HTC Desire 501, Desire 601 and Desire 700 dual-SIM smartphones launched in India

HTC has expanded its Desire range with the introduction of new mid-range smartphones, the Desire 501 dual-SIM, Desire 601 dual-SIM, and Desire 700 dual-SIM in India.

The HTC Desire 501 dual-SIM has been launched at Rs. 16,890, the HTC Desire 601 dual-SIM has a pricing of Rs. 24,190 and the HTC Desire 700 dual-SIM comes at Rs. 33,050.

Earlier, HTC announced the three Desire smartphones (Desire 501 dual-SIM, Desire 601 dual-SIM, and Desire 700 dual-SIM) in Taiwan at a press briefing.

The HTC Desire 700 and Desire 601 dual-SIM smartphones run an unspecified version of Android Jelly Bean OS with HTC Sense UI on top, featuring BlinkFeed. The HTC Desire 501 runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Sense UI, but does not feature BlinkFeed. It's not clear at this stage whether the OS version in all the Desire 700 and Desire 601 smartphones is Android 4.2 or Android 4.3.

HTC Desire 501 dual-SIM key specifications

• 4.3-inch WVGA (480x800) display
• 1.15GHz dual-core processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and BSI sensor
• 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera
• 8GB of inbuilt storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card
• Android OS with HTC Sense
• Dual-SIM (GSM+GSM)
• 2100mAh battery
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DLNA, Micro-USB and NFC

HTC Desire 601 dual-SIM key specifications

• 4.5-inch qHD display with a 540x960 pixels resolution
• 1.2GHz quad-core processor (unspecified chipset)
• 1GB RAM
• 5-megapixel rear camera
• VGA front-facing camera
• 4GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 64GB via microSD card
• Android OS with HTC Sense UI
• Dual-SIM (GSM+GSM)
• 2100mAh battery

HTC Desire 700 dual-SIM key specifications

• 5-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) display
• 1.2GHz quad-core processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 8-megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash
• 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor
• 8GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 64GB via microSD card
• Android OS with HTC Sense UI
• Dual-SIM (GSM+GSM)
• 2100mAh battery