rear camera (LED flash) + 5MP front camera
- Supports 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, dual speakers
- 7.99mm thin | 165g
- 2600 mAh battery
- HTC Desire 610
- 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor
- 1GB RAM
- 8GB storage + microSD
- 4.7-inch display (540 x 960 pixel resolution)
- 8MP rear camera (LED flash) + 1.3MP front camera
- Supports 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, dual speakers
- 2040 mAh battery
The HTC Desire 610 goes for the same fresh design with lower-end tech specs
While HTC did say that the two smartphones are for the midrange, they didn't reveal the Malaysia pricing for either. However, the HTC Desire 816 should reach Malaysia in April 2014. The HTC Desire 610 on the other hand will follow up with a launch expected in May 2014.
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