HTC launches Desire 826 in India at INR 25,990

HTC India has announced the launch of its Desire 826 smartphone in the Indian market. The phone will go on sale in the coming days with a maximum operating price (MOP) of INR 25,990.

“Our consumer today represents an individuality that has quite a resolute fabric, each one being a strong and special personality in their own stride. We at HTC understand our consumer and design products to sit their being. The HTC desire 826 is yet another effort of ours to combine superior quality features in a stunning smartphone at a smart price,” said Faisal Siddiqui, President, South Asia, HTC.

Originally introduced in January this year, HTC Desire 826 sports dual-tone color and dual finish. It features a 5.5-inch full HD display, 1.5GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, 2600 mAh battery, and Android 5.0 with Sense 6.0.

The smartphone also comes with 13MP f2.0 rear camera, Ultrapixel front shooter, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and microSD card slot.

In addition, HTC has packed dual front-facing speakers with BoomSound and Dolby Audio in the smartphone.

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HTC launches a new device One 8s

HTC has launched a new device called HTC One 8s which has a mix of new and revisited features on a midrange handset.

According to CNET, it has a 5-inch screen and curved with metal body. The display comes with a 1920x1080-pixel resolution.

 HTC One 8s runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with version 6.0 of its Sense interface.

 One 8s comes with a 13-megapixel duo camera with f/2.0 aperture and 28mm lens. Video recording can be done at 1080p HD. It has a5-megapixel front camera to work with. 1080p HD video recording on that front camera is a nice touch.

 Like other HTC phones, the 8s integrates BoomSound dual front-facing speakers that promise loud and clear audio.

 HTC One 8s works on a Qualcomm's octa-core Snapdragon 615 presents 64-bit computing through four cores at 1.7GHz and four at 1.0GHz. The One 8s supports quick-charging, for faster battery top-ups. That battery has a 2,840mAh capacity and is rated to 20.25 hours on 3G.

 One 8s has internal Storage of 16GB, with 2GB of RAM, but it can support a microSD card of up to 128GB. The One 8s also supports NFC, Bluetooth 4.1 and Wi-Fi.

 HTC One 8s retail price is unknown.

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HTC Desire 516 goes on sale online for Rs. 13,300 in India

HTC has taken an unusual sales route and the handset is already available for sale at online retailer ebay.in. It was just on Tuesday that the budget handset was spotted on the Zauba import records and clearly we were a bit too late, since the handsets were all set to go on sale on Wednesday.

The HTC Desire 516 features a 5 inch qHD (960 x 540 pixel) display that is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 200, quad-core chipset clocked at 1.2 GHz and coupled with 1 GB of RAM.

Also included is 4 GB of internal storage which is expandable via a micro SD card slot. On the outside you will find a 5 MP primary camera unit with an LED flash and a generous 2MP snapper up front. The handset runs Android Jelly Bean 4.2 and is powered by a sufficient 1950 mAh battery unit which seems a bit less considering the handset’s dual SIM capabilities.

The handset will compete with the recently launched Moto E, Lumia 630 and the Nokia X2 (when it arrives). As for availability, the HTC Desire 516 is on sale, online on ebay.in and currently is available only in white.

The Dual SIM HTC Desire 516 can now be purchased online in India for Rs 13,300.

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