HTC Announces the Desire 700, a High-End Smartphone with Dual SIM

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HTC has announced a new high-end phone in its lineup, the Desire 700. The phone comes with dual-sim connectivity and a 5″ display on the front.
The display is of qHD resolution so the phone certainly isn’t meant to compete with the company’s One flagship. The design certainly has taken inspiration from that phone though. With its aluminium shell and BoomSound speakers, it isn’t difficult to tell where the inspiration from the phone has come from.
As of the hardware side, the phone comes with a quad-core SnapDragon 400 processor with 1 GB worth RAM. Amount of storage is set at 8 GB expandable.

Towards the back is an 8 megapixel camera with a BSI sensor, LED Flash and 1080p Full HD video recording. A front-facing 2.1 mp camera with BSI can also be found.
The phone runs on Android Jelly Bean and comes with a few customizations from its manufacturer’s side, including HTC Zoe.
The Desire 700 is powered by a 2100 mAh battery which can provide talk-time of 12 hours on 3G. Here are the full specs of the Desire 700:

• Android Jelly Bean customized with Sense UI
• 5″ LCD display with qHD resolution of 540 x 960 pixels
• Dual-Sim support
• Quad-core SnapDragon 400 processor
• 1 GB RAM with 8 GB expandable storage
• 8 megapixel camera with BSI, LED Flash and 1080p Full HD video recording
• 2.1 mp HD front-facing camera with BSI
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, GPS, 3G
• HTC BoomSound speakers and Zoe
• 2100 mAh battery

The phone will cost around $470 when it will hit the markets later.