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Android 5.0 Lollipop Update India Rollout Begins for HTC Desire 816, One (E8), and More

Android 5.0 Lollipop Update India Rollout Begins for HTC Desire 816, One (E8), and More

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 15 May 2015 16:02 IST

HTC India on Thursday announced the start of the Android 5.0 Lollipop update rollout for four of its smartphones - the Desire 816 (see above), Desire Eye, One (E8), and One Dual SIM.

The company confirmed the news via a tweet earlier this week that read, "We know you've been waiting for the Android Lollipop. It is finally here. Update your HTC Smartphones today!"

To recall, HTC started pushing out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the HTC Desire Eye and HTC Desire 816 last month in the UK. The single-SIM variant of the HTC One (see below) started receiving the update in February.

HTC Desire 816, HTC Desire Eye, HTC One (E8), and HTC One Dual SIM users can also manually check for the update by going to Settings > About phone > Software update on their handsets. As yet, there is no official changelog for the update.

Android 5.0 Lollipop, besides adding Material Design, also includes a new lock screen and notification tray along and enhanced privacy features. Improvements to search function and support for multiple pages in recent apps are also included in the update.

Some of the other notable features of Android 5.0 Lollipop include a cleaner, flatter Material Design UI with a more fluid interface as well as animations. There is a new 'Quick settings' menu that has been revamped, and includes new controls like flashlight, hotspot, cast screen controls and more. Android 5.0 Lollipop also comes with an opt-in kill switch dubbed 'Factory Reset Protection', which will allow users to wipe out the device's data and Smart Lock feature. There is the new Messenger app; a guest user mode with custom options for access; and screen pinning that lets users fix in place the screen that's displayed without allowing guests to go further. Google has also added a new battery saver feature to Android 5.0 Lollipop, claiming to extend device battery life by up to 90 minutes.

Last month, HTC also confirmed Android 5.1 Lollipop update for the One (M8) will rollout in August, complete with Sense 7 UI introduced with the HTC One M9.

HTC One dual SIM

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 4.70-inch

Processor 1.7GHz quad-core

Front Camera 2.1-megapixel

Rear Camera 4-Ultrapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 2300mAh

OS Android 4.1

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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HTC Desire 816

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Stupendous camera performance
Good battery life
Good pricing

Bad
Inconsistent design
Slightly large

Read detailed HTC Desire 816 review

Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 1.5GB

Storage 8GB

Battery Capacity 2600mAh

OS Android 4.4

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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HTC Desire Eye

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Gorgeous design
Blazing fast performance
Waterproof

Bad
Average selfie camera
Below-par battery life

Read detailed HTC Desire Eye review

Display 5.20-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

Front Camera 13-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 2400mAh

OS Android 4.4.4

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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HTC One (E8)

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 5.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AB)

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 2600mAh

OS Android 4.4.2

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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