Jun 22 HTC Rio, Accord & Zenith: Trio of Windows Phone 8 devices

If you have followed the interesting Windows Phone Summit then you must know HTC, Huawei, Nokia and Samsung will be coming with the first stock of Windows Phone 8 handsets. Huawei has announced a new Ascend Windows Phone 8 handset while HTC has an aim to take lead on all manufactures; it is expected to announce a trio of Windows phone 8 smartphones– the HTC Rio, HTC Accord and HTC Zenith.

HTC Rio is said to be an entry level Windows Phone with 4 inch WVGA display, Qualcomm MSM8227 processor, 5 megapixels camera capable of 720p video shooting, 512 MB of internal memory and14.4Mbps HSPA.

The HTC Accord is driven by dual-core CPU, 1 gigs of RAM, 4.3 inch 720p Super LCD 2 screen, 8MP camera with 1080p video capture, NFC support and 42Mbps HSPA+.

HTC Zenith will be a high end quad-core monster. It is designed with 4.7 inch Super LCD 2 screen, 8MP camera capable of 1080p video recording and 42Mbps HSPA+.

All the three smartphones will be running Windows Phone 8, HTC Zenith and Accord share some qualities of One X and One S. The entry level HTC Rio and mid range HTC Accord will release in October while HTC Zenith is expected to arrive in fourth quarter of the year.