HTC heats up mid segment with Desire 516 dual sim smartphone

HTC ups the ante with its latest mid-segment dual sim smartphone HTC Desire 516 in Indian market. The latest entrant from HTC promises to bring seamless multi-tasking, smooth browsing and effortless video creation to the entry-level market. It comes with a sophisticated design, a Quad-core processor, HTC BlinkFeed and Video Highlights.

The Taiwanese smartphone maker said that this is the latest addition to the HTC Desire family with features from the celebrated HTC One series and is for consumers who want a more affordable handset without compromising on performance.

The phone has a Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.2 GHz that allows multi-tasking for fast web browsing, smooth graphics, watching videos or playing games, or simply the ability to switch between multiple apps. HTC has integrated its HTC BlinkFeed in Desire 516 that delivers customised up-to-the-minute news and social updates direct to the home screen of the phone. Desire 516 dual sim has a 5 MP camera that shoots 720p HD videos and boasts a 5-inch qHD screen. It also has a video highlights feature that turns pictures and videos into a professional-looking show reel of your best moments.

The Offline Reading mode allows user to view articles from personal feed, drawn from more than 20,000 articles a day from the world's leading media companies.

The new HTC Desire 516 dual sim will be available in Dark Gray and Pearl White at all major retailers in India from end of June at the best buy price of Rs.14,200 /-