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HTC unveiled its new phone, Desire Z, in India. This 3G touch phone also has a slide out QWERTY keyboard. The 3.7 inch screen gives a 480X800 WVGA resolution. This Android 2.2 (Froyo) based mobile, comes with HTC Sense and is powered by an 800 MHz CPU. It has a 512MB RAM and a 1.5GB internal storage which can further be expanded up to 32GB using microSD memory card. Desire Z features a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash. Apart from 3G, connectivity options include GPRS, Wi-Fi, EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, and a micro USB port. Its 1300 mAh battery gives a talk time of up to 400 minutes on WCDMA and 590 minute on GSM, and a 430 hours of standby time.