HTC is working on a top-end smartphone in the Desire series codenamed A55, according to @upleaks. According to the website, the smartphone codenamed HTC Hima_Ace is cancelled and is replaced by the A55. It is rumored to feature a 5.5-inch Quad HD display and will be powered by a MediaTek MT6795 64-bit Octa-Core SoC with built-in 4G LTE and not a Snapdragon SoC seen on latest top-end Desire series smartphones. It is also rumored to feature a 20-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 13-megapixel or a UltraPixel front-facing camera.
According to the rumor, the smartphone will have BoomSound, similar to the other Desire 8 series devices and the One series, but the battery will be less than 3000mAh, says upleaks. We still don’t have the dimensions of the smartphone, check out the complete set of rumored specifications.
HTC A55 rumored specifications
- 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display
- 2 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6795 64-bit processor with PowerVR G6200 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory
- Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Desire Sense 7.0 UI
- 20MP rear camera with LED Flash
- 13MP or Ultrapixel front-facing camera
- Dual SIM (Optional)
- 3.5 mm headset jack, Dual front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n (2.4 and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS with GLONASS
The HTC A55 rumored launch this February 2015 in White Rose Gold, Gray and Brown Gold colors. There is also a dual SIM variant that would go to Asian markets, while the single SIM variant will be available in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) markets. Hope we can expect some renders or live images soon if it’s going to release at the end of this month.