Monday, August 16, 2010

HTC Desire launched in India with Tata DOCOMO



HTC has released one of its top smartphones in India, the HTC Desire, in partnership with Tata DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices. The HTC Desire is one of HTC’s Android flagship phones, featuring the Android 2.1 OS with HTC’s acclaimed Sense UI, a stunning 3.7-inchAMOLED screen, and a 1GHz processor.
The HTC Desire is priced at Rs. 28,900 (MOP). Ajay Sharma, Country Head of HTC India, had this to say about the phone’s India release: “HTC Desire underlines HTC’s leadership in offering cutting-edge technology and a superior mobility experience. Globally, one of HTC’s core strengths has been its innovation-packed converged 3G devices and the HTC Desire is yet another testament to our technological capabilities. HTC Sense on the new HTC Desire not only delivers one of the most dynamic and personalized user experiences possible, but also one of the easiest ways to interact and integrate social networks into your life.”
Tata DOCOMO has also announced a special offer for their Postpay subscribers, who will get a free data download of 500MB per month for 6 months. To avail this offer, they will have to SMS ‘Android’ to 54321 from their HTC Desire handset. A spokesman from Tata DOCOMO commented on the release saying “this launch marks the strong relationship TATA DOCOMO enjoys with HTC and, going forward, we will continue to work together to launch more innovative mobile offerings for Indian consumers on the Tata DOCOMO platform.”
Check out the specifications below:
























2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Dimensions
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
Weight
135 g
Display
3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 480 x 800 pixels resolution @ 16M colours
Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash; video - WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps
Sensors
Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, proximity sensor for auto turn-off, optical trackpad
CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
Memory
576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included
GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE
Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Connectivity
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, WiFi 802.11 b/g, microUSB v2.0
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Audio support
3.5 mm audio jack, MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 formats
Video support
MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 formats
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support
Java
Via third party application
Colours
Black, Brown, Silver
GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Battery
Standard Li-Ion 1400 mAh; Standby Up to 340 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G); Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)


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