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

Connectivity:

• 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

Sound enhancement:

• 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

Video supported formats:

• 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

Standby time:

• 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