HTC to release three Windows Phone 8 devices this year: Report

HTC, Nokia, Samsung and Huawei have been confirmed as the first set of manufacturers to work on Windows Phone 8 devices. While Huawei was the first company to announce that it is going to launch Ascend as their first WP8 phone, device details for HTC, Nokia and Samsung were absent until now.

Now The Verge is reporting that HTC will be launching three Windows Phone 8 models this year - Zenith, Accord and Rio. Zenith, which is expected to be the flagship model for the company, will feature 4.7-inch 720p Super LCD 2, 8-megapixel camera, HSPA+, and a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

On the other hand, Accord will be a mid-range smartphone with features like 4.3-inch 720p Super LCD 2, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording, 42Mbps HSPA+, NFC, 1GB RAM and a dual-core processor. Lastly, HTC Rio will be an entry-level smartphone and will come with 4-inch WVGA display, 14.4Mbps HSPA, 5-megapixel camera, 512MB RAM, and a Qualcomm MSM8227 processor.

HTC Rio and Accord are expected to go on sale in October, however Zenith will be launching sometime in the fourth quarter.