HTC’s first new cellphone this 12 months is the metaverse-focused Desire 22 Pro | Engadget

HTC has introduced a brand new cellphone with metaverse-focused options, prefer it promised earlier this month. The HTC Desire 22 Pro helps HTC’s Viverse ecosystem and can enable customers to go to communities even with out VR units utilizing their browsers. It’s additionally suitable with the corporate’s $499 Vive Flow VR headset and will be paired with the machine if customers wish to discover experiences, watch films and TV and even simply entry their apps in digital actuality. As Engadget Chinese notes, although, except for its metaverse-focused choices, the cellphone is firmly mid-range.

The HTC Desire 22 Pro has a 6.6-inch show with a 1,080 x 2,412 pixel decision and a 120 Hz refresh fee. It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G chip, a mid-range SoC, has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The machine has a 4,520 mAh battery and presents reverse wi-fi charging. Plus, it has a three-camera system on the again, with a 65-megapixel primary, 13-megapixel ultrawide and 5-megapixel depth-sensing cameras. For selfies, the cellphone has a 32-megapixel front-facing digicam. 

An organization govt said at Mobile World Congress this 12 months that the producer is gearing as much as launch a brand new high-end machine. It’s not clear if the manager was speaking about this explicit cellphone, however costs for the Desire 22 Pro start at NT$11990 or round US$404, which implies it has the potential to achieve a wider viewers than costlier flagship units. The Desire 22 Pro is now out there for pre-order and can begin transport on July 1st within the firm’s dwelling nation of Taiwan. In the UK, consumers can pre-order a unit for £399 and anticipate transport to start on August 1st. Those who additionally wish to get a Vive Flow headset can order a reduced bundle for NT$23,490 (US$791) in Taiwan or £763 within the UK.