HTC Desire HD and Desire Z announced!

While the Nokia World 2010 event is still mid-way, HTC tried to grab some air time by holding an event right smack in the same city (London) to announce the HTC Desire Z and Desire HD.

If you’ve been drooling for months about the HTC Evo 4G but disappointed that it’s not going to work here in the Philippines, then you’re gonna love to know that the HTC Desire HD will do just that (the GSM version of the Evo 4G).



HTC Desire HD
4.3-inch display @ 480 x 800 pixels
1GHz 8255 Snapdragon CPU
1.5 GB internal
768MB RAM
up to 32GB via microSD
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps
WiFi 802.11n
Bluetooth
GPS w/ aGPS support
FR Radio tuner
8MP camera with dual LED Flash
720p video recording
Li-Ion 1230mAh battery
Android 2.2. Froyo

HTC Desire HD Price: 599 euros or Php34,500 (before taxes and tariffs). I expect it to be a bit higher than the SRP of the HTC Desire when it first came out (Php34,900). My guess is that the Desire HD would be between Php35k to Php40k.

On the other hand, the Desire Z could be HTC’s counterpart for the popular Motorola Milestone with its 3.7″ screen and full qwerty slider keyboard (remember the Xperia X1?).



HTC Desire Z
3.7″ display screen @ 480 x 800 pixels
800MHz Qualcomm 7230 processor
Full QWERTY
1.5 GB internal
512MB RAM
up to 32GB via microSD
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps
WiFi 802.11n
Bluetooth
GPS w/ aGPS support
FR Radio tuner
5MP camera
720p HD video recording
Android 2.2. Froyo

HTC Desire Z Price: 549 euros or Php31,500 (before taxes and tariffs). Conservative estimate when it arrives in the Philippines will be around Php35k.

Will update the specs and prices once we get them. The handsets is expected to be released as early as October but my previous conversations with the local distributor tells me it’s gonna be near December for the Philippines.