It is finally official – this is the HTC Rhyme. The Rhyme features a 3.7″ 480×800 screen, 1GHz single-core Qualcomm processor, HTC’s new Sense 3.5 user interface and will launch in Europe this October alongside a pile of special accessories. Which includes a custom dock, Bluetooth headset speaker and car speaker.
There’s also a 5megapixel camera with 720p video recording abilities, plus VGA front-facing secondary chat cam. The Rhyme is apparently meant for the lady smartphone user, but aside from the use of the word “exquisite ” on HTC’s official spec sheet it’s basically just a rather nice looking Android phone…
…that sees HTC bravely step away from the boring black monolith design ethic for once. There’s an official HTC video production telling you all about the design process and the full tech spec listing below…
That’ll do. As long as we can have one in any other colour than purple. HTC says the Rhyme should launch in Europe this October. Here’s the form:
HTC Rhyme
Size: 119 x 60.8 x 10.85 mm (4.68 x 2.39 x 0.43 inches)
Weight: 130 grams (4.58 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.7-inch touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution
Screen: 94mm(3.7″)CPU Processing Speed
1 GHzStorage
Total storage:
4 GB
Available storage:
up to 1 GB
RAM:
768 MB
Expansion slot:
microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)Connectivity
3.5 mm stereo audio jack
Bluetooth® 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to your TV or computerSensors
Ambient light sensor
G-Sensor
Digital compass
Proximity sensorPower & Battery
Battery type:
Rechargeable Lithium-ion batteryCapacity:
1600 mAh
Talk time:
Up to 480 minutes for WCDMA
Up to 620 minutes for GSM
Standby time1:
Up to 340 hours for WCDMA
Up to 295 hours for GSMPlatform
Android™ with HTC Sense™Network
HSPA/WCDMA:
Europe/Asia: 850/900/2100 MHz
Upload speed of up to 5.76 Mbps and download speed of up to 14.4 Mbps
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
(Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)Camera
5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and LED flash
720p HD video recording
VGA front-facing cameraLocation
Internal GPS antennaMultimedia
Audio supported formats:
Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
Recording: .amr, .m4a, .aac
Video supported formats:
Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)
Recording: .3gp, .mp4
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Neostar
/ September 20, 2011I like the 1600mAh battery on the Rhyme :)
Cynic
/ September 20, 2011So basically it’s a purple Desire S?
Vince
/ September 21, 2011more like the original desire with it’s 1ghz single core.
Cynic
/ September 21, 2011According to GSMArena it has the same spec as the Desire S:
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_rhyme-4132.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_desire_s-3776.php
Duncan
/ September 20, 2011It looks very similar spec-wise to my old Desire. I’ve often wished for a phone just like it but with better battery life. I really don’t need anything faster.
edhe
/ September 21, 2011Other half loves the colour.
sumit
/ December 19, 2011htc rhyme is avilable in black colour or not …?