Android powered HTC Desire 3G comes India with Tata DocomoHTC Corp in partnership with Indian telecom service provider Tata Docomo, has launched 3G Enabled ” HTC Desire ” in India. HTC Desire Delivers intense brilliance, sharp contrast and true colours on the 9.4-cm (3.7-inch) AMOLED display. The phone is powered by the 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and Android 2.1 ( Eclair ) operating system. It is the latest Android smartphone that offers the enhanced HTC Sense experience to users. This Smartphone is now available at all authorised HTC resellers across the country with a Price Tag of Rs 28,900

As an Introductory offer this HTC Mobile comes with an exclusive offer for Tata DoCoMo in which Tata DoCoMo post-paid subscribers will get free data download of 500 MB per month for six months. To avail this offer, users just need to SMS ‘Android’ to 54321 from their HTC Desire handset. [ad code=1 align=center]

Commenting on the launch, Ajay Sharma, country head, HTC India, said, “HTC Sense on the new HTC Desire not only delivers one of the most dynamic and personalised user experiences possible, but also one of the easiest ways to interact and integrate social networks into your life.”

“This launch marks the strong relationship, Tata Docomo enjoys with HTC and, going forward, we will continue to work together to launch more innovative new Smartphones for Indian consumers on the Tata Docomo platform,” Said, Gurinder Singh Sandhu, Head Marketing, Tata Docomo.

HTC Desire Features and Specifications in Detail:

  • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  MHz
  • HSDPA 900 / 2100  MHz
  • Android™ 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense™
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
  • 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
  • 3.7 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors
  • 480 x 800 pixels, WVGA
  • 5 MP Camera, 2592 x 1944 pixels with autofocus and LED flash
  • Face detection capability
  • Video Recording @ 15fps
  • Video Player supporting MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player
  • Audio player supporting MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • 576 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM Internal Memory with 4GB External Memory included
  • Expendable Memory support upto 32GB with microSD
  • HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 2 Mbps ( 3G )
  • GPRS, 114 kbps ; EDGE, 560 kbps
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate with A2DP
  • microUSB v2.0
  • Supports Java with third party application
  • Google Maps™ and HTC Footprints™
  • Weight 4.76 ounces (135 grams) with battery
  • Standard Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
  • Stand-by timme Up to 340 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
  • Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)

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It seems 3G mobile phones and Android OS is rapidly gaining popularity in India as all major operators are launching such Smartphones, Recently Reliance Mobile has launched HTC Wildfire in India which has become a Hit in the market.