HTC One availability roundup

HTC were once king of the Android market but has recently lost a lot of ground to the likes of Samsung, but things look to be changing with the stunning HTC One smartphone, and the company has now provided some availability details for the device.

There has been plenty of news regarding component shortages of the HTC One with fears the handset could be seeing long delays, but now the company has revealed release details for its new flagship smartphone.Starting next week the likes of the UK, Germany, and Taiwan will begin receiving the HTC One, but unfortunately US consumers will have to wait a little later and will get access to the smartphone before the end of April.

The statement that the company released doesn’t confirm any component shortages, but instead the device has seen huge demand and believes it will be worth the wait. The rest of Europe and most of the Asia-Pacific will also get the HTC One before the end of April according to the company’s statement.This delay will mean though that the device in the US at least, will become available around the same time as the Samsung Galaxy S4, which for the time being will be its main rival. While the HTC One may have a slightly smaller screen it has that lovely aluminium frame along with front facing speakers.


 

While HTC’s success with the upcoming HTC One is anything but certain considering the stiff competition and massive marketing budgets HTC faces from rivals like Apple and Samsung, there’s a reason this new phone has been adored so widely by early reviewers. It’s not just the impeccable design. It’s not just the sleek unibody aluminum case. It’s not just the fantastic construction. It’s not just the dramatically improved Sense software suite. It’s not just the great features baked into Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. It’s something more than all that.

It this regard, the HTC One changes everything we have come to accept with smartphones, and with consumer electronics in general. You don’t have to have a cheap-feeling plastic phone like the Galaxy S III to also have a big, beautiful high-definition display. You don’t have to live without innovative features like Google Now or deal with a comparatively tiny screen to have a gorgeous piece of hardware like the iPhone 5. You don’t have to carry a huge, clunky handset like the Lumia 920 to enjoy a fresh user interface that positions real-time content updates at the forefront.

With the HTC One, you can have Apple-quality hardware, a Samsung-quality display, one of the most refined versions of Android in the world and an all-around outstanding user experience all rolled up into one single smartphone. HTC might have launched the One X+, One X, One S and other One-branded smartphones last year.

HTC has once again built a sleek and sturdy unibody aluminum case to house its new flagship phone. A plastic insert runs around the perimeter of the handset and holds things like the microUSB charging port, volume rocker, audio jack and power button. The face of the phone consists of a large sheet of Gorilla Glass that spills over the sides and maintains the lines created by the polished chamfered bezel. The aluminum enclosure extends above and below the glass on the front of the handset to cover the “BoomSound” speakers, sensors and a front-facing camera.