HTC brings Desire, Wildfire, Tianxi and Tianyi to China

HTC Corporation has introduced its brand and first HTC-branded devices in China. As part of its mobile operator focus, HTC also announced a partnership with China Mobile to bring future HTC phones to market and announced a new distribution partnership with China’s largest electronics distributor, GOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd.

HTC already has several state-of-the-art phones introduced in China with their partner Dopod and with a broad portfolio of innovative smartphones, HTC’s design philosophy is rooted in the belief that one size does not fit all and focuses on creating an intuitive and personalized mobile experience that are based on a unique people-centric approach. HTC has become a leading mobile brand focused on simplifying how people communicate by emphasizing improvements to little things that deeply impact the experience people have on their phones. HTC’s entry into China represents its continued growth and highlights the broad demand for its unique smartphones and the increased visibility of its brand globally.

HTC designs some of the world’s most popular smartphones and provides a unique opportunity to make each person’s phone experience uniquely their own. HTC’s newly unveiled smartphones with HTC Sense are the HTC Tianxi, HTC Tianyi, HTC Desire and HTC Wildfire. HTC Sense is a unique user experience focused on putting people at the center by making phones work in a more simple and natural way. This experience revolved around observing and listening to how people live and communicate.

The GSMA also recently awarded the HTC Hero as the “Best Phone of 2009.” For more information on HTC’s history of industry firsts, visit www.htc.com/quietlybrilliant

HTC Tianxi and Tianyi

The specifications of the HTC Wildfire and HTC Desire are already known to the public, but the Tianxi and Tianyi are fairly unknown and the Tianyi is confirmed to run Android 2.2.

The device has a 416MHz CPU and it has China’s 3G aka the dual-band TD-SCDMA support (1880-1920/2010-2025MHz), tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz), 512MB ROM, 384MB RAM, 3.2-inch QVGA display, 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi (WAPI), Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack, microSD card slot (up to 32GB), FM Radio and 1300mAh battery. Its dimension and weight are 60.4×107.05×12.2mm and 118 grams respectively.

The HTC Tianxi is a Windows Mobile phone that features Windows Mobile 6.5 Pro, 800MHz CPU, TD-SCDMA/GSM support, RAM/ROM of 384MB/512MB, 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen display, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi 802.11n (WAPI), Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, CMMB TV, FM Radio, 3.5mm audio jack and microSD card slot.

Both the HTC Wildfire and Desire will also run Froyo when it hits the Chinese market.