We’re being spoilt for choice with new smartphone launches at present, and another one has been announced today. There’s a new addition to the HTC Desire portfolio in the form of the Desire 820, and it packs a 64-bit processor. Read on, as the HTC Desire 820 mid-ranger has gone official on specs.

There are a ton of new devices being unveiled at IFA Berlin from the affordable Nokia Lumia 730 to the top-end Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The Desire 820 is in the middle of the market and will be an attractive proposition for those looking for a new handset. The Desire 820 release date is coming in late September/early October, and it will be available as a dual SIM model for some regions.

A talking point with this phone is its Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor, with four cores at 1.5GHz and four cores at 1GHz, based on 64-bit architecture as expected. It has Adreno 405 graphics, and a 5.5-inch display with resolution of 1280 x 720 and 267 ppi. It has 2GB of RAM, and 16 GB of internal storage, expandable via microSD to 128GB.

Further specs include a 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing snapper, a non-removable 2600 mAh battery, and BoomSound speakers. Connectivity is taken care of with 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPRS, EDGE and microUSB 2.0. It will release running the Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system and will receive the Android L update at some point.

The phone will come in a wide variety of color choices. They are Blue Mist, Milky-way Grey, Flamingo Grey, Saffron Grey, Tuxedo Grey, Monarch Orange, Marble White, Santorini White, and Tangerine White. So far the HTC Desire 820 price has not been announced, but the company does say that it will be “affordable.”

Do you like the look of the HTC Desire 820 and its specs sheet? What sort of price do you think it should be available at? Let us know with your comments.

Via: GSMArena