14 DAY TRIAL // With only one day left until Samsung’s Galaxy Note III announcement, HTC has gone live with a few of its own upcoming products.
After making the Desire 601, a mid-range Android smartphone, official, the Taiwanese handset maker announced the upcoming availability of another affordable device, the Desire 300.
Unlike the Desire 601, this one is aimed at emerging markets and at customers who cannot afford a more expensive Android solution.
HTC Desire 300 is powered by Android operating system, probably 4.2.2, and packs a decent 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor.
It only features 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory, which can be expanded further up to 64GB via microSD memory card.
The phone’s display is slightly smaller than Desire 601’s touchscreen at only 4.3-inch. It supports WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) resolution and features 216 ppi.
The Desire 300 packs a standard 5-megapixel rear photo snapper with autofocus, F2.8 aperture and 34 mm lens, as well as WVGA video recording. There’s also a secondary VGA front-facing camera for video calls and self-portraits.
The budget-friendly smartphone measures 31.78 x 66.23 x 10.12mm and weighs around 120g (battery included). Speaking of which, HTC Desire 300 drains energy from a 1650 mAh Li-Ion battery, which is rated by the manufacturer for up to 11 hours of talk time (in 3G mode) or up to 625 hours of standby time (in 3G mode).
Other highlights of the device include: Bluetooth 4.0, 3.5mm audio jack, microUSB, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, HSDPA (7.2Mpbs) and GPS support.
According to HTC, the phone will be available in black and white in select markets in Europe, Asia and China beginning October 2013.
For the time being, no info on the price tag has been given, but we’re hoping that more details will emerge at this year’s IFA trade fair, so stay tuned.