The HTC One mini appeared on the official India yesterday, now the Desire 500 is available for pre-order from online retailer Snapdeal. Online retailer Flipkart has also listed the smartphone as coming soon. The HTC Desire 500 was announced back in July and packs a 4.3-inch (480 × 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with Sense 5. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and BSI sensor and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor.
HTC Desire 500 specifications
- 4.3-inch (480 × 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
- Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS with Sense 5
- 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 Processor
- Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
- 8MP Auto Focus rear Camera with LED flash, 1/3.2″ sensor, F 2.0 aprture, BSI Sensor, 720p video recording
- 1.6MP front-facing camera with BSI sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Beats Audio
- 3G (HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, GPS, NFC (Optional)
- 1GB RAM, 4 GB internal memory, Expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD
- 1800 mAh battery
Still no details about the price. According to Snapdeal’s listing the phone is expected be released in India in the first week of October. Check out our HTC Desire 500 hands-on from the IFA.
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