HTC 10 smartphone will launch in India on May 26, which is today. The big question will be how the HTC 10 is priced.
HTC is set to launch its new flagship, the HTC 10 smartphone, in India today. HTC 10 was globally unveiled in April, and is priced at $699 in the US. Now, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer has sent out invites for a launch event in India on Thursday. The launch has been delayed by over a month.
HTC 10 is the make-or-break smartphone for the Taiwanese company, which used to figure in the list of top smartphone vendors till a few quarters back. Sales for the company have fallen drastically, and HTC has been trying to make a comeback in the premium segment.
HTC 10 will compete with high-end premium smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge and LG G5.
HTC 10 features a 2K display, an aluminium uni-body design and the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. The smartphone comes with new BoomSound technology, Dolby Surround Sound and best in class DAC.
As for specs, HTC 10 sports a 5.2-inch 2K display, and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 2.2 Ghz. It comes with 4GB RAM, and 32GB storage space. There’s a micro-SD slot as well with 2TB capacity.
HTC 10 features a 12 megapixel camera with HTC’s Ultrapixel technology. HTC has included OIS in the rear and front cameras, and the rear camera supports 4K recording and comes with an f/1.8 aperture. The pixel size is 1.55μm. The front camera is 5 megapixels with 1.34 μm pixel size.
HTC 10 runs Android 6 with HTC Sense, which appears to be very closer to stock Android. HTC says that there is no duplication of apps. The battery is 3000 mAh, and HTC is promising up to 27 hours of talk time on this smartphone. The smartphone supports Quick Charge 3.0 and the HTC 10 can get to 50 per cent charge in just under 30 minutes.
The smartphone supports USB Type-C charging. In terms of connectivity, it has Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz) support for Chromecast, AirPlay, and Miracast. There’s also a fingerprint sensor on the front button.
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