All in for this one! This must have been the war cry in the tech labs at HTC while developing their new HTC 10. After weeks of speculations and endless of leaks, the smartphone company announced tits latest device to the European fans in London. Dropping the ‘One’ nomenclature from the previous flagships, HTC 10 is a premium flagship nonetheless, it combines a world class camera with gold standard audio, bold new metal unibody design and promise to offer unparalleled performance.

Lets take a look at what the device is and how it is going to chance the way we look at HTC phones from here on.

Camera & Design

On the HTC 10 the engineers have employed new approach to design, there are said to have been inspired by light and are sculpted to perfection. Capturing the light beautifully, the chamfered edges boast a slimmer, more slender look with its full glass front merging seamlessly into the metal body. The team at HTC are passionate about the small details, hence the team worked tirelessly to build a phone where the power button is finely crafted, and placement of the speakers are well thought of to deliver a sleeker look and better sound quality with the fingerprint sensor recognising your finger from almost any angle.

Incorporating the world’s first optically stabilized, larger aperture f/1.8 lenses on both the front and rear cameras, new larger sensors, angle lens and screen flash on the front UltraSelfieTM camera, resulting in sharp images even on low light and users will get high-resolution photos whether behind or in front of the lens. Camera function can be activated within 0.6 seconds and its planted with a 2nd generation laser autofocus. Boasting a DxOMark score of 88*, this is one of the highest camera quality scores of any smartphone to date and is the result of tens of thousands of hours spent fine tuning each element to deliver world-class photos and videos.

Audio

This has always been HTC’s territory, on the HTC 10 audio is again given ample attention with world’s first stereo 24-bit Hi-Res audio recording and is capable in capturing 256 times more detail than regular recordings.

Everyone hears things differently, which is why the HTC 10’s all-new Personal Audio Profile system enhances your audio experience even further. By creating a unique profile that is tuned to your individual hearing, it dynamically adjusts specific sound frequencies to each ear, allowing you to hear music the way that the artist intended. Re-engineered HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi edition speakers feature the same separated tweeter and woofer design as leading acoustic systems and combine with a dedicated amplifier on each speaker, adding to the experience and delivering sound clarity unprecedented on a smartphone.

Local variant should not differ much from the launched edition, however if HTC decides to treat Asian market differently just like when the One M9 Plus instead of One M9 was introduced to Malaysia.

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Below are the full specifications of the HTC 10:

SIZE: 145.9 x 71.9 x 3.0 – 9.0mm1

WEIGHT: 161g1

DISPLAY: 5.2 inch, Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels,

564 pixels per inch) Super LCD 5 with curved-

edge Gorilla Glass

PLATFORM2

 Android™ 6 with HTC Sense™

PROCESSOR

 Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820

 Quad-core, 64-bit, up to 2.2Ghz

Front Camera

 5MP (1.34µm pixel size)

 Autofocus

 BSI sensor

 Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)

 f/1.8 aperture, 23mm focal length

 Full HD 1080p video recording

 Modes include Auto-HDR, Auto Selfie, Voice

Selfie, and Live Make-Up

SOUND

 HTC BoomSound™ Hi-Fi Edition

 Dolby Audio™ 4

 Personal Audio Profile

 Hi-Res Audio certified

 Hi-Res Audio earphones

 Hi-Res Audio stereo recording

 Three microphones with noise cancelation

MEMORY

 Total storage:  32GB or 64GB (available

capacity varies4)

 RAM: 4GB

 Expandable: microSD™ expansion supports

additional memory cards up to 2TB with Flex

Storage (optional cards not included)

CAMERA

Main Camera

 12MP HTC UltraPixel™ 2 (1.55µm pixel size)

 Laser autofocus

 BSI sensor

 Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)

 f/1.8 aperture, 26mm focal length

 Dual tone LED flash

 4K video recording with Hi-Res Audio

 Slow motion video recording at 720p, 120fps

 Modes include Auto-HDR, Panorama, Pro

mode with manual control and 12-bit RAW

format support, Hyperlapse, Zoe capture,

Video Pic, and continuous shooting up to 8fps

NETWORK3

2G/2.5G GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

 800/850/1800/1900 MHz (Japan)

3G UMTS

Varies by region

 850/900/1900/2100 MHz

 850/AWS/900/2100 MHz (America)

CDMA

 800/1900 with EvDO Rev. A (America)

4G LTE™ (up to 450Mbps)

Varies by region

 Asia/Europe: FDD B1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 32;

TDD B38, 40, 41

 America: FDD B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20,

28, 29, 30

 Japan: FDD: B1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19, 21, 26; TDD

B38, 41

 Support Cat 9 LTE: downloads up to 450Mbps,

uploads up to 50Mbps

SIM

 Nano SIM

SENSORS

 Ambient light sensor

 Proximity sensor

 Motion G-sensor

 Compass sensor

 Gyro sensor

 Magnetic sensor

 Fingerprint sensor

 Sensor Hub for activity tracking

LOCATION

Varies by region

 GPS + GLONASS + Beidou (Europe and Asia)

 GPS + GLONASS (America and Japan)

 

CONNECTIVITY

 USB 3.1 Gen1, Type-C

 3.5mm stereo audio jack

 Bluetooth® 4.2

 Wi-Fi®: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5GHz)

 NFC

 DisplayPort

 DNLA™

 Miracast™

 Google Cast™

 AirPlay™

 HTC Connect™ for wirelessly streaming media

from the phone to compatible multi-room

audio systems, TVs, portable speakers and

home entertainment systems

BATTERY5

 Capacity: 3000mAh

 Talk time on 3G/4G: up to 27 hours

 Standby time on 3G/4G: up to 19 days

 Power saving mode

 Extreme power saving mode

 Quick Charge 3.0 with cool charge: up to 50%

charge in 30 minutes

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

 Display color personalization

 Ice View case

 Motion Launch

 Quiet ring on pick-up

 Pocket mode