HTC Desire 816 and Desire 610 priced in Europe
- a handset costing €379 in Europe usually costs around $400 in the US, not over $500
- in China, the Desire 816 is expected to cost 1,799 CNY, which means about $294, or €212
- pre-order prices at Amazon (and most online sellers) are almost always higher than prices available at launch
The HTC Desire 816 should run Android 4.4.2 KitKat at launch. Its features include a 5.5-inch display with 720 x 1280 pixels, LTE, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front-facing camera, quad-core 1.6GHz Snapdragon processor, and 1.5GB of RAM. There’s 8GB of internal memory, thankfully expandable via a MicroSD slot.
Amazon Germany is also taking pre-orders for the 4.7-inch Desire 610, which was announced by HTC at the same time with the Desire 816. The 610 is currently priced at €299, and should be available starting May.
Later this month, on March 25, HTC will announce its flagship smartphone for 2014: the All New HTC One (codenamed M8).
sources: Amazon.de (1), (2) (translated)
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