HTC to release Desire 300 and Desire 601 smartphones

Smartphone maker HTC will soon release two new members of the Desire line – the Desire 300 and Desire 601. The two smartphones are expected to hit the market any time soon.

The Desire 300 will be a budget-oriented device with a 3.5-inch sensor display at HVGA resolution (320 x 480 pixels, 155 ppi). The smartphone will also have 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB of internal memory, a Snapdragon S4S processor with two cores at 1 GHz, a microSD card slot, a rear 5 MP camera and a front 0.3 MP camera, Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi and a 1650 mAh battery. The device runs Android 4.2 and should be on the market sometime in October.

The Desire 601 will be a more powerful device and will have a larger 4.5-inch sensor display at QHD resolution (960 x 540 pixels). The device will be based on a Snapdragon 400 processor with four computational cores at 1.4 GHz and Adreno 305 graphics. The Desire 601 will also have 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, a rear 5 MP camera and one 0.3 MP front camera, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, DLNA and a 1650 mAh battery. The smartphone will be running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and will be available in white, black and red colors.

Pricing is unknown.


Source: HTC