The HTC Desire 820s smartphone was slated for launch in India over the week and the company has indeed made the device official. The phone will retail for Rs 24890 which is slightly higher than the Rs 24490 price which was disclosed by a local retailer a couple of days back.
The HTC Desire 820s isn’t exactly a new smartphone in India. It’s basically a variant of the Desire 820 and 820q handsets which were launched back in 2014. The difference here is that you get an octa core 64-bit MediaTek processor instead of a Snapdragon chip. Additionally, the new release also bring 4G LTE support with dual SIM card slots, both being compatible with high speed data networks.
Apart from these features, the HTC phone is more or less identical to the original. Despite there being a 64-bit SOC onboard, the handset runs Android 4.4 KitKat and there’s a high chance that it’ll get updated to Lollipop in the near future. Being a mid-range option at its, the device is also a great pick for entertainment buffs.
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The Desire 820s has a 5.5-inch 720p HD display for visuals which is backed by dual front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers for high quality audio output. An 8MP selfie camera can also be found here, while a 13MP shooter is placed on the rear. On the inside, there’s 2GB RAM, 16GB storage a microSD card slot for memory expansion and a 2600mAh battery.
HTC Desire 820s specs overview:
– Android 4.4 KitKat w/ Sense 6
– 1.7GHz octa core MediaTek processor
– 5.5-inch 720p HD IPS display
– 2GB RAM
– Dual SIM card slots w/ 4G LTE
– 16GB storage, 128GB expandable
– 2600mAh battery
– 8MP front camera, 13MP rear sensor
The HTC Desire 820s is probably already available through multiple local retails, but is yet to get listed for sale online.
