HTC Unveils Four New Desire Smartphones

HTC has announced four new HTC Desire smartphones, including the HTC Desire 520, Desire 526, Desire 626, and Desire 626s. All four phones will be LTE-capable, contain Quad-core Snapdragon processors, and have a variety of displays.

The Desire 520 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA (854×480) display, and comes with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of onboard storage. The main camera is a 8MP recording at 720p, and the front camera is 2MP also capturing 720p film.

One step up is the Desire 526, which has a 4.7-inch qHD (960×540) display and comes with 1.5GB of RAM and 8GB of onboard storage. Similar to the Desire 520, the phone offers a main 8MP camera recording at 720p, and a 2MP front camera also capturing 720p film.

Desire 526
Desire 526 For Verizon

Next up is the Desire 626s, which features a 5-inch HD720P (1280×720) display. In terms of RAM, this model has a slight increase to 1.5GB total, and has 8GB of onboard storage. The main camera is still 8MP and records at 720p, while the rear camera gets a bump to 5MP, recording at 720p.

Last is the Desire 626, which also has a 5-inch HD720P (1280×720) display. Besides carrier color schemes the state are identical to the 626s, and are 1.5GB RAM,  8GB of onboard storage, an 8MP main camera that records at 720p, and a 5MP rear camera also recording at 720p.

Desire 626 For AT&T
Desire 626 For AT&T

The devices will be available in in a wide range of colors across a wide range of carriers, including AT&T, Verizon, MetroPCS, Spring, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Cricket Wireless, and Tracphone.

HTC didn’t announce pricing for the phones, as that is determined by each carrier.

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