After leaving the Indian phone market in July last year, HTC has teased its re-entry in India some days ago with the launch of a waterdrop notch smartphone. The phone is none other than the HTC Wildfire X and it was officially announced today. Although the smartphone was not manufactured by HTC and it is made by a China-based company called InOne Smart Technology, which licensed the brand for the Indian market. Now let me show you what the Wildfire entails.
HTC Wildfire X Features
The HTC Wildfire X is powered by a Helio P22 chipset, runs on Android 9.0 Pie, and comes in two memory configurations – 3GB RAM + 32GB storage and 4GB RAM + 128GB storage. The internal storage can be expanded further up to 256GB via a microSD card.
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The Wildfire X is built around a 6.2 inch HD+ display, with a screen-to-body ratio of 88.8%. It has a small notch at the top which houses the 8MP selfie camera. The back of the smartphone has a 3D OPVD mirror finish and it accommodates a fingerprint scanner and a triple camera setup.
The camera setup of the Wildfire X includes 12MP main, 8MP telephoto (2X optical zoom), and a 5MP depth sensor.
The HTC Wildfire X also comes bundled with an accessory called “MyBuddy” which is a distress companion that can trigger loud alarms in dangerous situations in addition to sharing your live location with family and friends. It can also transmit audio and video of its surroundings in real-time. As a bonus it can be used to locate your misplaced phone.
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The Wildfire X is powered with a 3300mAh and the phone will be available in a single colour – Sapphire Blue.
HTC Wildfire X Release Date
The HTC Wildfire X release date in India is slated for August 22, 2019 and you will be able to pick one from Flipkart.
In addition to the standard 1-year warranty, the Wildfire X comes with a 6 months no-questions-asked accidental damage protection and a complimentary pickup and drop service.
HTC Wildfire X Price
The HTC Wildfire X price in India is INR10,999 ($155/€140) for the 3GB/32GB model, while the 4GB/128GB variant will cost you INR13,999 ($195/€175). However, for a limited time, both variants will be available for INR1,000 ($14/€13) less.
HTC Wildfire X Specification
| NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A |
| LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2019, August |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, August 22 |
| BODY | |
| Dimensions | 156.7 x 74.9 x 8 mm (6.17 x 2.95 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | 160 g (5.64 oz) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| DISPLAY | |
| Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.2 inches, 95.9 cm2 (~81.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~271 ppi density) |
| PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 9 (Pie) |
| Chipset | Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | PowerVR GE8320 |
| MEMORY | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
| Internal | 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA | |
| Triple |
12 MP, (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF 8 MP, (telephoto), 2x optical zoom 5 MP, depth sensor |
| Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| SELFIE CAMERA | |
| Single | 8 MP |
| Video |
| SOUND | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
| COMMS | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity |
| BATTERY | |
| Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery | |
| Charging | Fast battery charging 10W |
| MISC | |
| Colors | Sapphire Blue |
| Price | About 150 EUR |
