Taiwanese tech firm HTC is in the headlines these days as the vendor is gossiped to remove the wraps surrounding a new lineup of smartphones. Well, the company that was once making only top-tier phones has started bombarding the market with mid-range phones in order to stay dominant in the industry and gain from market share.
A new device dubbed HTC Desire 516 has hit the rumor land confirming the company’s plans of launching new phones. This new smartphone is claimed to boast a 5 inch display and come equipped with a quad-core processor.
According to a report from PhoneArena, the next phone in the Desire lineup is said to be Desire 516 and it is rumored to be similar to Desire 816, but with a downgrade in features. Also, the Desire 516 has been spotted at TENAA, Chinese regulatory commission and it is claimed to be announced in the coming weeks.
Going by these reports, the HTC Desire 516 is said to measure 173 grams in weight and 140x72x9.7 mm in dimensions and sport a 5 inch display with a resolution of 540×960 pixels. Moreover, the TD-SCDMA variant of the handset as seen the China certificate is meant for China Mobile hinting there could be two variants of the same phone.
Talking of other specs, the Desire 516 is said to be fueled by Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS and a quad-core processor running at 1.3 GHz clock speed and to sport a 5 MP primary camera sensor coupled with LED flash and a VGA front facer for video chatting sessions.However, the rumors of a 512 MB RAM is quite disappointing as it is too low for effective multi-tasking.
In addition to these, there is another interesting update claiming that the Desire 516 will come in three variants – Desire 516, Desire 516w and Desire 516t. The known differences for now is that the Desire 516w will run on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and feature 1 GB of RAM along with a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz.
Rumored Specs
| Model | HTC Desire 516 |
| Display | 5 Inch, qHD |
| Processor | 1.3 GHz Quad Core |
| RAM | 512 MB |
| Internal Storage | NA |
| OS | Android 4.2 |
| Camera | 5 MP/ VGA |
| Battery | NA |
| Price | To be Announced |
