HTC has announced its latest entrant in the Desire range that is combination of mid-range specs and LTE connectivity – Desire 510. With this device, HTC aims at bringing LTE connectivity at an affordable price point.
The HTC Desire 510 sports a 4.7-inch display with FWVGA resolution (854×480 pixels). It comes powered by a 64 Bit capable quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor that clocks at 1.2GHz and coupled with 1GB RAM. It runs the latest Android flavour of 4.4. KitKat and the company has also added a layer of its Sense UI. The Snapdragon 410 makes this the first Android smartphone to come with an SoC that’s also 64-bit compatible. However, it won’t be able to use the 64-bit power till Android L hits the device, if at all.
On the storage front, the 8GB of built-in memory can be expanded further up to 32GB via microSD card slot. It also gets a 5-megapixel rear snapper and a VGA front-facing camera. It measures 139.9 x 69.8 x 9.99 mm and 158 grams. All of this is fuelled by a 2,100mAh battery.
The headline feature of the Snapdragon 410 is the 64-bit compatibility, but it also should improve cellular radio performance with category 4 LTE connectivity. The company’s other 64-bit chips, the Snapdragon 610, 615, and 810, should begin appearing in devices in late 2014 or early 2015. HTC is preparing another smartphone running the Snapdragon 615.
The handset will be available in select regions in the Europe, Asia and also the United States. India-specific pricing and availability has not been announced.
