HTC has finally pulled the wraps off its very first budget-friendly Android-powered smartphone, the HTC Desire X. This model comes with one of Qualcomm's lower-end Snapdragon S4 CPUs clocked at 1GHz and runs a default installation Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It boasts a 4-inch touchscreen display, 5MP camera, 4GB of onboard storage and Beats audio integration. Each unit also comes with 25GB of free online storage space courtesy of Dropbox. It will be available in certain countries in Europe and Asia beginning next month.
What Else You Need To Know
- The HTC Desire X was earlier leaked as the "HTC Proto".
- The built-in camera on the HTC Desire X is similar to the ones on HTC's One series of smartphones.
Other sources
The device blurs the line between low, mid and even high-end devices with a mixture of various specs.- Chris Chavez, Phandroid
HTC isn't saying how much the Desire X is going to cost, which makes it difficult for us to say whether or not this thing is worth buying.- Stefan, Fone Arena
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