Going by the history of previous
HTC flagship releases, it can be estimated that the HTC 11 will be released some time in March or April, with March being the favorite.
Not exact matches
This year, however, the new
HTC One M9
flagship made its official debut back at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 on March 1, but the retail
release was left for a later date.
Well,
HTC has formally announced their new commitment to support all future
flagship devices with major updates for 2 years after they've been
released (US - only initiative).
Imagine
flagship releases from Motorola,
HTC, and LG with Ice Cream Sandwich available on AT&T, T - Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint all at practically the same time... in addition to a Google Nexus handset from Samsung.
This week started with One Mobile Ring reporting that
HTC's two new
flagship handsets the Desire HD and Desire Z were priced, SIM free and unlocked with their arrival date being
released too.
No Android
flagships launched before the S8's rumored April 14
release will carry the 835 SoC — both the LG G6 and
HTC U Ultra, for example, are expected to feature a Snapdragon 821.
Furthermore, the Sony camera sensors found in the U Ultra will be swapped for more up - to - date versions when
HTC releases its new
flagship.
With the Galaxy S7 duo already out for a full month in both North America and Europe, and the LG G5 commercially
released nearly a couple of weeks back,
HTC clearly can't afford to keep prospective buyers of its own new
flagship phone waiting.
The last
HTC flagship, the
HTC 10, received Nougat within 100 days of it being
released into the wild; we expected a similar timeline for Oreo on the U11, putting it sometime around the end of November.
But over the last two years
HTC has lost significant ground,
releasing a collection of uninspiring mid-range devices and
flagships that failed to compete with the big guns of Samsung, Apple and LG.
Following an update which rolled out to its
flagship HTC U11, the company is now rolling out Android Oreo to the recently
released HTC U11 Life.
Compared with the other
flagship released at the same time, the Samsung Galaxy S5, the
HTC One M8 has a better design and better Android implementation.
Since its
release,
HTC has updated numerous core apps (Sense TV, Dot View app) for their
flagship Windows Phone, although Camera has gone without one.
When Nougat was
released last year,
HTC announced that it would offer it to its current
flagship at the time, the 10, along with the previous one, the One M9.
The daily
flagship release schedule is underway, and
HTC is no stranger to that particular dance.
Although many recently
released flagship smartphones, like the Samsung Galaxy S7 and
HTC 10, are shipping with quad HD displays, Xiaomi has chosen to stick with the tried - and - true full HD resolution.
Two years after the
release of the original Vive,
HTC has upgraded the display, ergonomics, and camera system of their
flagship HMD.
Good News for Android Tweaks lovers,
HTC released the source code for all versions of its latest
flagship device,
HTC One M8.
At the same time
HTC released it's latest
flagship One M9 with the New
HTC Sense 7 UI with a more flat design.
Two days after AT&T
released the Extreme Power Saver mode update for the
HTC One (M8), T - Mobile has decided to join in on the fun and
release the update for its version on
HTC's
flagship phone.
At the same time
HTC released its latest
flagship HTC One M9 with the New
HTC Sense 7 UI with a more flat design.
In 2017,
HTC released the U series
flagship smartphones.
Locked in serious competition with a number of other
flagship Android phones that have been
released so far this year — the
HTC One, the Sony Xperia Z, the LG Optimus G Pro — the Samsung Galaxy S IV has a lot riding on it.
Since then
HTC, LG, Samsung, Sony, and others have
released new
flagship and mid-range devices running Lollipop.
Though a sale to take the edge off new Android
flagship releases isn't necessarily a bad idea (and
HTC is also gearing up for another smartphone
release soon), the swiftness with which
HTC has slashed its most recent phone's price does suggest it hasn't been selling very well.
The front - facing Boomsound speakers are a headline USP for
HTC's
flagship range, so it's great to see them in a mid-range
release like this.
The 10, unlike
HTC's major competitors, is gimmick free, which means it doesn't stand out in the wash of solid high - end
flagship smartphones
released so far in 2016.
Throughout 2016, the LG G5 struggled to take on the Galaxy S7,
HTC 10 and all the other
flagships released that year.
On Wednesday, DigiTimes learned from sources familiar with
HTC's plans that the company is
releasing a new
flagship phone, possibly called the
HTC U12, next year.
The U11 + is almost certainly the
flagship HTC should've
released six months ago.
HTC couldn't comment on future products — but you've got to imagine any new
flagship devices
released this year would be covered.
In fact,
HTC's press
release reveals that the company is already «actively preparing» for its next
flagship smartphone.
Things started going astray with the
release of some of the latest
flagships, with the
HTC One M9 being a huge failure on the company's side.
Taiwanese manufacturer
HTC is supposedly capitalizing on a huge gap space between the fall and spring smartphone
flagship releases with the launch of a phone based off of a snazzy and touchy concept.
We take a look at how the Samsung Galaxy S6 and
HTC One M9 stack up against each other in the battle of the newly -
released Android
flagship smartphones.
While the specific details of the deal have not yet been disclosed, one question has been answered preemptively by
HTC's press
release: the company's own - brand smartphone business will carry on with at least one more
flagship.
HTC's proper 2017
flagship, the U11, has arrived, and it hits the market just a few weeks after Samsung
released its Galaxy S8.
HTC has not even
released its latest
flagship phone, and the full spec list leaked from benchmark sources.
HTC has earlier promised to roll out Android Lollipop update within 90 days of
release for their 2013 and 2014
flagships and they have kept their word as Android Lollipop update is now seeding to Malaysian
HTC One M8 users.
As part of its failing smartphone business,
HTC will only
release one big
flagship phone in 2018 — the
HTC U12 +.
HTC had originally planned to
release a «Zenith»
flagship device with a 4.7 - inch display and quad - core processor, but the company reportedly cancelled its plans as the device would have a lower resolution than its competing Android models.
T - Mobile plans to
release its
flagship HTC One S smartphone in just over two weeks according to a recent report.
The second smartphone to be
released will be the
HTC Ocean, the successor to the current
flagship,
HTC 10.
With
HTC gearing up to
release its next
flagship phone at the MWC 2015, the One M9, which is one of the most anticipated phone of the year, this rumor gives us hope that we might see a lot more coming from
HTC at this year's event.
In that time, Apple has
released both the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus and Android fans have had a feast of riches in the form of high - end
flagship devices from Samsung,
HTC, Motorola, LG and OnePlus.
There are also leaks suggesting that
HTC's
flagship device for 2017, the
HTC 11 will be
released by the end of March this year.
As for those who own the 2015
flagship HTC One M9 and the follow - up to the phone
HTC One A9 and its One A9S variant, the company has promised to
release Android 7.0 Nougat very soon.
Google has already
released ARM - specific fixes to its partner manufacturers, which likely includes
HTC, although it may take some time before the Taiwanese smartphone maker
releases the security patch to its
flagship handset offering.
The
HTC 10 is one of the smartphones on this list which has not had the uptake that it probably deserves and while this is another aging smartphone, it is one which offers a comparable spec list to what you will find on some of the most recently -
released flagship devices.
Claude Zellweger and Scott Croyle are the men responsible for the design of the original
HTC One smartphone, the same design that's been cloned to some degree into most
flagships the Taiwanese company has since
released on the market.