Over the past few years, the HTC One has been the best selling HTC phone in the US market, but that could soon change with today’s introduction of the HTC Desire 626. Like the other Desire phones which were unveiled, the HTC Desire 626 comes with low-end specs but it does feature a 5-inch 720p display, 8 megapixel read camera and 5 megapixel front-facing shooter – all bundled up in a two-tone polycarbonate finish at a sub-$200 price point.
The key to the HTC Desire 626’s success is it’s price and availability. The phone will be making its way to AT&T and Verizon while the HTC Desire 626S (and it’s tweaked spec sheet) will be heading to nearly all pre-paid service providers in the US. It will be impossible to walk into a carrier store this summer without seeing the HTC Desire 626 or Desire 626S.
HTC Desire 626 Specifications
- Size: 146.9 x 70.9 x 8.19 mm
- Display: 5.0 inch, HD720P
- CPU: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 210, Quad-core, 4 x 1.1GHz
- Platform: Android™ 5.1 with HTC Sense™
- Memory: ROM: 16GB / RAM: 1.5GB, microSDXC card slot, up to 2TB
- Location: GPS/AGPS + GLONASS
- Sensors: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Magnetic sensor
- Connectivity: Bluetooth® 4.1, Wi-Fi®: 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz), 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port, NFC
- Main camera: 8MP, auto-focus , BSI sensor, 720p video recording
- Front camera: 5MP, BSI sensor, 720p video recording
- Battery: Capacity: 2000 mAh
Source: HTC
I had a compass app on my HTC One, and liked it. Now I have HTC Desire 626. I downloaded 2 different compass apps (from Google Pay Store) to my Desire 626, and they both say the Magnetic Sensor is not active, and to “Re-set the phone.” I tried re-booting the phone, and searching all the settings; I can’t find any reference to a magnetic sensor on the phone. Then I downloaded AndroSensor and ran it. It is not showing a magnetic sensor. IS THIS PHONE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A MAGNETIC SENSOR?
Same problem. Many apps won’t work because magnetomer not detected. Anyone have a clue?