HTC has found a lot of potential in the Indian market. And the company keeps filling its slot in the market with almost regular released nowadays. Now it seems like there's more to follow up on with the company gearing up with more new devices.
The company had already sent out invites for an event that was scheduled to happen in Delhi on July 11, where HTC would unveil its new handsets. And although the invitation never mentioned any names, it was widely believed that the devices would be the new Desire 616 and the One E8.
And now, true to its promise, the Taiwan-based tech giant HTC has finally unveiled the Desire 616 and the One E8 in India
Keeping our eyes peeled out for the Desire 616 handset for the time being, the smartphone joins the long list of smartphones that offers a powerful octa core processor. So you get the power of eight from a branded manufacturer, while others have to make do with a quad core processor.
Going through the specifications offered for the HTC Desire 616, the handset comes with a 5-inch 720p display and is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core CPU (ARM Cortex A7 octa-core architecture) coupled with 1GB of RAM. It runs on Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) layered with HTC Sense 5.5 UI.
The phone has an 8-megapixel camera on the rear side and a 2-megapixel front facing shooter as well. Connectivity options include: Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n, GPS, GPRS/ EDGE and 3G. It houses 4GB of internal memory, and a microSD card slot for further increase up to 32GB. And it is powered by a 2,000mAh battery.
The Desire 616 dual SIM is currently set to be available in Dark Grey and Pearl White, and will be available for a price tag of Rs. 16,900 starting next week.
But while all the numbers and specs look good for the device, what are the features inside it that could make it popular among others who are competing in the same price bracket?
Let's take a look at the top 5 features for the same.
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HTC Desire 616 Features: The Power of Eight
The Desire 616, as you may have known already by now, comes features an Octa core processor. So with other offers you quad core (four cores), and even others who are offering hexa core devices (six cores), the Desire 616 goes the distance and offers eight cores to make the experience even better.
HTC Desire 616 Features: Smartphone Driven to Perform
With a lot of power under the hood, users can toggle between several apps for snappy multi-tasking, load web pages in a flash and enjoy high-quality gaming with smooth graphic display. You can also enjoy stunning videos, imaging performance and connectivity at blistering speeds.
HTC Desire 616 Features: Powerful Battery
While the new Desire 616 has been fitted with an octa core processor, HTC knows that an equally powerful battery will be needed to see off the power of the equally powerful processor. Hence, the device has been fitted with a 2000mAh battery so that you don'rt run out of juice midway.
HTC Desire 616 Features: Customizable Homescreen
With the Desire 616, users will get to customize the device's home screen. You can select your favorite social networks, news sources, sport sites and entertainment feeds. The phone's personalized HTC BlinkFeed gives you the latest streams. Also, offline reading features allows you to save content that you want to read later, without going over your Wi-Fi data usage.
HTC Desire 616 Features: Video Highlights
With the new Desire 616, Video Highlights features is present. Video Highlights pulls together your own photos and videos of an event and creates videos with different music themes and visual effects that you select. No additional software or editing skills required.
