HTC Desire 820: first 64 bit Android smartphone,
Desire smartphone 816, submitted to the MWC in February, was an unexpected success for HTC. The huge 5.5-inch screen, the sound BoomSound and bright colors attracted the attention of buyers with a limited budget, has long dreamed of a smartphone for entertainment. The company decided to use the same winning formula in its new smartphone that called Desire 820. new model will retain the same screen size, resolution and number of pixels in the back of the camera. But its main feature became a 64-bit processor.
Thanks to the 8-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 smartphone HTC Desire 820 was among the first Android-devices with 64-bit architecture. Such support is incorporated into the operating system Android L, whose release is expected this fall. In the meantime, the smartphone controlled Android 4.4 KitKat, but will necessarily updated to version L after its release. The first four cores running at 1.5 GHz, and the rest - 1.0 GHz. Configuration complements the Adreno 405 graphics engine.
HTC Desire 820 has a 5.5-inch display at 1280 × 720 pixels and two cameras: 13-megapixel main (f / 2.2) and 8-megapixel for self. HTC says that the most important thing in the chamber is not the number of pixels and quality. UltraPixel technology significantly improves the quality of images.
The Verge reports that the new smartphone also has a function of Live Makeup, which allows you to edit the self in real time, for example, to mitigate the complexion. In contrast, from LG, which uses similar software in their cells, HTC Desire 820 allows the owner to try on the facial features of friends, celebrities and even complete strangers, whose appearance he found enjoyable.
Two color plastic body makes HTC Desire 820 particularly attractive to young people. The new smartphone will go on sale worldwide in late September. Price for Germany, where he made his debut Desire 820 during the conference IFA, is 329 euros.
