HTC Desire 616 with octa-core MediaTek chipset, 5-inch display leaked

HTC may have just launched its 2014 flagship smartphone, the One (M8), however the Taiwanese handset maker is reportedly working on a new smartphone dubbed HTC Desire 616, which is said to pack an octa-core processor.

Phone Arena has spotted the alleged HTC Desire 616 at Tenaa, a Chinese certification website, and also claims that the device has now been approved by Chinese authorities.

The alleged Desire 616 (Desire 616w) is made out of plastic, instead of the metal body seen on the HTC One (M8). According to the listing, the alleged Desire 616 sports a 5-inch HD display and will run dated Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The rumoured Desire 616, if comes out to be true, will be Taiwanese giant's first octa-core smartphone and will be powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek processor (presumably the MT6592) alongside 1GB of RAM.

Other leaked specifications include an 8-megapixel rear camera accompanied by an LED flash; measures 142x71.9x9.1mm and weighs 150 grams. The alleged Desire 616 is likely to be available in five colour variants namely Black, Blue, Red, White and Yellow.

Further, the report speculates that the yet-to-be-launched octa-core HTC smartphone might be a China-exclusive device. At the moment, there is no news about when the Taiwanese handset maker would launch the alleged Desire 616, globally.

Earlier on Tuesday, HTC unveiled its One (M8) after months of leaks, at an event in New York.

The Taiwanese handset maker, unlike its many Android smartphone maker rivals, had announced the availability and price of the HTC One (M8) immediately after the global launch in selective markets like the UK and US. The HTC One (M8) is expected to reach India by the third week of April, as revealed to NDTV Gadgets by the company.

The HTC One (M8) comes with a body that's '90 percent metal' and exudes the same premium feel as its predecessor, the HTC One.