HTC India has launched their new offering HTC Desire 616 Dual SIM in India in a launch event at New Delhi on 11th July 2014 along with the launch of the HTC One E8. The phone is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octacore CPU, has a large 5 inch display with a display resolution of 1280×720 pixels. It fairly slim at 9.15 mm, has large 2000 mAh battery, comes with 4 GB internal memory, has 1 GB RAM and looks fairly stylish and sturdy.
Price And Availability
The HTC Desire 616 Dual SIM has been aggressively priced at Rs. 16,900. It goes on sale starting 12th July 2014 in India at both online and offline stores.
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Features & specifications
Important features and specifications of the HTC Desire 616 Dual SIM are as below:
- 5 Inch HD Display
- Boom sound dual front speakers
- 8 MP rear camera with autofocus with flash
- Full HD video recording support
- 2 MP front camera
- 1.4 GHz Octa Core CPU
- 1GB RAM, 4GB storage, up to 32GB expandable memory
- 3G / WiFi / Bluetooth 4.0
- Dual SIM (Mini SIM+Micro SIM)
- HTC Blinkfeed
- 2000 mAh Battery
Expert Opinion
We believe at the price point, the HTC will challenge many other phones which are popular in this size segment including the Sony Xperia C and the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 to name a few. With the octacore processor, HTC has up the ante further and with features like boom sound and build quality of HTC, it will be a tough nut to crack for the competing phones.
