HTC Desire Eye now available for Rs 35,990

HTC's Desire Eye was launched last month alongside the One Eye, but the company had not disclosed the price of the device. Now, Mumbai based retailer Manish Khatri has revealed on Twitter that the phone costs Rs.35,990. He also claimed that the phone was available for purchase.

HTC for its part has neither disclosed the price of the device on it website nor in any other manner. When contacted, the company confirmed that the pricing was not announced. Its website still lists the phone as 'coming soon'.

The Desire Eye flaunts a double shot design similar to the Desire 820. It is a selfie focused phone with twin 13-megapixel cameras on the front and back. In fact, on both the front and the back, the phone has dual-LED flash modules, making both the cameras equally potent. The camera on the back has a f/2.0 aperture, while the one on the front has a f/2.2 aperture.

HTC has also added a number of software features like a split capture function, and crop me in function. These features have been seen on Samsung phones earlier.

It is also a IPX7 rated smartphone which can endure immersion under 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. This is not too dissimilar from the Re action camera.

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