HTC unveils metaverse smartphone Desire 22 Pro

The Taiwanese company HTC has released the Desire 22 Pro smartphone with metaverse and NFT support.

Desire 22 pro is the phone to carry you into the future.
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— HTC (@htc) June 28, 2022

The phone is pitched as a mid-range model with a 6.6-inch display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor. The device is compatible with the Viverse ecosystem and HTC’s VR products, such as the Vive Flow headset. The smartphone serves as a controller for the headset.

You can also manage digital assets, including NFTs, via the Vive Wallet app using Desire 22 Pro. Another service — Vive Avatar — lets users create virtual avatars.

The phone is equipped with a 64-megapixel main camera, with a 13 MP and 5 MP secondary sensors. The selfie camera features a 32 MP sensor.

Desire 22 Pro comes with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. The device runs Android 12.

Security is provided by a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. The body is IP67 water- and dust-resistant.

Sales of the Desire 22 Pro are scheduled for July 1 at around $405.

In 2018, HTC introduced the first version of its Exodus 1 blockchain smartphone.

In a subsequent modification to the model, the company added support for a full Bitcoin node, cryptocurrency swaps and other features related to digital assets. In 2020, the Exodus 1s gained the ability to mine Monero (XMR).

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