Tuesday, 20 September 2011

HTC has shown off a new smartphone -- the HTC Rhyme -- which will go on sale in the coming weeks in the USA, exclusively with Verizon Wireless, and globally a few weeks later.

HTC Rhyme includes a refreshed HTC Sense overlay for the Android OS, comes with a 3.7" screen and 5 megapixel camera.

In addition, the camera features a number of photo-taking and sharing elements, including face detection, which ensures that friends are always in focus, action burst scene, which automatically takes five consecutive shots of a scene, and panoramic mode, which lets users stitch several photos together.

The HTC Rhyme's locked home screen can be customized to display the most important content, making it quick and easy to see social updates, photos, snapping a photo or the weather forecast by simply turning on the display.

"HTC Rhyme represents an entirely new approach, based on recognition that there is a substantial group of consumers who want their phones to be more personal and complimentary to every moment of their day," said Scott Croyle, vice president of design, HTC Corporation. "HTC Rhyme is focused on delivering this through a fresh new style and experience that includes a family of innovative accessories like the HTC Rhyme Charm and Docking Station that are meant to naturally integrate into people's lives."

Pricing was not currently available.