HTC to launch next two smartphones with MTK chipset

HTC is all geared up to launch the next flagship smartphone at the CES in 2015. HTC is also rumoured to launch two other smartphones alongside the flagship. HTC’s flagship smartphone is codenamed Hima, and dubbed as the HTC One (M9) by the rumour mill.

HTC is all set to unveil the flagship Hima (or One (M9)) at the CES 2015 in January. The smartphone will feature a Snapdragon 810 powerhouse, and will sport a 5-inch full HD 1080p display.

At least, Hima_Ultra for Chinese market will be powered by MTK chipset. Also, Hima_Ace will be powered by MTK chipset too.

— @upleaks (@upleaks) December 17, 2014

Alongside the flagship Hima, there are also two other smartphones that will be unveiled. The two variants would be the HTC Hima Ace and the HTC Hima Ultra. The ultra is rumoured to sport a 5.5-inch display with a quad HD display.

According to a report on Softpedia, HTC has been using MTK chipsets on their recent models, which include the Desire 310, Desire 516 and the Desire 820, of which, the latter uses the 64-bit 8-core chipset. Famous leakster @upleaks tweeted that the HTC Hima Ace and HTC Hima Ultra will both be built using the MTK chipsets.

HTC is also rumoured to launch a Windows Phone 10-based smartphone with the same chipset, similar to the HTC One (M8) it did last year. The HTC smartphones will feature Google’s latest Android operating system Lollipop v5.0 out of the box.