Z ara ", ▁describing ▁its ▁design ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁the ▁HT C ▁One ▁and ▁recent ▁Des ire - brand ed ▁devices , ▁and ▁indicating ▁that ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁released ▁on ▁S print ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁device ▁was ▁officially ▁un ve iled ▁as ▁the ▁Des ire ▁ 6 0 1 ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁with ▁a ▁release ▁in ▁Europe , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁Africa ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁it ▁was ▁exclus ively ▁released ▁by ▁V od af one . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁S print ▁subs idi ary ▁Virgin ▁Mobile ▁USA ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁release ▁the ▁Des ire ▁ 6 0 1 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁HT C ▁Des ire . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁D ual - SI M ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁HT C ▁Des ire ▁ 6 0 1 ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Taiwan . ▁ ▁Spec ifications ▁ ▁The ▁overall ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁HT C ▁Des ire ▁ 6 0 1 ▁echo es ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁HT C ▁One , ▁with ▁a ▁soft ▁poly car bon ate ▁shell , ▁front - f acing ▁s tere o ▁speak ers , ▁and ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁navigation ▁keys . ▁A ▁remov able ▁rear ▁cover ▁ex poses ▁a ▁remov able , ▁ 2 1 0 0 ▁m Ah ▁battery , ▁and ▁a ▁micro SD ▁slot . ▁The ▁device ▁uses ▁a ▁