While that may sound like incredible feats worthy of a flagship-class smartphone, the device itself is actually a mid-ranger – more on that later. And besides its VR and “metaverse” compatibility, the Desire 22 Pro also comes with built-in tools that allows you to directly manage digital assets like cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Whether this is actually a good or bad thing, we’ll leave it to you to decide. First off, the HTC Desire 22 Pro features a flat 6.6-inch LCD panel with FHD+ (1080 x 2412 pixel) resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 20:9 aspect ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The phone also comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, a USB-C port for data transfer and charging, and is rated IP67 in terms of water and dust resistance. As mentioned earlier, it is actually a mid-range smartphone, considering its hardware specifications. On that note, it is equipped with a 5G-enabled Snapdragon 695 chipset, which is paired together with 8GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. HTC says the latter can also be further expanded up to 1TB via a microSD card. Besides that, the Desire 22 Pro comes with NFC, WiFi and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity, as well as Android 12 out of the box. Powering the device is a 4,520 mAh battery capacity, which is considerably less than what is usually offered for phones within the mid-range tier. Nevertheless, it does feature wired and wireless fast charging support at 18W and 15W respectively. Meanwhile, colour options for the phone include rose gold and black. Imaging-wise, on the back of the Desire 22 Pro is a triple camera setup that comprises a 64MP f/1.8 primary shooter, a 13MP f/2.4 ultrawide, and a 5MP f/2.4 depth sensor. Housed within the display’s punch-hole cutout, on the other hand, is a 32MP f/2.0 selfie camera. The HTC Desire 22 Pro is slated to go on sale in Taiwan and Europe on 1 July and 1 August 2022 respectively. As for pricing, the new smartphone will retail at TWD 11,990 (~RM 1,776) for the former, and EUR 459 (~RM 2,137) for the latter. The company did not reveal whether it will be released in other markets outside of the two regions at this time. (Source: HTC [official website])
