HTC Wildfire R70 Specifications and Price

Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, HTC, was onetime a power-house of the smartphone market. However, in recent years, the company’s smartphone business became almost extinct. Well, after several months of no new device, the manufacturer has finally released a new smartphone called HTC Wildfire R70. This re-opens the Wildfire series.

This new smartphone is an entry-level device that focuses on Thailand and India. HTC Wildfire R70 comes with a 6.53-inch HD + resolution waterdrop screen with an aspect ratio of 19.5: 9. Under the hood, we have a MediaTek Helio P23 processor. This chip uses TSMC’s 16nm manufacturing process and it has eight A53 cores, Mali-G71 MP2 dual-core, and 770MHz frequency. This smartphone also boasts of 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 256GB.

In the photography department, HTC Wildfire R70 uses a triple rear camera setup. It has 16MP main camera + two 2MP / depth-of-field cameras. On the front, this device uses an 8MP camera. Other specifications include 4000 mAh battery, 10W charging, rear fingerprint recognition, Bluetooth 4.2, 3.5mm headphone jack, Micro-USB interface.

HTC Wildfire R70 Specifications

Network Properties

• 2G bands: GSM 900 / 1800 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
• 3G bands: HSDPA 900 / 2100
• 4G bands: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
• Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

Launch

• Announced: 2020, February 27
• Status: Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March

Design

• Dimensions: 163.2 x 77.8 x 8.9 mm (6.43 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
• Weight: 186 g (6.56 oz)
• Build: Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
• Colours: Aurora Blue, Night black
• SIM: Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

• Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Size: 6.53 inches, 104.7 cm2 (~82.4% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution: 720 x 1560 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~263 ppi density)

Operating System

• Android 9 (Pie)

Hardware

• Chipset: Mediatek MT6763 Helio P23 (16 nm)
• CPU: Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
• GPU: Mali-G71 MP2
• RAM: 2 GB
• Internal Storage: 32 GB
• Memory Card slot: microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
• eMMC 5.1

Cameras

• Main Camera: Triple
  • 16 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1.4µm, PDAF
  • 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
  • 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
• Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
• Video: 1080p@30fps
• Selfie Camera: Single – 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
• Video: 1080p@30fps

Multimedia

• Radio: FM Radio
• Loudspeaker: Yes
• Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes

Connectivity

• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
• Bluetooth: 4.2, A2DP, LE
• GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
• USB: microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features

• Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

Battery

• Battery Type & Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
• Charging: Battery charging 10W

HTC Wildfire R70 Price and Availability

The Wildfire R70 will come in Aurora Blue and Night Black. Again, its price tag will be revealed soon.