HTC Brings Out Two Affordable Variants of Desire 526G+ in India
At a time when major smartphone companies are showing off new devices every day, HTC had been missing from the picture. Getting back in the game, Taiwanese manufacturer has today introduced a budget device called Desire 526G+ in India. The phone is available in two variants – 8 GB and 16 GB.
Both the variants hold a similar set of specs and differ only in internal memory storage. The 8 GB variant is available on the e-commerce website Snapdeal and comes at a price of Rs. 10,400. The 16 GB, on the other hand, is available offline at a price of Rs. 11,400.
With a 4.7-inch QHD 960×540p display, the Desire 526G+ is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core processor paired with 1 GB RAM. The device runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with HTC Sense UI skin on top. The 8MP rear camera and 2MP secondary snapper click quite good pictures.
The HTC Desire 526G+ will lock horns with other high-end phones like Yu Yureka and Redmi Note. Check out the specs battle below:
| Specs | HTC Desire 526G+ | Yu Yureka | Xiaomi Redmi Note |
| Display | 4.7-inch qHD | 5.5-inch HD | 5.5-inch IPS LCD |
| Processor | 1.7 GHz octa-core | 64-bit Snapdragon 615 octa-core | 1.7 GHz MediaTek octa-core processor |
| RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB/16 GB expandable | 16 GB expandable | 8 GB expandable |
| Camera | 8 MP rear /2 MP front | 13 MP rear/5 MP front | 13 MP rear/5 MP front |
| Battery | 2,000mAh | 2,500mAh | 3,100mAh |
| OS | 4.4 KitKat | Cyanogen OS 11 | 4.2 Jelly Bean |
| Price | Rs. 10,400/11,400 | Rs. 8,999 | Rs. 9,999 |
With budget phones flooding the market, it would be unfair to say that HTC will knock down other devices. But you never know.
