Two mid-rangers with an interesting set of specs
HTC broke its silence on smartphones by launching two new mid-range offerings in Taiwan. The U19e is the higher end of the two, sporting a Snapdragon 710 processor paired with 6GB RAM, 128GB internal storage, and a 3930mAh battery.
You get a notch-free 6-inch Full HD+ IPS panel on the U19e, along with a quad camera setup: on the back, you have a 12-megapixel f/1.8 main camera and a 20-megapixel f/2.6 telephoto camera while on the front, you get a 24-megapixel f/2.0 selfie camera and a 2-megapixel Iris Scanner for face unlock.
The more affordable Desire 19+ has a 6.2-inch HD+ IPS display and is HTC’s first phone with a waterdrop notch, which is home to a 16-megapixel selfie camera. Powering it is an Helio P35 processor paired with 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB internal storage. The Desire 19+ settles for a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 13-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, and 2-megapixel depth sensor.
HTC U19e Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 octa-core processor
- 6GB RAM
- Adreno 616 GPU
- 6-inch Full HD+ IPS display
- 64GB/128GB internal storage
- Dual rear cameras: 12-megapixel f/1.8 main camera, 20-megapixel f/2.6 telephoto camera; PDAF, dual-tone LED flash
- Dual front cameras: 24-megapixel f/2.0 selfie camera, 2-megapixel Iris Scanner
- Dual SIM
- 4G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
- Fingerprint Scanner, Face unlock
- 3930mAh battery
- Android 9 Pie with HTC Sense
HTC Desire 19+ Specs
- MediaTek Helio P35 octa-core processor
- 4GB/6GB of RAM
- IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU
- 6.2-inch HD+ display
- 32GB/64GB of expandable storage
- Triple rear cameras: 13-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, 2-megapixel depth sensor; PDAF, dual-tone LED flash
- 16-megapixel f/2.0 front camera
- Dual SIM
- 4G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
- Fingerprint Scanner
- 3850 mAh battery
- Android 9 Pie with HTC Sense
The U19e is priced at TWD 14990(~Php 24.9k) while the Desire 19+ is priced at TWD 9,990(~Php 16.6k) for the 4GB/64GB model and TWD 10,990(~Php 18.2k) for the 6GB/128GB model.