HTC had a couple of months back announced that it was exiting the Indian market but the company made a U-turn with the launch of the HTC Wildfire X last week. The Wildfire X was scheduled to go on sale this week. Indeed, HTC India has now announced the device will go on sale in India today starting at noon local time. The device will be sold exclusively on Flipkart.

HTC Wildfire X is an affordable smartphone powered by the MediaTek Helio P22 SoC. The chipset is paired with 3GB of RAM which also has 32GB of internal storage. There is also a 4GB + 128GB memory variant. The device sports a sleek design that doesn’t even pass for a budget device.

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The display is a 6.2-inch HD+ screen with a waterdrop notch at the top. It runs on Android 9.0 Pie out of the box. For optics, there is ana8MP selfie camera at the front, housed inside the notch. At the rear, the device packs a triple camera setup comprising a 12MP main, 8MP telephoto (2x optical zoom), and 5MP depth sensor units. There is a 3300mAh battery under the hood.

As for the pricing, the HTC Wildfire X is priced at INR10,999 ($155) for the 3GB+32GB variant while the 4GB+128GB variant is priced at INR13,999 ($195). The sales will open today with an INR 1000 price cut but the models will revert to their RRP after today. The phone comes in Sapphire Blue color.

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After announcing its departure from the Indian market a few months ago, HTC re-entered it again by launching a new affordable handset: HTC Wildfire X. It is the first phone from a revival of the old and iconic Wildfire series which made a lot of success in the past. But will it be able to contrast the fierce competition in the same segment? It will not be easy for HTC to push the sales of this device and, in order to establish whether or not it will stand a chance against the most important brands, we decided to compare it with two amazing entry-level devices launched in the last period. We are referring to the Samsung Galaxy A10s and Realme 3i: both debuted a few days ago and both look very promising. So, let’s discover together if Wildfire X has the necessary potential to beat them.

HTC Wildfire X vs Samsung Galaxy A10s vs Oppo Realme 3i

Design

Waterdrop notches, narrow bezels, and high screen-to-body ratios. All amazing designs to be simple entry-level devices. But their bodies are made of polycarbonate. Realme 3i and HTC Wildfire X look better because they have a slightly higher screen-to-body ratio and more sophisticated back covers with patterns and reflections. Which one you should go for among these two handsets is up to your tastes. I would choose the Wildfire X because it is thinner and lighter.

Display

Here it is essentially a draw as you would not notice huge differences between the displays of these handsets. All of them come with the same diagonal as well as the same kind of panel, the same pixel density, and the same resolution. So go ahead and do not focus so much on the display. In each case, you get a sufficient panel if you consider that we are talking about very affordable phones.

Specs & Software

Given that it features a way more powerful chipset, Realme 3i wins the hardware comparison. We are talking about the Helio P60 which is faster and more suitable for multi-tasking, compared to the Helio P22 found on both the HTC Wildfire X and Samsung Galaxy A10s. The only advantage of the HTC Wildfire X is that it comes in a variant with more internal storage: up to 128 GB. We would not choose the Samsung Galaxy A10s because it only sports 2 GB of RAM. Android 9 Pie is out of the box.

Camera

HTC Wildfire X has undoubtedly the most interesting rear camera department as it is the only with triple camera setup and one of the few entry-level phones to feature 2x optical zoom. We also like the pixel size of the main sensor which should help to capture more light in the dark. But when it comes to the front camera, Realme 3i should win the challenge because of its higher 13 MP resolution and 1080p video recording.

Battery

Realme 3i has a huge 4230 mAh and, despite we still did not test the batteries of each of these phones, we are pretty sure that it will last more in a lot of scenarios. The second place goes to the Samsung Galaxy A10s which still features a nice 4000 mAh battery, while HTC Wildfire X disappoints with just 3300 mAh, but this does not mean that its battery life will be bad.

Price

Prices and availability of the Samsung Galaxy A10s are still unannounced, but we know that HTC Wildfire X will start from €150/$170 and Realme 3i costs €100/$110 in its base variant. Even though it carries a more affordable price tag, Realme 3i looks a more valid alternative compared to its rivals, unless you want the most amazing rear cameras (in this case go for the HTC Wildfire X). If you do not care about cameras, Samsung Galaxy A10s is a more valid alternative to the HTC Wildfire X as it features a much bigger battery, but overall, it does not make so much sense to choose it instead of the Realme 3i.

