HTC’s new mid-range Android smartphone, the Desire 626, will launch on MTN in South Africa during November 2015.
HTC first unveiled the device in July 2015, saying the phone will offer an enhanced camera and a number of personalisation options. This includes a variety of colour combinations.
The HTC Desire 626 ran on Android 4.4.4 KitKat at launch, but the SA version will come with Android 5.1 Lollipop.
South Africa will get the 1.2GHz quad-core version of the device, which uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410 chipset.
Specifications | HTC Desire 626 |
Dimensions | 146.9 × 70.9 × 8.2 mm |
Weight | 140g |
Operating system | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
Display | 5? 720p (720 x 1,280) |
Rear camera | 13MP |
Front camera | 5MP |
Storage, internal | 16GB |
Storage, expandable | microSD |
Processor | 1.7GHz Octa MT6752 /1.2GHz quad Snapdragon 410 |
Battery | 2,000mAh |
Cellular data | LTE, HSPA+ |