HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone makers has finally launched HTC Desire 828 smartphone for the Indian market. HTC has already announced last month that Desire 828 smartphone alongside HTC One A9 smartphone will be launched in the month of December. Out of the two handsets announced in the month of November, One A9 commenced its sale exclusively via Snapdeal couple of days back. Now, the news has arrived for the latter device, HTC Desire 828. As promised, the company has launched its much-awaited smartphone today in India at a price range of Rs. 19, 990.

The company today announced that the new HTC Desire 828 smartphone will be available for purchase via the giant E-commerce portal, Flipkart starting Monday, i.e., from December 14. The handset will be available in two colour variants such as Dark Grey and Pearl White colours. Desire 828 is the first Desire-range handset that features OIS (optical image stabilisation) in the camera module.

Launching the smartphone in India, Faisal Siddiqui, President HTC South Asia, said via an emailed statement: “The all new HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM gives you top-tier imaging and advanced features at a price you’ll love, we are proud to unveil the first HTC Desire phone to feature Optical Image Stabilisation in its main camera and HTC UltraSelfie for a remarkable imaging experience and unparalleled selfies. With the HTC Desire 828 Dual SIM, we deliver an exquisite and personalised experience to our customers.”

Specifications

HTC unveiled the HTC Desire 828, a mid-range handset that becomes the first smartphone in its Desire series to feature Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS). The device sports a 5.5 inch Full HD display with 1920×1080 pixel resolution. The device is powered by a MediaTek MT6753 SoC processor clocked at 1.5 GHz which is paired with 2 GB of RAM. In terms of Storage, the smartphone includes an internal storage of 16 GB which can be further expanded up to 2TB via a micro SD card slot.

The HTC Desire 828 comes equipped with a 13 MP rear snapper with Optical Image Stabilisation unit on the back along with LED flash, OIS, BSI sensor. The smartphone also supports full-HD video recording. The device packs an UltraPixel unit on the front with a BSI sensor. The HTC Desire 828 is a Dual-SIM handset that supports 4G connectivity. The handset is power-packed by a 2800 mAh battery. The dual-SIM smartphone runs Android 5.1.1 operating system with HTC Sense UI loaded on top, unlike the HTC One A9 smartphone that runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The smartphone packs with usual sensors that include ambient light, accelerometer, compass, and magnetic sensors. On the connectivity front, the smartphone includes usual connectivity options such as Wi-Fi, FM radio, Bluetooth, GPRS/ EDGE, GPS/ A-GPS, 3G, Micro-USB and 4G LTE connectivity with support for Indian networks.