HTC Desire 626s, Desire 526 and Desire 520 with 4G LTE, Android 5.1 Lollipop announced


HTC Desire 626s

HTC has announced four new smartphones – Desire 626, Desire 626s, Desire 526 and Desire 520 in the Desire series for the U.S. market. All these smartphones are powered by Snapdragon 210 SoC, come with 4G LTE support and run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with HTC’s own Sense UI on top.

The company introduced the Desire 626 in China earlier this year with a Snapdragon 410 SoC, 13MP rear camera and 1GB RAM, but the variant announced today has a Snapdragon 210 SoC, 8MP rear camera and 1.5GB RAM. Check out the complete specifications of these smartphones below.

HTC Desire 626s specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
  • 1.1GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor with Adreno 304 GPU
  • 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with HTC Sense UI
  • 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, 720p video recording
  • 2MP front-facing camera, 720p video recording
  • Dimension: 146.9 x 70.9 x 8.19mm; Weight: 140 grams
  • 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS / GLONASS
  • 2000mAh battery

HTC Desire 526

HTC Desire 526 specifications

  • 4.7-inch (960 x 540 pixels) display
  • 1.1GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor with Adreno 304 GPU
  • 1.5GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with micro SD
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with HTC Sense UI
  • 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, 720p video recording
  • 2MP front-facing camera with 720p video recording
  • Dimensions: 140 x 70 x 9.9mm
  • 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS / GLONASS
  • 2000mAh battery

HTC Desire 520

HTC Desire 520 specifications

  • 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display
  • 1.1GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 processor with Adreno 304 GPU
  • 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with micro SD
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with HTC Sense UI
  • 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, 720p video recording
  • 2MP front-facing camera with 720p video recording
  • Dimensions: 139.8 x 68.9 x 9.05mm
  • 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS / GLONASS
  • 2000mAh battery

The HTC Desire 626, Desire 626s, Desire 526 and the Desire 520 will be available through major U.S. carries including AT&T, Boost Mobile, Cricket, MetroPCS, Sprint Prepaid, T-Mobile, Tracfone, Verizon Wireless and Virgin Mobile USA. HTC did not reveal the pricing or availability of these smartphones yet.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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