HTC Desire 826 : Picture 2

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HTC Desire 826

The HTC Desire 826 is a stylish and fresh looking phablet built around a 5.5inch IPS display of 1080p resolution.

This phone runs on the newest Android 5.0.1 Lollipop and HTC Sense 6.0 UI alongwith Snapdragon 615 chip, which is currently the best mid-range platform that Qualcomm has to offer. It is enabled with an octa-core Cortex-A53 processor with four cores having a clock speed of 1.5GHz and the remaining four ticking at 1.0GHz. The GPU incharge of graphics is Adreno 405, while the 2GB RAM would make the multi-tasking process smooth.

HTC Desire 826 packs a duo of stereo BoomSound speakers - one of them is located under a tiny strip above the display and the same goes for the earpiece. The second speaker is hidden under an identical strip below the screen. The Dolby Audio enhancement is present on HTC Desire 826 as well.

The rear cover is non-removable and therefore, the 2600 mAh battery is not accessible to the user and is not replaceable.

The new Desire 826 offers a 4mp UltraPixel camera setup on the front for great selfies. The rear camera is a 13mp unit coupled with a LED flash. Both the cameras are capable of 1080p video capturing.

The smartphone is available in various colors and accent flavors. All of those are made out of glossy plastic, but one – the Tuxedo Gray, is of matte plastic finish which isn't prone to smudges.