The HTC Desire C is an Android OS powered handset, which has got all the low-end specifications. This handset is also known as the HTC Golf.
HTC Desire C ships with the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS with HTC Sense 4 UI on top of it, sporting a 3.5-inch HVGA display, powered by an 600MHz single-core processor, equipped with 5 megapixels rear-facing camera with F/2.8 aperture & 34mm focal length, an additional front-facing VGA shooter, 512MB of RAM to keep things running, 4 gigabytes of onboard storage with memory expansion up to 32GB via microSD, Betas Audio integration, NFC connectivity, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n, micro USB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0, 3.5mm headset jack, access to Google Play Store, a whole host of the Google services and all the regular features of an Android phone.
Full Technical Specifications Of HTC Desire C
Network | |
| 2G | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G | HSPA/UMTS 900, 2100 MHz HSPA/UMTS 850,1900, 2100 MHz |
System Properties | |
| Operating System | Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS |
| CPU | 600MHz Single-Core Processor |
| GPU | — |
| RAM | — |
Display | |
| Type | TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Size | 3.5-inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 16M Colors & 320 X 480 Pixels |
| Pixel Density | 275 PPI (approx.) |
Design | |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Dimensions | — |
| Weight | — |
Input / User Interface | |
| Input | – HTC Sense UI 4.0 – Accelerometer – Proximity Sensor – Touch Sensitive Controls |
Camera | |
| Primary (Rear-Facing) | – 5 Megapixels – 2592 x 1944 pixels, – LED Flash – Auto focus – Face detection – Smile detection, Digital zoom – Geo tagging, Panorama, Scenes |
| Video Recording Capability | Yes |
| Secondary (Front-Facing) | – VGA – 0.3 Megapixels |
Memory | |
| Internal Storage | 4GB Internal Storage |
| Expandable Storage | – Up To 32GB – microSD Card Slot Support (Plus 25GB cloud space from Dropbox) |
Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| HDMI | No |
| WLAN | – 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n – Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | Yes |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM Radio with RDS |
| Headset | 3.5mm Audio Jack |
Browser & Messaging | HTML 5. WAP 2.0, Adobe Flash SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
Battery | |
| Capacity | Li-Ion 1230mAh Standard Battery |
| Standby Time | — |
| Talk Time | — |
Music & Video | |
| Audio Formats | MP3, AAC, AAC+, WAV |
| Video Formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
Other Features | Google Play Store 25GB Cloud Space From Dropbox For 2 years Google Talk, Gmail, Google Maps, Google + Facebook, MySpace, Twitter Text to Speech, Google Voice Search Adobe Flash Digital Compass |
Colors | Black, Silver |
Also Known As | HTC Wildfire C, HTC Golf |
Price & Availability
The HTC Desire C handset will start hitting the European markets in May for an affordable price tag of €200.