Since a past few weeks, we’ve been seeing a lot of leaks and rumors around the upcoming HTC device. The device is dubbed as HTC Desire 20 Pro. Although HTC was not active in recent times, back in February they have listed their Wildfire R70 on the company’s website but the device has remained unreleased. Now, the Taiwanese giant has sent out media invites for a launch event that will be held on June 16 in Taiwan itself. The launch poster shows off a device that resembles the upcoming HTC Desire 20 Pro.
The launch teaser only reveals an outline of the device, it is much of silhouette. But the image still reveals a single camera embedded in the punch-hole display notch on the top left corner. Also, there is an elongated camera module on its back. The device seems to match with the schematics of HTC Desire Pro which was leaked by Evan Blass back in April. Going by the leaks, the sketch from Evan Blass also said to feature zero-bezels design.
From the previous leaks we’ve got to know that the device comes with the HTC 2Q9J100 model number and it also has received certification from Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC). By this time, we already know the key specifications of the device as Desire 20 Pro has appeared in the Google Play Console. Also, the device recently has received certifications from the Bluetooth SIG and the WiFi Alliance too. Talking about the Bluetooth SIG listing, it is mentioned that the HTC device with a model number of HTC 2Q9J100 has Bluetooth 5.0 support and the device is likely to with support for WiFi dual-band and comes with Android 10, according to the WiFi Alliance. As a matter of fact, this has to be the first HTC device to launch with Android 10 out of the box.
According to the Google Play Console listing, the device comes packed with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC coupled with 6 GB of RAM. Although Snapdragon 665 is a chipset from 2018, it has been such a relief to a lot of smartphone enthusiasts as HTC has finally moved to Snapdragon SoCs from MediaTek for its mid-range devices. According to the previous reports, this could be a lower mid-range device and there are very fewer chances for AMOLED display here. So we can expect an IPS LCD display with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
HTC Desire 20 Pro Specifications and Feature (Expected)
HTC Desire 20 Pro features a 6.59-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The aspect ratio of this display is 20:9 and comes with a pixel density of 391PPI. The screen to body ratio of this display could be larger, courtesy of punch-hole display notch. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC. The SoC here features eight Cryo 260 cores that are divided into two clusters. A fast cluster of four cores is clocked up to 2 GHz each and the second cluster is clocked up to 1.8 GHz. Adreno 610 handles the graphic duties here. The device is expected to only arrive in one variant with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of onboard storage.
As for the optics, the device is expected to pack in a triple rear camera setup. The primary sensor is 48 MP unit with F/1.8 aperture. The secondary sensor is an 8 MP ultra-wide-angle unit with F/2.4 aperture and a 108-degree field of view. The tertiary unit is a 2 MP depth-sensing unit. On the front, there is a 16 MP selfie unit embedded in punch-hole display notch. The HTC Desire 20 runs on Android 10 out of the box with Sense UI on top. The interface on the HTC devices offer near to stock experience and comes with some essential interface features. The side-mounted fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type C and etc take an account here. All this is powered by 4200 mAh battery with Quick Charge support.
