HTC Desire Eye is official

HTC's rumored Desire Eye smartphone is official , the new Desire Eye is a camera centric smartphone aimed at the trendy "selfie" fans as the front facing camera features a whooping 13 megapixels with dual /two tone LED flash . The phone does retain the signature Boomsound speakers as well , but they are not as prominent as the large camera sensor up front . The phone , unlike previous Desire versions is not a cut version of the flagship , but instead it is a flagship phone that can stand on its own feet . The phone , unlike the M8 is IPX7 water and dust resistant and it can survive a small immersion upto 1 meter for 30 minutes under water . The phone is made out of HTC's signature poly-carbonate , and it comes in blue , red and white . The phone will go on sale in October with U.S carrier sales going to At&T only . The phone will also be sold in other parts of the globe and it is estimated to cost somewhere in the range of the HTC One E8 launched earlier this year .

Display -5.2" 1920x1080p resolution 424ppi SLCD panel

OS - Android 4.4 + HTC Sense 6 +Blinkfeed

Design -Unibody smartphone ,151.7 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm , 154g , IPX7 water resistant

Connectivity - Nano Sim , 5 Band LTE (U.S LTE supported + EMEA (EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AND ASIA LTE STANDARDS), LTE Cat 4 speeds , Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n,WIFI Direct,WIFI hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0 LE , AptX ,NFC ,DLNA, GPS + GLONASS ,MicroUSB 2.0

Processor - 2.3Ghz Snapdragon 801 Quadcore Cortex A15 processor

GPU -Adreno 330

Ram - 2GB

Storage - 16GB onboard storage + MicroSD card expansion upto 128GB

Camera(s) - 13 MP with 1080p@30fps , 720p@60fps + Rear Dual LED flash

13 MP front facing camera ,1080p recording , HDR , Dual LED flash front

Battery - 2400mAh non removable

Other - HTC Zoe 1.0 (longer duration highlight videos) app is available for Android devices v4.3 upwards and Apple iOS v7 upwards . HTC Blinkfeed

Price - available in U.S through AT&T in October , EMEA countries - unlocked price similar to HTC E8

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