Instead, HTC will be coming in with its mid-range Desire 10 smartphone – a device that has been in the rumor mills for quite some time now. The video confirms that the two smartphones will sport a fingerprint scanner, and be launched on September 20 at 8am BST (12:30pm IST).
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While the two purported Pixel handsets made by HTC are highly anticipated and should debut sometime in the not-so-distant future, HTC’s September 20 event will most likely focus on new smartphones for its Desire family of upper-midrange devices.
There were also talk about HTC possibly working on a Desire Pro device which will come with better specs although it will still sit below the flagship model when it arrives. It is here that it will allegedly unveil the HTC Desire 10 Pro and HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle, and it is this date that is shown on their screens in leaked pictures.
Ready for HTC’s next phone? HTC is not new to this market, and after the failure of the A9 and boring A9s, HTC needs to offer a compelling package with its Desire 10 lineup. No exact pricing has been suggested, but according to HTC ROM developer @LlabTooFeR the Lifestyle will cost between $150 and $200. It might have a higher-resolution screen and more storage, for example.
While Blass didn’t get a good look at the Desire 10 Pro, he stated the Desire 10 Lifestyle is a 5.5-inch device with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 720p display with a 13-megapixel rear-facing shooter.
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The primary camera is tipped to be rated at 13Mp with a dual-tone flash and Laser autofocus, with a second 5Mp selfie cam at the front. The HTC Desire 10 Lifestyle is expected to launch is several matte colour options, and will reportedly support BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition stereo speakers with 24-bit system audio. It is expected to come with 32GB of internal storage and run Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