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HTC Wildfire X vs Samsung Galaxy A10s vs Oppo Realme 3i: PROs and CONS

Realme 3i

PROs

• Nice design
• Bigger battery
• Good cameras
• Micro SD dedicated slot
• High performance

CONS

• Nothing particular

Samsung Galaxy A10s

PROs

• Big battery
• Nice cameras
• Micro SD dedicated slot
• Bluetooth 5.0

CONS

• Just 2 GB RAM

HTC Wildfire X

PROs

• More versatile cameras
• More internal storage
• Good WiFi connectivity
• Nice design

CONS

• Smaller battery

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In July 2018, Taiwan-based HTC had left the Indian smartphone market. The company has re-entered the Indian market with the launch of HTC Wildfire X smartphone. It is a mid-range phone that comes with a tall aspect ratio display and triple rear cameras. It has arrived with a starting price of Rs. 9,999 (~$140).

HTC Wildfire X Specifications and Features

The HTC Wildfire X houses a 6.22-inch IPS LCD display with waterdrop notch. It produces HD+ resolution. The smartphone delivers an impressive screen space of 88.8 percent. The Helio P22 chipset is the driving force of the smartphone and it comes with up to 4 GB of RAM. For storage, the phone offers up to 128 GB of native storage and a hybrid SIM slot for adding a microSD card.

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The triple camera setup of the HTC Wildfire X has a primary lens of 12-megapixel, a telephoto lens of 8-megapixel with 2x optical zoom and a depth sensor of 5-megapixel. The dual-tone LED flash assisted triple camera sensors promises better low-light photography experience and 8x hybrid zoom. Placed on the frontside of the smartphone is a wide-angle 8-megapixel selfie camera with 86-degree field-of-view.

When it comes to design, the rear shell of the phone has a 3D OPVD mirror finish which gives an attractive appeal. The handset has a thickness of 7.95mm. The other features of the Wildfire X are rear-positioned fingerprint scanner, Android 9 Pie OS, Wi-Fi, dual 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth, GPS, USB-C and 3.5mm headphone slot. Lastly, the smartphone has a ‘Mybuddy’ security feature that automatically activate loud alarms in emergency situations apart from sending live location to family and friends. The said feature can also send real-time audio and video of the surroundings.

HTC Wildfire X Price and Availability

The HTC Wildfire X has arrived in two model such as 3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. They are respectively priced at 10,999 (~$154) and Rs. 13,999 (~$196). These handsets will be exclusively available for buying through Flipkart starting from Aug. 22. Sapphire Blue is the sole color of the smartphone.

For a limited period, the aforementioned Wildfire X models will be available with reduced pricing of Rs. 9,999 (~$140) and Rs. 12,999 (~$182). The smartphone comes with 1-year warranty. Also, buyers will be able to take advantage of 6 months no-questions-asked accident damage protection along with a complimentary pick and drop service.

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This month has been a mix of good and bad for HTC. First, it was announced that the Taiwanese company no longer sell its phones in the UK as a result of a patent dispute with the Munich-based company, IPCom. The patent in question is related to a wireless technology developed for car phones. While UK fans of the company mourn the unavailability of HTC phones, those in India are celebrating the company’s plan to return to the Indian market.

Today, HTC India released a teaser confirming its return to the country. The video chronicles HTC’s achievements – from the first touch-centric phone in 2007 to the first Android phone in 2018 and the first smartphone with a metal body in 2013 and more.

Hello India! Our journey of innovation continues. 

Can you guess what's coming next?#htcIndia pic.twitter.com/bTavBjvcUw

— HTC India (@HTC_IN) August 12, 2019

The last few seconds of the thirty-six-second video shows a sketch of the phone launching in India this year. The only detail it reveals is that the phone will have a waterdrop notch.

The phone is believed to be the HTC Wildfire (2019), which according to leaks, will sport a 6.2-inch HD+ display, an Helio P23 processor, 16MP + 5MP dual rear cameras, and a 3500mAh battery. It will also have 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

As you can see in the teaser, the phone isn’t the only product teased. There is a smaller device with a wrist strap. We have no idea what the second product is but we have a guess. We think it is a power bank or a portable battery pack.

HTC has made power banks in the past but we haven’t heard of a new model in a while. It makes sense if it also plans to revive its accessory business alongside its smartphone business in India.

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HTC is restarting (read rebooting) its budget Wildfire series and we expect they shouldn’t burn a hole in your pocket. Last week, specs of four new models surfaced. First was the Wildfire and Wildfire E1 and then the Wildfire E and Wildfire E Plus. Now specs of a fifth model called the Wildfire X has also surfaced.

The Wildfire X is said to have a display with a 19:9 aspect ratio and a 1520 x 720 resolution. Sadly, there is no mention of the screen size. We just hope it isn’t too big.

Inside the phone will be a MediaTek Helio P22 processor alongside 4GB of RAM. No storage options have been revealed. There are also no details on the camera configuration and battery capacity. The source does mention that it will run Android 9 Pie out of the box. It is not like we were expecting any less.

Just like the other Wildfire phones, we do not know when this will launch.

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