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Virgin Mobile HTC Desire 816 spotted in leaked press shot
While HTC has announced that the HTC Desire 610 will be making its way to AT&T by the end of this month, it looks like Virgin Mobile will be picking up HTC’s mid-range flagship smartphone – the HTC Desire 816. A leaked image from @evleaks shows the HTC Desire 816 and a handful of other…
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HTC projects sales of One (M8), Desire 816 to lead to a profitable Q2
HTC shared its projections for the quarter today, revealing a positive outlook despite some mixed numbers. Even with sales of the HTC One (M8) meeting the company’s expectations, HTC is projecting that revenue for the second quarter of 2014 to come in slightly lower than it did in 2013. HTC is forecasting NT$65 billion ($2.16…
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HTC stock price jumps as Chinese HTC Desire 816 pre-orders near half a million units
HTC’s strategy to deliver a premium mid-rang device is already paying off. Only three days into the pre-order campaign for the new HTC Desire 816 in China, pre-order sales figures have already exceeded 450,000 units. The HTC Desire 816 is selling for ¥1,899 ($310 USD) in China, offering consumers a handset with premium specs at a…
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HTC Desire 816 introduced at MWC, redefines the “flagship mid-range” smartphone
HTC’s highlight of Mobile World Congress is the new HTC Desire 816 (formerly known as the HTC Desire 8). HTC is pitching its largest Desire series phone as a “flagship mid-range” since it comes equipped with a 5.5-inch 720p display, 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, microSD expansion (up to 128GB), 2,600mAh…