HTC launches new smartphone- HTC Desire 816

HTC has unveiled of its new smartphone- HTC Desire 816 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.

The new device is powered by a quad-core, 1.6 GHz processor and offering 4G LTE connectivity, the new HTC Desire model offers world-class speed and power and is fully-equipped to keep pace with the most active lifestyles, whether browsing, gaming or switching between multiple apps.

"Incomparably beautiful to look at and hold with the technology and software to match, the HTC Desire 816 challenges everything that people expect from lower cost smartphones."said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC.

The new HTC Desire 816 will be available in China, running HTC Sense 5.5, from March and will be upgraded to the latest version of HTC Sense via an OTA update upon global retail availability in April.