(TS) – HTC has put penny-pinchers in China and Taiwan square in its sights with its freshly announced Desire U. A price tag is MIA for the Android 4.0-toting and Beats Audio-infused device, but the specs paint a fairly frugal picture for the hardware, which comes in black and white flavors.
HTC is one of the important brands that, sometimes, think it’s best to announce the upcoming lineup of devices during such a major event as MWC 2013. Although the company is rumored to launch its Android flagship smartphone several days before MWC 2013, we expect the M7 to be showcased in Barcelona in late February, along with other handsets that are yet to be revealed.
HTC released Desire U Budget 4-inch Android ICS Smartphone
Until then, the Taiwanese company launched a new budget-friendly Android phone in its home country. Dubbed HTC Desire U, the smartphone will be available for purchase for only $275/€205 off contract. Customers in Taiwan will be able to grab the Desire U via major carrier Chunghwa Telecom. The operator offers quite a few plan options for those who cannot or do not want to pay the phone’s suggested retail price.
Unfortunately, we don’t have any details on Desire U’s availability outside Taiwan and China. HTC has yet to confirm whether or not the smartphone will go on sale in North America, Europe and/or other Asian countries.
HTC released Desire U Budget 4-inch Android ICS Smartphone
Specs-wise, HTC Desire U is far from being impressive, but it does come with good features that make it worth its outright price. The phone is powered by a single-core processor clocked at 1 GHz, which is complemented by 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory.
HTC Desire U sports a decent 4.0-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display that supports 480 x 800 pixels resolution. The device also packs a 5-megapixel camera on the back, along with microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity.
The bad news is Desire U will ship with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system out of the box and there are slim chances it will get a Jelly Bean upgrade.
Key specs :
- 4-inch WVGA display
- 1 GHz processor
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- 4 GB of internal storage
- 5 MP rear camera
- 1650 mAh battery
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