HTC released a flagship smartphone, HTC Desire Eye, with 13mp front camera and a few other spectacular additions both in hardware and software.
Sporting a 13-megapixel camera for both rear and front, the phones will allow you to zoom, crop or print images without compromising with the image quality. With BSI sensor, the Desire Eye camera is fully capable to take care of videos, sefies and even images in low-lighting conditions. An integrated dual LED flash on both the cameras will provide flattening, natural tones when the condition lacks ambient lighting levels.
The phone also features three dedicated microphones to record enhanced audio quality while shooting videos. HTC BoomSound and a 5.2-inch full HD display have also been paired to match up your photo and video viewing experience.
Inside a decent plastic body with a superior feel this water-proof phone looks bold and decent in hand.
Featuring a Qualcomm Snadragon 801 processor (clocked at 2.3GHz) backed by 2GB RAM and 16/32GB of internal storage space, this phone features a water-proof body either (up to 30 minutes, one metre deep).
Along with the hardware excellence it features HTC EYE experience of making video chats and conference calls using face tracking. This feature will allow up to four people in the same room, with each face cropped and positioned on the the screen for maximum clarity.
Another application featured on the phone, Zoe allows user to remix photos and videos using several themes and soundscapes. The user can also share them across social communities. In a press release HTC said this Android only application will soon be released for iOS platform as well.
According to HTC, this phone will soon be available in India through major retailers. The HTC EYE Experience feature will soon roll out to: HTC One (M7), HTC One (M8), HTC One E8, HTC One mini, HTC One mini 2, HTC One max, HTC Desire 816, HTC Desire 820 and HTC Butterfly 2 in the coming months.
HTC Desire Eye Specification Details:
| Size | 151.7 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm |
| Weight | 154 grams |
| Display | 5.2 inch Full HD 1,080p |
| Processor | Qualcomm® Snapdragon 801, 2.3 GHz, quad-core CPUs |
| OS | Android 4.4.4 KitKat, HTC Sense 6 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Ambient Light sensor, Gyro sensor |
| Connectivity | 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, NFC, Bluetooth® 4.0 with aptX enabled, Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz), DLNA® for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer, HTC Connect, micro-USB 2.0 port |
| Camera | HTC Eye Experience with Face Tracking, Screen Share, Split Capture, Face Fusion, Live Makeup, Auto Selfie, Voice Selfie, Photo Booth, Crop Me In, Dedicated camera button |
| Rear Camera | 13MP , BSI sensor, f/2.0, 28mm lens, wide angle, with HDR capability, 1080p Full HD video recording Dual LED Flash |
| Front Camera | 13MP, Auto-focus with zoom capability, BSI sensor, f/2.2, 22mm lens, wide angle, with HDR capability, 1080p Full HD video recording, Dual LED Flash |
| Location | Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS, Digital Compass |
| Battery | 2400 mAh, |
| Audio | HTC BoomSound, Dual front-facing stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers, 3 microphones for enhanced background noise cancellation, Sense Voice |
| SIM | Nano Sim |
| Internal Storage | 16 and 32 GB |
