NEWS / SMARTPHONES

HTC Bliss strikes a pose for the camera

25 Aug, 2011, 9:42 am IST | by Roydon Cerejo | Smartphones

After some blurry photos of the HTC Bliss surfacing earlier this month, we now have a much clearer idea of what this new phone will look like and to be honest, it’s quite disappointing. The new design is not exactly inspired and it looks a bit dated when propped up against the Desire S. Also, there’s just too much bezel around the screen and what’s with the double chin? That extra fold points to a slide-out QWERTY keyboard but as far as we are aware, the Bliss won’t be sporting it. I’m sure the female audiences HTC’s trying to capture won’t appreciate that.

Pales in comparision

HTC Bliss (left) compared to the Desire S

 


The internals are nothing to shout about either. The Bliss will be powered by a Qualcomm MSM7x30 processor running at 800MHz and Adreno 205 GPU. The exact model number of the chip is unknown; it could either be the MSM7230 or the MSM7630. This is still going to be slow and won’t be able to power (what appears to be) a 3.7-inch screen. It will run Gingerbread 2.3 of course but whether it will support Ice Cream Sandwich is yet to be seen.

Not very femininne after all

Not very feminine after all

 


On the bright side, the Bliss will feature HTC’s spanking new Sense 3.5 UI, which unfortunately none of the leaked pictures show. If the new UI is optimized well, then perhaps the slower CPU won’t really matter after all. We could expect to see more of the Bliss at HTC’s event which kicks off on the 1st of September in London.

Tags: HTC Bliss snapped , HTC Bliss , leaked photos , Android , Google , Gingerbread , 2.3.3 , Sense UI , Sense 3.5 , Qualcomm , Snapdragon , Adreno 205 , touchscreen , smartphone , mobile phone

Print
RELATED STORIES

Leaked: Specs of HTC’s Runnymede and Bliss

Leaked: Specs of HTC’s Runnymede and Bliss

HTC’s upcoming smartphones Runnymede and Bliss have been leaked on the Internet, according to a report by GSMArena. The Runnymede seems like one

HTC's new Sense 3.5 UI leaked online

HTC Vigor and Bliss details surface

Global sales of mobiles dip 2 percent in Q1 2012, finds Gartner

Google's Android gains share in smartphones, finds survey

LG Optimus 3D selling for 20K on the Mobile Store

Pebble e-paper watch supports apps for iPhone and Android

 

features

Unboxing and first impressions of the LAVA XOLO X900

Unboxing and first impressions of the LAVA XOLO X900

The XOLO made its way into our labs recently and needless to say, our tech

By Shayne Rana

Mobile Grudge Match - Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X

Mobile Grudge Match - Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X

Last night, we witnessed Samsung unveiling, what they have been referring...

By Roydon Cerejo

Samsung Galaxy S III - What to expect

Samsung Galaxy S III - What to expect

Apple fans have the iPhone 4S and Android fans have the Samsung Galaxy S2.

By Karan Shah , Rossi Fernandes

MORE FEATURES

Photos

Lava XOLO X900 Unboxing

Lava XOLO X900 Unboxing

04 May, 2012, 05:28 PM

2.8

Samsung Galaxy S III Launched

Samsung Galaxy S III Launched

04 May, 2012, 01:04 AM

4.7

Nokia 603 Review

Nokia 603 Review

09 Apr, 2012, 01:58 PM

3.2

MORE PHOTOS

ZOTAC GTX 670 Amp Edition

ZOTAC GTX 670 Amp Edition

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 9

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 9

Sony Walkman NWZ-B172

Sony Walkman NWZ-B172

Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3

HP LaserJet Pro 400 MFP M425dw

HP LaserJet Pro 400 MFP M425dw

MOBILE PHONES

Sony to roll-out ICS update next week,...

BlackBerry Curve 9320 announced in India...

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos GSM announced

Nokia PureLamda running WP 8.0 pops up on...

TABLETS

Microsoft VP talks about Ballmer's...

Cisco won't invest in their Android...

Dell Latitude 10, first Windows 8 tablet...

Google Nexus tablet to be unveiled at...

NOTEBOOKS

Dell XPS 15z Review

Acer announces the TravelMate P243 notebook

Power efficiency of laptop CPUs to be up...

Lenovo announces ThinkPad X1 Carbon;...

GAMING

9.2 million copies of Minecraft sold, 6...

FIFA 12: UEFA Euro 2012

ZombieSmash hits the Google Play store

Hands On: Spec Ops: The Line

CAMERAS

Fujifilm unveils the M-mount adapter for...

OmniVision unveils camera sensors capable...

Canon PowerShot G1 X Review

Panasonic introduces new micro four thirds

HDTVS

Sony, Samsung set minimum pricing on TVs;...

LG announces 55-inch OLED TV for...

Toshiba launches its first 3D Smart TV in...

Samsung launches ES8000 Smart TV series in