The HTC Aria (formerly known as HTC Liberty) packs the same hardware as the HTC HD mini – a 3.2″ HVGA capacitive touchscreen, 5MP camera and 3G connectivity in a compact body. It runs on a 600MHz CPU and has 384MB or RAM – which is exactly what its fancier Android sibling – the HTC Legend – has.
The major change between the HTC Aria and the HD mini is the OS – the Aria runs Android 2.1.
There are a few other changes as well – a different set of hardware keys and the addition of an optical trackpad, but that’s about it.
The HTC Aria offers quad-band GSM/EDGE and 3G with HSPA along with Wi-Fi and GPS in the connectivity department. It has a microSD card slot for memory expansion and there’s a 2GB card in the box to get you started. The 1200mAh Li-Ion battery provides enough juice for 6 hours of talk time or up to 15 days and a half of standby.
The HTC Aria will hit retail store on June 20 for 230 US dollars (130 after a mail-in rebate). That’s with a two-year contract and a smartphone data plan. The AT&T press release says that the Aria is exclusive for AT&T in the US – we still hope to see a version of it available on our side of the Atlantic.
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