Desire 626's existence confirmed, specifications revealed

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Desire 626's existence confirmed, specifications revealed

Just a couple of weeks after leakster @upleaks provided information on HTC’s yet-to-be-announced Desire 626 smartphone, the device has been approved by China's Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, effectively confirming its existence.

The agency also published some images of the mid-range handset (one shown above), along with a complete set of specifications: the device is powered by a Mediatek chipset with an octa-core CPU, clocked at 1.7GHz, and features a 5-inch display of 1280x720 pixel resolution. It comes with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of storage space (expandable via microSD).

The Desire 626 sports a 13 MP rear camera with flash, a 5 MP front-facing camera, and a 2,000 mAh battery. Weighing in at 135 grams and measuring 146.9 x 70.9 x 8.19 mm, the LTE-enabled smartphone runs Android 4.4 KitKat.

HTC Desire 826 goes on sale this Thursday in China

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HTC Desire 826 goes on sale this Thursday in China

At CES early this year HTC unveiled a successor to the Desire 820. The new phone – HTC Desire 826 – will go on sale in China this Thursday (January 29) at CNY 2,300 ($370/€325) for the 16GB version and CNY 2,500 ($400/€350) for the 32GB one.

The phone will launch simultaneously on HTC's web store, JD.com, Suning Tesco and Lynx. Note that some stores will carry only one of the two versions. Note that the older Desire 820 is CNY 2,000.

The HTC Desire 826 updates the 5.5" 720p screen of its predecessor to 1080p resolution, makes the jump to Android 5.0 Lollipop (to make full use of the 64-bit Snapdragon 615 chipset) and switches out the 8MP selfie camera for a 4MP UltraPixel one. The main camera is a 13MP shooter, the phone has LTE and optional dual-SIM connectivity.

After China, the phone will expand across the Asia-Pacific region. It's not clear if it will get a global rollout or not.

HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim launched in India

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HTC Desire 526G+ dual sim launched in India

HTC has launched a new budget phone in India. The Desire 526G+ has a 4.7-inch qHD display, octa-core 1.7GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 8/16GB internal memory with microSD card slot, 8 megapixel rear camera with 1080p video, 2 megapixel front camera with 720p video, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, dual SIM support, 2000mAh battery, and Android 4.4 with HTC Sense.

The Desire 526G+ is priced at Rs. 10,400 ($170) for the 8GB model, and Rs. 11,400 ($185) for the 16GB model. Both models will be available last week of January onwards.