IFA 2014: A New Hero, CAT’s Tough Phone and a New Desire

Samsung, Sony and Lenovo might have the biggest announcements at IFA last week primarily due to the sheer volume of products these companies introduced during the event, but there are certain one-offs that deserve our attention.
For starters, there’s the new Desire 820 smartphone from HTC. The phone is built around a 5.5-inch display with 720p resolution. Under the hood, there’s a Snapdragon 615 chip with an octa-core processor (2 quad-core processors clocked at 1.5GHz and 1.0GHz respectively), an Adreno 405 GPU, a 13MP+8MP camera combo, BoomSound speakers and Cat 4 LTE connectivity.

The Desire 820 will be available by the end of September and will be offered in different color options including marble white, tuxedo grey, Santorini white, milky-way grey, tangerine white, saffron grey, flamingo grey, blue mist and monarch orange.
Another smartphone that made a debut at IFA last week was the Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2. The phablet is touting a 6-inch TF LCD display with Full HD resolution (~367ppi) which is covered by a layer of Dragontrail glass with oleophobic coating.

Under the hood is a MediaTek MT6592 chip with an octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage.  Power is delivered by a 3100mAh pack giving the Hero 2 almost 10 hours of 3G talk time. There’s also LTE, NFC and a stylus optimized for handwriting recognition.
The back of the device is graced by a 13MP camera with optical image stabilization that is capable of recoding Full HD videos. Alcatel will start selling the Hero 2 by the end of September for around $450.
Lastly, there’s the CAT S50 smartphone. The device is designed to be incredibly tough with military-grade protection including IP67 and MIL-810G certification. There’s also a shatter-proof front glass and a rugged design giving it that tough and durable look.

Performance is delivered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and 8GB of expandable storage. The phone also comes with a 4.7-inch HD display, an 8MP camera with LED flash and a stock version of Android 4.4 KitKat.
CAT is also installing its own CAT app store with 1000+ apps that are designed for CAT users. The phone will be offered in two different colour options – forest and slate and will cost around $500.
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