HTC is bringing the design language from the One series down to entry level devices, according to an image by notorious leaker evleaks.
The HTC Zara has been rumoured before, but its specs never really jumped out at us. With a 4.5-inch qHD screen (960×540 pixels), a dual-core 1.2Ghz Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB internal storage, an UltraPixel camera, a 2100mAh battery and, perhaps most interestingly, Android 4.3 with Sense 5.5.
As handsets go, the Zara (a codename and not final shipping designation) looks to be a mix of the lower-end Desire line and the HTC One. You can see two front-facing speakers along with the company’s unique button placement. The main differences are the more rounded corners and that distinctly Desire-like camera ring on the back.
The HTC One has been promised a jump to Android 4.3, but it’s unclear whether it will benefit from a newer version of Sense in the process. Devices like the One Mini and European versions of the HTC One that have already been updated to Android 4.2 retained the same version of Sense, though the software had a few notable enhancements.
Sense is HTC’s differentiator in the Android game, though recently it has been focusing more on hardware improvements than software gimmicks. Whether Sense 5.5 will retain the familiar BlinkFeed home screen remains to be seen, but we don’t think HTC will mess with a good thing.
[source]evleaks[/source]
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