HTC Desire 626
In the hopes of selling some more units
undoubtedly, HTC has today unveiled a new version of its Desire 626 smartphone
in India. This is an ever so slightly revamped iteration of the original 626
from last year, packing in the dual-SIM support of the Desire 626G+, but
pairing it with 4G LTE capabilities as well.
The new Desire 626 has a 5-inch 720p
touchscreen, a 13 MP rear camera, a 5 MP selfie shooter, the MediaTek MT6752
SoC at the helm (with a 1.7 GHz octa-core CPU), 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of expandable
storage, and a 2,000 mAh battery.
Most of those things have been seen
before in the 626 range, but what's definitely new is the software. The
revamped Desire handset runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box, with HTC
Sense on top. That's in stark contrast to the original 626 shipping with
Android 4.4 KitKat on board.
The new device will become available in
the subcontinent soon, priced at INR 14,990 (US$ 220 or € 198). The color versions are going to be called Blue
Lagoon and White Birch. It's still unclear if it will ever launch elsewhere.