With the smartphone market cluttered with midrange smartphones, HTC has launched three new smartphones in their Desire range in the Indian market. The newly launched phones include HTC Desire 501 Dual SIM, HTC Desire 601 Dual SIM and the HTC Desire 700 Dual SIM.
The HTC Desire 501 Dual SIM, HTC Desire 601 Dual SIM and the HTC Desire 700 Dual SIM are all mid-range dual SIM smartphones, with display ranging from 4.3 inches to 5 inches. The smallest of the lot is the HTC Desire 501 Dual SIM with a 4.3 inch display and resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The biggest is the HTC Desire 700 Dual SIM with a 5 inch display and 960 x 540 pixels resolution. The HTC Desire 601 Dual SIM has a 4.5 inch display with resolution of 960 x 540 pixels.
While the HTC Desire 601 Dual SIM and the HTC Desire 700 Dual SIM is powered by a 1.4 GHz dual core Snapdragon 400 processor and 1.2 GHz quad core Snapdragon 200 processor respectively, the HTC Desire 501 Dual SIM is powered by a 1.15 GHz dual core NovaThor U8520 processor. All the smartphones have 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage.
The Desire 501 Dual SIM and the Desire 700 Dual SIM have an 8 MP rear camera with BSI sensor and a 2.1 MP front facing camera whereas the Desire 601 Dual SIM has a 5 MP rear facing camera and front facing VGA camera. All the phones run on the Android Jelly Bean OS with 2100 mAh battery.
The HTC Desire 501 Dual SIM is priced at Rs. 16890, whereas the HTC Desire 601 Dual SIM is priced at Rs. 24190 and the HTC Desire 700 Dual SIM is priced at Rs. 33050.
Specs of the HTC Desire 501 Dual SIM:
- 4.3 inch display
- 800 x 480 pixels resolution
- 1.15 GHz dual core NovaThor U8520 processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 8 GB internal memory
- 8 MP primary camera
- 2.1 MP front facing camera
- Google Android v4.1 Jelly Bean
- 2100 mAh battery
Specs of the HTC Desire 601 Dual SIM:
- 4.5 inch display
- 960 x 540 pixels resolution
- 1.4 GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 8 GB internal memory
- 5 MP primary camera
- 0.3 MP front facing camera
- Google Android v4.2.2 Jelly Bean
- 2100 mAh battery
Specs of the HTC Desire 700 Dual SIM:
- 5 inch display
- 960 x 540 pixels resolution
- 1.2 GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 8 GB internal memory
- 8 MP primary camera
- 2.1 MP front facing camera
- Google Android v4.1.2 Jelly Bean
- 2100 mAh battery