HTC today announced two new handsets, the Desire 601 and the Desire 300. These phones enter the middle of HTC’s range and will target overseas markets to start. Both devices offer some of the features first seen on the HTC One, such as Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with Sense 5.0, BlinkFeed, and HTC Zoes. Some shared features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and support for microSD cards up to 64GB.
- Desire 601: The 601 has a 4.5-inch qHD display; 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM; 5-megapixel camera with back-side illumination and 1080p HD video capture; dual front speakers with BoomSound; and an embedded 2200mAh battery.
- Desire 300: The 300 steps down to a 4.3-inch WVGA display; a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor with 512MB of RAM; a 5-megapixel camera with WVGA video capture; and a removeable 1650mAh battery.
Both devices are expected to reach select markets during the fourth quarter of the year. Last, HTC introduced a blue variant of the HTC One smartphone. The blue model will reach various markets before the end of the year.
