HTC has announced yet another mid range smartphone in the Desire series, the HTC Desire 826. The new Desire sports a 5.5-inch display with 1080 x 1920 pixels and runs on a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz. There is also 2GB of RAM available along with 16GB internal storage which is again expandable via micro SD card.
Spec wise the device looks similar to HTC Desire EYE and it comes with 13MP rear camera and a 4 Ultra pixel front facing camera for selfies. The phone runs Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box and would be the first phone in the desire series to run Lollipop.
It also features HTC BoomSound in the new slimmed-down speakers with Dolby Audio included.
Specifications of HTC Desire 826:
- 5.5-inch display with 1080 x 1920 pixels
- 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz
- Android 5.0 with Sense UI
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB storage, expandable via micro SD card
- 13MP rear camera, 4 ultra pixel front camera
- 2600mAh battery
- 4G LTE
The device also comes with 4G LTE support. This is the first time HTC has included the ultrapixel camera for the front cam which should be interesting as more and more OEMs are now focusing on selfie camera. We also saw Lenovo launching the Vibe X2 Pro with 13MP front camera.
Price and Availability:
As of now there is no mention on the pricing of the device. The device availability will be limited to Asian countries at first, with a rollout slated for later this month.
