Perhaps one of the best phones of this year was released by Htc. The Htc 10 is one of the best phone overall in departments like the camera , perfomance and especially build quality.
Htc is known for creating phones that scream premium with their unibody metal design and chamfered edges. The Htc 10 thus incorporates all these elements in its design and perfects its design by combining the design elements from Htc flagships from years past. Last year the M9 was critisized for not bringing anything new to the table but this year htc showed us its true potential.
The Htc 10 isnt far behind in the specs department too. It has a Snapdragon 820 with 4 gigs of ram and 32 gigs of storage with the option to expand via micro sd card.
It also sports a 5.2" 1440p screen and combined with the small bezels on the front, the phone looks gorgeous. speaking of small bezels , the bottom bezel also sports a fingerprint reader and that same button acts as a home button too. Now some of you may be thinking why i havent mentioned the famous "boomsound" speakers that are exclusive to htc phones only. Well thats because this year htc decided to remove the front firing speakers and place a fingerprint reader there instead.
Now instead of the speakers being in the front , a single speaker is placed in the bottom. The speaker is still very loud and of good quality but since its at the bottom , the sound is firing in a different direction and not directly towards you. Therefore you may find yourself cupping the bottom part of the phone in order to get decent sound quality.
Now onto the camera. The Htc has a 12megapixel camera with a 1.8 aperture lens.
This isnt the best camera out there but it is deffinitely the most consistent and reliable. Photos come out decent enough and can be shared on social media without any problems.
In the software department the Htc 10 runs on Htc's Sense. Coupled with the Snapdragon 810 and 4 gigs of ram performance is good and there will be no hiccups.
The ui plays an important part in the performance of the phone and since htc's sense is optimized pretty well for the phone , lag will be non existent on it.
The Htc 10 may not be the perfect phone or the best phone out there but this Htc gets the job done and in the end that is the most important quality of a phone.However the reason why this phone isnt so popular in the market is becuase of its price. The Htc 10 is priced at $699 USD and in the age of budget premium smartphones like the OnePlus 3 and the Zte Axon 7 , The Htc 10 just wont sell as much. Even the best phone right now, The Galaxy S7 , is cheaper than this phone.
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