HTC America has announced four new ‘premium’ Desire smartphones that it claims are “affordable.”

Since cheap, free and affordable are the leitmotifs of DirtCheapNYC, we’re intrigued by the new devices.

Now affordable means different things to different New Yorkers and is often determined by the size of your wallet.

Plus, to confound us further HTC did not disclose prices for the new devices.

HTC – 4 New Smartphones

Expect to see HTC Desire 626, HTC Desire 626s, HTC Desire 526 and HTC Desire 520 soon from the following prepaid and postpaid service providers – AT&T, Boost Mobile, Cricket, MetroPCS, Sprint Prepaid, T-Mobile, Tracfone, Verizon Wireless and Virgin Mobile USA.

Until we see the prices, we’ll reserve judgment on whether HTC’s new Desire smartphones are really affordable and not just claims.

We’ll update this post once see the prices.

HTC Desire 526 & 626 – Specs

Here are the four new HTC Desire smartphones and their specs:

* HTC Desire 626 – 5-inch display, 8MP back camera, 5MP front-facing camera, HD 720p video recording, 16GB storage, 1.5GB RAM, Micro SD, 140gms, quad-core processor, various dual-colors, 4G LTE, 2000 mAh battery and expandable memory
* HTC Desire 626s – 5-inch display, 8MP back camera, 2MP front-facing camera, HD 720p video recording, 16GB storage, 1.5GB RAM, Micro SD, 140gms, quad-core processor, various dual-colors, 4G LTE, 2000 mAh battery and expandable memory
* HTC Desire 526 – 4.7-inch display, 8MP back camera, 2MP front-facing camera, HD 720p video recording, 8GB storage, 1.5GB RAM, Micro SD, 156gms, quad-core processor, Android 5.1, stealth black color, 4G LTE, 2000 mAh battery and expandable memory
* HTC Desire 520 – 4.5-inch display, 8MP back camera, 2MP front-facing camera, HD 720p video recording, 8GB storage, 1.5GB RAM, Micro SD, 156gms, quad-core processor, Android 5.1, steel gray color, 4G LTE, 2000 mAh battery and expandable memory