HTC Releases sub-$200 HTC Desire 200 Smartphone
Details on the HTC Desire 200 smartphone have appeared on HTC's web site, showing a
3.5-inch Android smartphone aimed at low-budget consumers.
The company's first sub-$200 smartphone has a 3.5-inch, 320 x 480 LCD display, it is powered by a Snapdragon S1 1GHz processor; 4GB of expandable storage and 512MB RAM; a 3G modem for HSDPA speeds; 5-megapixel camera; and a pair of Beats Audio in-ears.
The device will go on sale from Wednesday through Taiwan Mobile Co., Taiwan's second-largest mobile service operator, for NT$4,990 (US$167).
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1, 1GHz
Platform: Android with HTC Sense
SIM card type: Regular SIM
Memory
- Total storage: 4GB, available capacity varies
- RAM: 512MB DDR1
- Expansion card slot supports microSD memory card for up to 32GB additional storage (card not included)
Network
- 2G/ 2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- 3G/ 3.5G - UMTS/ HSPA: 900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps GPS: GPS/AGPS
Sensors:
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
- Compliant with Bluetooth® 4.0
- Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX enabled
- Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Camera:
- 5 MP camera with fixed focus
- F2.8 aperture and 34 mm lens
- VGA video recording
- Studio-quality sound with Beats Audio
- High fidelity tangle-free headset with built-in Microphone
Multimedia:
Audio supported formats:
- Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
- Recording: .amr
- Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3)
- Recording: .mp4
Battery:
Removable & rechargeable Li-ion battery
Capacity: 1230 mAhTalk time:
- Up to 7.4 hours for WCDMA
- Up to 10.9 hours for GSM
- Up to 821 hours for WCDMA
- Up to 693 hours for GSM
AC Adapter:
- Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
- DC output: 5 V and 1 A