Taiwanese handset gigantic HTC has launched One (E8), a variant of HTC One (M8) that sports a polycarbonate body in its place of the metal one, in India at Rs 34,900. The company has also launched a new octa-core processor-powered mobilephone, Desire 616 at Rs 16,900. HTC One (E8) will be available from end of July,while wish for 616 will start promotion this week.
HTC refers to the One (E8)’s design as ‘Dual Curve’ and claims that it fits naturally in the user’s hand in virtually any position.
HTC One (E8) is powered by a 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core chipset and 2GB RAM. It comes with 16GB internal storage and a microSD card slot that supports memory cards of up to 128GB. It sports a 5-inch Full-HD, borderless display and dual stereo BoomSound speakers.
The smartphone run Android 4.4 KitKat with Sense 6 UI running on top. It supports ‘Motion Launch’ gestures that were part of HTC One (M8).
One(E8) sports a 13MP rear camera (unlike the One (M8) that has an UltraPixel camera) and a 5MP front-facing camera for enhanced selfies. Both of the cameras can capture Full-HD video. It comes with a 2600mAh battery.
Desire 616 on the other hand, is a budget handset that weighs 150gram, measures 142×71.9×9.15mm and sports a 5-inch HD(720x1280p) display. It is powered by a 1.4GHz MediaTek octa-core processor and has 1GB RAM, along with 4GB internal storage and a microSD card window that wires cards of up to 32GB.
