At the Double Exposure event, HTC launched mid range Desire series smratphone called HTC Desire 516C with price tag of Rs. 12,990. HTC also launched two another Desire series 4G supported handset, Desire 820 priced at Rs. 24,990 and Desire 820q priced at Rs. 22,500.
The HTC Desire 516C comes with dual SIM support (CDMA+GSM). It sports 5 inch 540 x 960 pixels display with pixel density of 220 ppi. The handset is powered by 1.2GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor.
The Desire 516C runs out dated Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean out of the box. There is no world about any software update. It has 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage space that can expend up to 32GB via Micro SD card.
Handset houses 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash support and .03 megapixel front facing camera also included. It packs with 1950 mAh removable battery which can provide up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 220 hours of stand by time on 3G network.
| Tech Specification | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Model | HTC Desire 516C |
| Price | Rs. 12990 |
| SIM | Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) |
| OS | Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean |
| Processor | 1.2GHZ quad core |
| Display & Dimension | |
| Type | Touch Screen |
| Screen Size | 5 inch |
| Resolution | 540 x 960 pixels |
| Battery | |
| Capacity | 1950mAh |
| Memory | |
| RAM | 1GB |
| Internal | 4 GB |
| Expandable | Yes, up to 32GB |
| Camera | |
| Rear Camera | 5 MP |
| LED Flash | Yes |
| Front Camera | YES, VGA |
| Connectivity | |
| 3G | Yes |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes v4.0 |
| WiFi | Yes |
| Headphone | 3.5 mm |
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