After weeks of speculations, HTC has reportedly launched a new smartphone Desire 620 in its home market, Taiwan.
As reported before, HTC Desire 620 is a mid-range handset and it comes in two variants.
One model ships with Snapdragon 410 Series 1.2GHz quad-core CPU with Adreno 306 GPU and another variant houses a MediaTek's Tru Octa-core processor. Everything else such as display, OS version, camera, RAM and battery capacity remains the same, reported Phone Arena.
They sport 5.0-inch HD (1,280x720p) screen and run on the Android 4.4 KitKat with HTC custom UI Sense v6.0, 1GB RAM, 8GB inbuilt memory.
HTC Desire 620 and 620G price and availability:
As per reports, HTC Desire 620 and 620G have been priced *NTD6,990 (around $225 /€181/₹14,000) and NTD4,990 (around $161/€129/₹10,000) respectively. The former model is said to go on sale on 1 December, while the latter MediaTek CPU-based model is slated to hit stores around mid-December.
As of now there is no word on when the new Desire 620 series smartphones would be released in other international markets. Going by the specifications, this mid-range HTC phone is well endowed and if priced competitively, it can bring good revenue to the company in emerging markets like India, China and other South Asian regions.
Specifications of HTC Desire 620 and 620G:
Model | HTC Desire 620 and 620G |
Display | 5.0-inch HD screen with 720x1280p resolutions |
OS | Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS with custom UI Sense 6.0 |
Processor | Desire 620: Snapdragon 410 Series 1.2GHz quad-core CPU with Adreno 306Desire 620G: 1.7GHz MediaTek Octa-core processor (chipset: MTK MT6592) |
RAM | 1GB |
Storage capacity | Desire 620: 8GB (expandable up to 128GB)Desire 620G: 8GB (expandable up to 32GB) |
Camera | Main: 8.0-megapixel camera with HTC Eye Experience featuresFront: 5.0-megapixel camera |
Battery | 2100 mAh |
Add-ons | 4G-LTE will be supported by Desire 620, whereas 620G will support 3G network, dual-front-facing stereo speakers, micro-SIM |
Dimensions | 150.1 x 72.7 x 9.6 mm |
Weight | 160 |
Price (Courtesy, e.Price website) | Desire 620: *NTD$6,990 (around 225USD$ /€181/₹14,000)Desire 620G: *NTD$4,990 (around USD $161/€129/₹10,000) |
*NTD: New Taiwan Dollar
[Image Courtesy, ePrice.com]