HTC 10, 10 Lifestyle release date in India to be announced soon

HTC unveiled its flagship device Tuesday. The device comes in two variants – HTC 10 and HTC 10 Lifestyle. There were rumours doing the rounds that only the lower-end variant would be released in India, but there are hopes of both the models being made available in the country.

HTC India listed the HTC 10 Lifestyle on its website, but not the HTC 10, sparking off rumours that the latter might not be released in the country. However, a spokesperson of HTC told Gadgets 360 that the listing on the company's website should not be taken as a confirmation that the higher-end variant will not be launched in India, adding that an official announcement will be made soon. 

The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer unveiled its next-generation device in two variants – HTC 10, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and 4GB RAM, and HTC 10 Lifestyle with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor and 3GB RAM – targeting different markets. The devices share other features like design, audio, camera, display, software and battery life.

The unlocked version of HTC 10 is priced at $699 (around Rs. 46,500), but the company is yet to announce the pricing of the 10 Lifestyle. The models will be available in two colours – glacier silver and carbon gray. The handsets are expected to be launched into the market in the first week of May, however, the company is yet to announce a date.

HTC's flagship device is meta-clad and sports a 5.2-inch Quad HD Super LCD 5 display with 1,440x2,560 pixels (564 ppi pixel density). It has a 12MP main camera with features like f/1.8 aperture, 26mm, OIS (optical image stabilisation), 1/2.3'' sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, and laser autofocus, a 5MP front snapper with f/1.8 aperture, 23mm, OIS, autofocus and 1.34 µm pixel size, memory expandable up to 200GB via microSD card, Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with HTC Sense UI, and a 3000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 technology.