HTC has announced the Desire 820s, a variant of the Desire 820 smartphone in China. It uses a 1.7GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek (MT6752 likely) processor instead of Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor in the Desire 820. Other specifications are similar to the Desire 820, including a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, Android 4.4 Kitkat OS with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and dual-front-facing BoomSound speakers.
It has Dual SIM support and 4G connectivity.
HTC Desire 820s specifications
- 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 1.7GHz Octa-Core MediaTek 64-bit processor
- 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
- Android 4.4 with HTC Sense 6 UI
- Dual SIM
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, BSI sensor, 28mm lens, 1080p video recording
- 8 MP front-facing camera, 1080p video recording
- HTC BoomSound, Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
- 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, GPS
- 2600 mAh battery
It comes in a range of colors and supports DotView covers. No word on the pricing or the availability yet.