HTC has silently unveiled a new phone called the HTC Wildfire E Star in the African continent. The device sports a waterdrop notch display with thick bezels all around. The rear shell of the device has HTC branding and a camera unit with an LED flash positioned at the upper-left corner. Here is a look at the specifications, features, and price of the device.
The HTC Wildfire E Star boasts a 6.5-inch LCD display that offers an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels. At the heart of the device is the Unisoc SC9832EÂ chipset.
The Wildfire E Star comes with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. For more storage, there is a microSD card slot on the device. It comes preloaded with Android 12 Go Edition.
It has a 3,000mAh battery that supports 5W charging through a USB-C port. For security, it offers features like face unlock and a side-facing fingerprint sensor.
On the back, the Wildfire E Star has an 8-megapixel camera, while its front features a 5-megapixel selfie camera.
On the connectivity front, the Wildfire E Star comes with features like dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The handset measures 164.8 x 76.5 x 9.2mm and weighs 200 grams.
HTC Wildfire E Star Specifications
CPU: UNISOC (Spreadtrum) SC9832E, 1.4GHz quad-core
GPU: Mali-T820 MP1
Display: 6.517 inch, HD+ 1600 x 720, 20:9, IPS
RAM: 2GB
Storage: 16GB (microSD compatible up to 256GB)
Rear Camera: Dual
- 8 MP (main, f/2.2)
- 0.8 MP (depth, f/2.8)
Front Camera: 5 MP, f/2.0
OS: Android 12 (Go Edition)
Size: 164.8 x 76.5 x 9.2 mm
Weight: 200g
Battery: 3000mAh
Colors: Black, Blue
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth: v4.2
USB: USB Type-C
Earphone Jack: Yes
Authentication method: Fingerprint sensor (side), Face ID
SIM: Dual SIM (nanoSIM), VoLTE
Network:
- 2G bands: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz
- 3G bands: UMTS 850/900/2100MHz
- 4G bands: 4G LTE 1/3/5/7/8/20/38/40/41
HTC Wildfire E Star Price and Availability
At present, it is only known that the HTC Wildfire E Star will be released in Africa. There is no information on the price of the device.
