If you’ve been waiting for HTC Desire 601 availability on Virgin Mobile then you’ll be interested to know that it’s now available. We have information about the HTC Desire 601 price on Virgin Mobile USA and other details coming up.

Although the phone is titled the HTC Desire 601 aka Zara, Virgin Mobile has it listed as simply the HTC Desire. Specs include a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 dual-core processor, a 4.5-inch qHD display with 960 x 540 resolution, 1GB of ram and 8GB of internal storage that’s expandable via microSD to 64GB.

The camera set-up on the HTC Desire includes a 5-megapixel rear sensor with autofocus, LED flash and 1080p video capture, and a VGA front-facing camera. The phone also includes 4G LTE support, WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC, a 2100 mAh battery and runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with HTC Sense.

Music fans will appreciate that this phone features HTC BoomSound, dual front-facing stereo speakers with built-in amps. There’s also FM radio with the NextRadio app. Other features include HTC BlinkFeed and HTC Zoe.

The price tag of the HTC Desire from Virgin Mobile is an affordable $279.99 on a no contract plan, which is likely to make it an appealing for some buyers. You can see much more about the HTC Desire or order the phone via Virgin Mobile USA here.

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