HTC One E8, Desire 616 Officially Launched in India; Price, Specification Details

Taiwanese smartphone maker, HTC officially launched the One E8 and Desire 616 smartphones in India on Friday (11 July).

HTC's One E8 is the plastic variant of the flagship HTC One M8; it boasts dual-curve design having ergonomic uni-body exterior, seen on the high-end HTC One models, sans the usage of metal; instead it flaunts a synthetic polycarbonate body.

Under the hood, it houses pretty much the same internal hardware except the camera specifications seen inside the company's 2014 flagship smartphone HTC One (M8). It flaunts a 5.0-inch full HD display and runs on the Android v4.4.2 KitKat OS powered by Snapdragon 801 series CPU, Adreno 330 graphics engine, 2GB, 16GB internal storage (expandable), and a 2,600 mAh battery.

The HTC phone houses a 13.0-megapixel primary camera on the rear side and a 5.0-megapixel snapper on the front. Both the cameras have the ability to take full HD videos.

On the other hand, HTC Desire 616 is a mid-range phone; it sports a 5.0-inch HD (1280 x 720p) screen and ships with the Android v4.2 Jelly Bean OS, 1.4GHz MediaTek processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB inbuilt memory (expandable up to 32GB), 8.0-megapixel main camera, 2.0-megapixel snapper on the front and a 2,000 mAh battery.

The company has priced HTC One E8 at ₹34,900 and is said to be made available in the Indian market by July end, whereas the mid-range smartphone Desire 616 is expected to hit stores by this weekend for ₹16,900.

Last week, HTC officially unveiled the dual-SIM variant of One M8 for global markets, but there is no word on when the new marquee phone would reach the Indian shores. [For more information, click here]

Key Specifications of HTC One (E8) and Desire 616:

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