Recently HTC has announced the company’s latest smartphone in the mid-range Desire series dubbed as- HTC Desire 650, in Taiwan along with the HTC 10 evo smartphone. HTC Desire 650 smartphone has 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD TFT LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection and powered by Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It packs 2GB RAM along with 16GB internal memory. Internal memory is expandable up to 2TB.This smartphone runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) operating system with HTC Sense UI. As far as the camera is concerned, it has 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 28mm lens, 1080p video recording and 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.8 aperture, 33.2mm lens. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS / GLONASS , NFC. It packs 2200mAh battery. It also has BoomSound experience and Hi-Res audio playback, but it doesn’t have dual speakers.
It has a unique back panel with 50% flat surface and the remaining 50% has ridges that offer a better grip. We are thinking who would choose HTC Desire 650 just for the design when there are several smartphones with better specifications are available in same price range.
HTC Desire 650 specifications
- Display: 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD TFT LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- Processor: Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
- RAM & Storage: 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 2TB
- Operating System: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense UI
- Rear Camera: 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 28mm lens, 1080p video recording
- Front Camera: 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.8 aperture, 33.2mm lens
- Connectivity Options: 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS / GLONASS , NFC
- Dimension: 146.9 x 70.9 x 8.4mm
- Weight: 140 grams
- Battery: 2200mAh battery
- Color Options: Polar White and Blue color options
Pricing And Availability
The HTC Desire 650 smartphone comes in Polar White and Blue color options. This smartphone is priced at NT$ 5490 (US$ 171 / Rs. 11,820 (approx). It goes on sale in Taiwan from December 1st. The company has not disclosed any information yet about its global roll out.