Virgin Mobile today announced the availability of the HTC Desire.
The Desire includes features first seen on the HTC One, such as Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with Sense 5.0, BlinkFeed, and HTC Zoes. The Desire 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.
It also has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and support for microSD cards up to 64GB.
The Desire (known in some markets as the Desire 601) can be purchased today for $279. Virgin Mobile does not require contracts.
