Meet the new HTC One, Complete Analysis

HTC One

Everything Your Phone Isn't

 "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".

This smartphone is a masterpiece of design, comfort and performance. It's unibody aluminium casing is resistant and sleek, and a plastic border holds the ports, volume buttons, earphone jack and power button. The screen is covered with a Gorilla Glass sheet with an elegant beveled design on te sides, The aluminum casing extends above and below the glass on the front of the phone and covers both speakers (upper and lower), sensors, and front camera. On the convex back of the phone we find the new HTC UltraPixel Camera, an LED flash, a secondary microphone for noise cancellation, and logos.
The HTC One is much thinner at its edges than it is at its center and doesn’t feel thick at all while being held.

"BoomSound" is a fantastic feature, the quality, clarity and power of these speakers have never been seen on a mobile device ever. It has an amplifier tuned by Beats Audio.

The 4,7 inch sharp and crisp display is absolutely impressive. 1920x1080 Full HD resolution and 468 dpi are big numbers, defeating his nearest rivals, the iPhone 5 (326 dpi) and the Samsung Galaxy S4 (441 dpi). Colors are very natural and pleasant, not so saturated as on Galaxy S4 or iPhone 5

Image: HTC. - With a sleek aluminum body, a live home screen that streams all of your favorite content, a photo gallery that comes to life, and dual frontal stereo spreakers, the new HTC One is ready to reshape your smartphone experience. 

About the software, The new version of HTC Sense is very clean, HTC email is one of the best mailing apps found on an android phone, HTC’s “BlinkFeed” is an active home screen that loads content from 1,400 providers. It stays connected to social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Tired of remotes taking up valuable couch space? The new HTC One is ready to help you channel surf. With Sense TV, all it takes is a few simple steps and you’ll be able to select TV channels, access program guides, adjust audio and more with your HTC One. Find your favorite shows, and it will notify you when they’re on. Take control of any device with your phone thanks to an IR blaster that acts as a universal controller.

The HTC One is powered by a 2300 mAh Li-Po battery unit that handles the latest quad-core Snapdragon 600 chipset, and life is very good for a big screen smartphone, you can easily charge it up every 2 days.


One of the most talked about features of the new HTC One is the “UltraPixel” camera. Designed around the idea that smartphones are the primary camera for many people, the HTC UltraPixel camera delivers an advanced CMOS sensor and optical lens system that captures more light per pixel than other leading smartphones. this way you can capture low light shots with the quality of a pro $1k+ camera.

Definitively HTC has nearly perfected what a smart phone should be. The quality packed into this phone spills over into every aspect the user comes in contact with.

The 2013 "high end" smartphones war of the HTC One begins with devices like Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note III, Google’s “X Phone,” new RAZR handsets, new Optimus G, and many more to come.

Full HTC One Specs

CPU Speed

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 600, quad-core, 1.7GHz

Platform Android

Android™ with HTC Sense™ HTC BlinkFeed™

SIM card type

microSIM

Memory/Storage

Total storage : 32GB/64GB, available capacity varies

RAM 

2 GB DDR2

Network²

2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

• 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G - UMTS/ HSPA:

• Europe/ Middle East/ Africa: : 900/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42 Mbps
• Asia: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42 Mbps
• Canada/ Latin America: 850/1900/2100 MHz up to HSDPA 42 Mbps
• T-Mobile (US): 850/ AWS/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 42 Mbps
• AT&T: 850/1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 21 Mbps
• Sprint: 1900/2100 MHz with HSDPA up to 14.4 Mbps

3G - CDMA:

• 800/1900 MHz for Sprint

4G - LTE:

• Europe/ Middle East/ Africa: 800/1800/2600 MHz
• Asia: 1800/2600 MHz
• T-Mobile (US)/ AT&T/ Canada/ Latin America: 700 MHz and AWS band
• Sprint: 1900 MHz

GPS

Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS
Digital compass

Sensors

Gyro sensor
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

Connectivity³

• 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
• NFC capable³
• Compliant with Bluetooth 4.0
• Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX™ enabled
• Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n
• DLNA® for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer
• HTC Connect
• Miracast wireless display standard
• Support consumer infrared remote control
• micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection (Special cable required for HDMI connection.)

Sound enhancement

HTC BoomSound™

• Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
• Studio-quality sound with Beats Audio™
• HDR Microphone
• Sense Voice

Camera

• HTC UltraPixel Camera
• BSI sensor, Pixel size 2.0 µm, Sensor size 1/3'
• Dedicated HTC ImageChip™ 2
• F2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens
• Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
• Smart Flash: Five levels of flash automatically set by distance to subject
• Front Camera: 2.1 MP, 88⁰ wide angle lens with HDR capability
• 1080p Full HD video recording with HDR Video
• HTC Zoe™ with Sequence Shot, Always Smile and Object Removal
• Gallery with Video Highlights and HTC Share
• Continuous shooting and VideoPic
• Slow motion video recording with variable speed playback

Multimedia

Audio supported formats:

• Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
• Recording: .amr

Video supported formats:

• Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3)
• Recording: .mp4

Battery

Embedded rechargeable Li-polymer battery
Capacity : 2300 mAh

Talk time:

• Up to 18 hours for WCDMA
• Up to 19 hours for CDMA
• Up to 27 hours for GSM

Standby time:

• Up to 500 hours for WCDMA
• Up to 496 hours for CDMA
• Up to 479 hours for GSM

AC Adapter

Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5 V and 1 A

Source: HTC

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