HTC is preparing a midranger with Snapdragon 435
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- Syn
- YQR
- 05 Nov 2018
Not surprising coming from a company who launched a SD 810 phone in late 2016....
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- The Voice of Reason
- Nb4
- 05 Nov 2018
Midranger with the slowest/the most basic SnapDragon SoC? Wow, that's gonna be a complete failure.
Midranger in 2018 is SnapDragon 660/670/710. Everything below are low-end SoCs.
- THE-TRUTH-REVEALER
- 7tV
- 05 Nov 2018
Anonymous, 05 Nov 2018Thanks for explaining, so I assume you are an app developer. I was the Project manager.
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- bug
- pXm
- 05 Nov 2018
Seriously? You're calling a SD435-powered device in 2018, a mid-ranger?
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- Anonymous
- SvB
- 05 Nov 2018
THE-TRUTH-REVEALER, 05 Nov 2018Test product could mean that they are certifying a phone wh... moreThanks for explaining, so I assume you are an app developer.
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- Anonymous
- mUx
- 05 Nov 2018
you can buy htc u ultra flagship with sd821 and awesome design awesome display and very good cameras just with 200$
- Whackcar
- tZt
- 05 Nov 2018
All OEMs should avoid the SD400 series these days. We have mid-rangers from the likes of Xiaomi & Honor offering flagship chipsets in that price segment. The minimum chipset any non-chinese OEM should use is SD600 series, preferably 660 or above. I guess they could put stuff like SD630 & such on low-end phones, but no more SD400. Just kill that series already!
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- Nealz
- uI7
- 05 Nov 2018
No one will pay more than a 100 quid for a Snapdragon 435 handset, Snapdragon 636 devices are available for around $130. HTC still thinks it can charge premium prices for entry level phones, even though I used to love this company I hope it closes down soon.
- THE-TRUTH-REVEALER
- 7tV
- 05 Nov 2018
Anonymous, 05 Nov 2018"There is also a slight possibility HTC is just certifying ... moreTest product could mean that they are certifying a phone which they are not actually launching. Maybe they want to test some software on this low-end hardware (perhaps to test optimization). We did it all the time to ensure that our app runs on all sorts of phones.
I can only imagine that the process would be more rigorous with an Android skin / some other s/w feature.
There are scenarios where a simple simulator is not good enough.
That being said, it would be a complete disaster if the phone is launched at the end of 2018 with an old 28 nm 2016 processor. They better sell it for peanuts ( like $50).
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- Dave
- 0Wi
- 05 Nov 2018
KeitaiOtaku, 05 Nov 2018Mid ranger with a 435? That should be called a low ranger I... moreBut only in SoC. They are capable of ask you $270 -$325 price for their new mid-range concept...
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- Anonymous
- SvB
- 05 Nov 2018
"There is also a slight possibility HTC is just certifying test products that have nothing to do with the smartphone market,"
What else could they make with a Snapdragon 435, a smartwatch? The paragraph above doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
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- AnonD-731363
- SH3
- 05 Nov 2018
From when a 435 is called a midranger???
6xx i can or we can call a midranger
4xx is a low tier in case of 435 is a super low tier.
So with price up to 120 should be affordable by many people who needs a phone just for call and brownsing.
Othervise or in case it will cost a lot more noone will buy it and this phone can possibly kills the HTC brand.
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- Anonymous
- snJ
- 05 Nov 2018
Realistic1, 05 Nov 2018If it was 835 it would be awesome, but 435????that's... a whole different market segment, though
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- Anonymous
- 043
- 05 Nov 2018
If it is cheap and looks good, I have no problem with it