HTC ONE (SILVER)
Once upon a time,
HTC
was Voted Manufacturer of the Year in 2011 by GSMA and emerging as the
top US smartphone vendor later that year. But that story seems to have
gone awry for the better part of 2012, coupled with the dominance of
Samsung. A combination of improper support, poor marketing, complacency
and fatigue made the company slump this way but there is a light at the
end of the tunnel for HTC this year with the making of a smartphone
with the most exciting design in recent times which flaunts a super
cool and great screen. The
HTC One is that device which
camera also brings a new approach to mobile photography and a redesign
of it’s Sense UI. The HTC One is here to prove a point.
SPECS SHEET
HARDWARE
- Quad-core 1.7GHz Krait 300 CPU, 2GB RAM, Adreno 320GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset.
- Aluminium unibody
- Front-mounted stereo speakers with Boomsound tech
- Class- leading audio output
- A built in storage of 32/64GB
- A dedicated mic for Active noise cancellation
- 2,300 mAH Li-Po battery
CAMERA AND SCREEN
The HTC One has :
- 4 MP autofocus “Ultrapixel” rear-view camera with 1/3″ sensor; LED
Flash with a 1080p video recording in HDR mode and continuous
autofocus and stereo sound. It also boasts a 2.1 MP front-facing camera
also with 1080p video recording.
- A 4.7″ 16 M- color 1080p Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen with 469ppi pixel density which makes it really crisp.
HTC ONE (BLACK)
SOFTWARE AND DATA
The HTC One comes with Android OS v4.1.2 Jelly Bean which is
upgradable to v4.2.2 and Sense UI 5.0. It’s data is a Quad-band
GSM/GPRS?EDGE support ; 3G with HSPA and LTE. It has Bluetooth v4 and
NFC.
With a spec sheet like that, the One has nothing to fear from the
competition but the only doubt is the low camera resolution but HTC says
the “Ultrapixel” will make the difference and we certainly hope so .
The HTC One is a really tempting package and they are preparing to come
out of Samsung’s wing back into the limelight which will take some time
but the initiative has been take and the HTC One is a statement of
intent. Let’s take a quick peek into it’s camera.
IPHONE 5, BLACKBERRY Z10 & HTC ONE
CAMERA
The HTC One’s camera was built
especially for low light performance. When it’s used in a good lighting
condition, the low resolution takes it’s toll which makes the total
resolving power to be quite limited whiles the per-pixel detail level is
impressive. The gamble doesn’t pay off here but this changes quickly
when the One’s camera is brought into a low light condition. This is
where the “Ultrapixel” comes into play and gives superior shots.
Depending on the time and place of the usage of the HTC One’s camera,
will either make it great or normal . With the HTC One topping some
charts as the best smartphone now, HTC should improve upon it’s
marketing strategy and proper support which will take it out of Samsung
which has a strong marketing strategy in place’s shadow for good and
put HTC where it belongs. The first step is the HTC One.
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