HTC Desire 709d, Desire 7060 and Desire 7088 launched

HTC has launched three new Desire smartphones, the Desire 709d, Desire 7060 and Desire 7088 for the Chinese market. As of now, the Taiwanese handset maker has not revealed the pricing and availability details of these smartphones but all the devices have been listed on HTC China's official site. It is also not clear whether the new Desire smartphones will be released in other markets or not.
Interestingly, all three smartphones - the HTC Desire 709d, Desire 7060 and Desire 7088 - are dual-SIM (GSM+GSM), and come with identical specifications, but differ in overall design.

Internally the HTC Desire 709d, Desire 7060 and Desire 7088 come with a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 203 graphics, 1GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera, 8GB of inbuilt storage that's expandable up to 64GB via microSD card, and a 2100mAh battery. The smartphones feature 5-inch qHD (540x960) displays and measure 145.5x72x10.3mm.

The HTC Desire 709d, Desire 7060 and Desire 7088 run Android Jelly Bean with Sense 5 UI featuring BlinkFeed. All three newly launched Desire smartphones sport BoomSound front speakers, HTC Zoe and Video highlights, first seen on flagship smartphone, the HTC One.

The HTC Desire 709d, Desire 7060 and Desire 7088 will expand company's Desire smartphone range that already includes Desire 200, Desire 300, Desire 500, Desire 600 and Desire 600c.

Recently, HTC launched its long-rumoured HTC One Max phablet. It comes with 5.9-inch full-HD LCD display and runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean out of the box with HTC's Sense 5.5 UI on top. The new phablet measures 164.5x82.5x10.29mm and weighs 217 grams. The HTC One Max follows the same design as that of company's flagship smartphone, the HTC One. The all new phablet from HTC features the fingerprint scanner at the back which lets users log-in with a swipe of fingertip.

Mobiles launched in October 2013

Desire 709d key specifications

• 5-inch qHD (540x960) display
• 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 203 graphics
• 1GB of RAM
• 8-megapixel rear camera
• 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera
• 8GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 64GB via microSD card
• 2100mAh battery
• Dual-SIM
  
• Android Jelly Bean with Sense 5 UI

Desire 7060 key specifications

• 5-inch qHD (540x960) display
• 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 203 graphics
• 1GB of RAM
• 8-megapixel rear camera
• 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera
• 8GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 64GB via microSD card
• 2100mAh battery
• Dual-SIM
• Android Jelly Bean with Sense 5 UI

Desire 7088 key specifications

• 5-inch qHD (540x960) display
• 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 203 graphics
• 1GB of RAM
• 8-megapixel rear camera
• 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera
• 8GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 64GB via microSD card
• 2100mAh battery
• Dual-SIM
• Android Jelly Bean with Sense 5 UI