The HTC One is the model's latest flagship handset, following on from the similarly named HTC One X and HTC One X+. Does the HTC One deliver sufficient to the desk to compete with the likes of the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Nokia Lumia 920?T3 was invited alongside to take alongside to take a look at the brand new cellphone previous to the official unveiling - here's what the thought...
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HTC One: Measurement and build
The handset feels extraordinarily skinny and measures simply 9mm at its thickest level, tapering to 5mm on the sides. The One tips the scales at 143g, which is slightly heavier than the One X (130g) as well as the iPhone 5 (112g) and the Samsung Galaxy S3 (133g).
Though there is a notable difference within the weight on paper, we reckon you'd be arduous pushed to even notice the tiny chunk of additional heft because the One certainly feels pretty svelte.
The on/off button on the highest edge sits almost totally flush against the phone, giving a really slick finish. Likewise, the amount rocker on the right-hand fringe of the telephone also fits easily towards the phone chassis and has a steel finish, with textured concentric circles for a premium feel.
The flagship mannequin encompasses a silver, brushed aluminium finish, and so they'll even be a black model available from launch as well.
HTC One: Options
The One's primary innovation is the inclusion of HTC BlinkFeed. It is a new homescreen within the type of an image-based news feed that you would be able to scroll down through. You possibly can customise it by selecting which explicit feeds it gets its content from - HTC tells us that might be a minimum of 15 top media titles at launch.
You may also add Facebook to the equation. The thought is to give you one useful place to kill time if you turn in your cellphone to have a fast rummage around your social networks and the news.
The new mannequin additionally sports activities HTC BoomSound - a revamped model of HTc's Beats audio tech, which also sees the audio system being moved to the front of the handset.
The up to date Sense UI also includes HTC Sense TV, which signifies that the handset can be used as a TV remote, because of the IR control on the telephone's power button.
HTC One: Digicam
Also big news on the One is the digital camera, with HTC making an attempt to bust the megapixel rely fantasy by utilizing an 'Ultrapixel' sensor. The idea is to give attention to particular person pixel dimension quite than pixel count, as the latter doesn't essentially mean higher footage, though we perceive that the UltaPixel camera may have a four MP sensor.
We're undecided that the anybody but the most ardent tech followers will understand, or even care concerning the 'Ultrapixel' re-branding, however we look ahead to giving the digicam a correct test.
In accordance with HTC, the new sensor absorbs a whopping 313% extra light than a mean 13MP sensor. We'll should take their phrase for it at this level, but obviously that's something that we'll have a look at as quickly as we can get a full assessment mannequin in at T3 Towers.
HTc has caught with the HTC One X's market-main aperture size of f/2.zero, compared to the the iPhone's f/2.four and the Samsung Galaxy S3's f/2.6 (when talking apertures, the lower the quantity, the better). This combined with the new sensor signifies that the One has been designed with low light pictures clearly in mind.
The camera additionally includes Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) - the first of its kind on an Android phone. You will also have the ability to report HDR footage in 720p HD at 60fps and in 1080p at 30fps.
HTC One: Zoe Mode
The maker has additionally launched Zoe Mode, presumably named after the zoetrope. This allows you to concurrently shoot both excessive-def video and still photos in burst mode and information both earlier than and after the shutter button is pressed in order that you do not miss any of the action.
From this, the One can create so-called 'Zoes' - three-second video clips, the place each frame might be isolated as an individual shot.
These can then be displayed in cutomsied galleries with backing music, like a slideshow.
These might be shared to HTC's Zoe Share web site, the place it is going to live for 180 days for free. HTC hasn't made agency plans on what occurs after one hundred eighty days simply but - presumably the model is waiting to see how fashionable the service is earlier than making any lengthy-time period plans.
HTC One: Display
The One sports a generous 4.7-inch display screen with a full HD resolution and a formidable pixel density of 468ppi, compared to the 326ppi found on the iPhone 5.
The screen additionally features the same lamination as the One X, which implies that the viewing angle is excellent. Controls beneath the display have neen trimmed back to simply Back and Home soft keys.
HTC One: Efficiency
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Beneath the chassis, you will find a Quadcore Qualcomm Snapdragon processor clocking in at 1.7GHz. You may additionally get 2GB of RAM plus a choice of 32 or 64GB of on-board storage. Add to that the two years of free storage (25GB) on Dropbox and you must have more than enough room to retailer your cherished content.
HTC One: Verdict
The HTC One One appears to be like like a powerful smartphone, although whether the brand could make efficiently convey its key options is another matter. We reckon the Ultrapixel concern might nicely confuse things for all however hardcore tech followers, whereas the Zoe Mode is also set to be considerably devisive. Keep tuned for a full review.