Flashback: HTC One was a rebel with a unique camera and great speakers

05 April 2020
Remember the UltraPixel camera? It had only 4MP resolution, but those pixels were 2.0µm in size, much larger than the competition.

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  • 06 Apr 2020

YUKI93, 05 Apr 2020With the current all-screen phone trend, don't expect front... moreTwo new xperia have front speakers.
The bezels of U12+ are more than enough space for them.

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    • 06 Apr 2020

    Best thing about this phone was the split capture feature. Would love to be able to do this on my Pixel 3. Does anyone know how to do this?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZitfGK8Gn1s

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      • Anonymous
      • DkV
      • 05 Apr 2020

      my primary phone with android 10 custom rom installed

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        • Anonymous
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        • 05 Apr 2020

        My wishlist

        U20

        - 6" FHD 18:9 HDR oled
        - metal body, GG6 on front, IP68
        - SD865, 8GB ddr5, 128GB ufs3.0, usb3.1, 5G sub6
        - 12MP 1/1.7 25mm, 12MP 1/2.6 15mm, 12MP 1/3.4 75mm
        - 4K60 HDR, 2K90 HDR
        - 10MP front cam
        - stereo speaker boom sound on front
        - 4000mAh + 20W

        U20+

        - 6.3" QHD 18:9 HDR oled
        - metal body , GG6 on screen, IP68
        - SD 865, 8GB drr5, 256GB ufs3.1 , usb3.2, 5G mmwave/sub6
        - 12MP 1/1.7 25mm, 12MP 1/2.3 15mm, 12MP 1/2.6 100mm
        - 4K60 HDR , 2K90 HDR
        - 10MP front cam
        - front stereo speakers boom sound
        - 4500mAh + 25W


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          • Anonymous
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          • 05 Apr 2020

          r33fd, 05 Apr 2020Compared with its HTC rival, HTC One X, Galaxy S3 had bette... moreHtc never removed stereo, just moved to position of the speakers.

          All S before S7 had poor battery endurance, before s6 they were cheap construction (worse then their own low end phones because not even Y and Pocket lose paint that easily ), slower than competition, 4K video stuck at 5 min.

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            • 05 Apr 2020

            Anonymous, 05 Apr 2020Inferior? Samsung S3 /S4 = cheap lastic that even curre... moreCompared with its HTC rival, HTC One X, Galaxy S3 had better processor, camera, battery life and speaker. Only screen was a close call cause amoled was in early days back then.

            Compared with its HTC rival, HTC One, Galaxy S4 had better screen, battery life, much better camera in daylight and slightly better gaming performance.

            The only thing HTC ever did over the competition was the stereo speakers they introduced with HTC One and later removed for no reason whatsoever.

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              • 05 Apr 2020

              YUKI93, 05 Apr 2020With the current all-screen phone trend, don't expect front... moreGaming phones

                Babicool, 05 Apr 2020I still have this phone and it still works! I replaced batt... moreWith the current all-screen phone trend, don't expect front-facing speaker to come back.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 05 Apr 2020

                  Bought the M8 when it was new. A decision I still regret making. Cost almost 800 euros, but didn't really offer anything to make up for the sky-high price. Used it for almost a year, that was more than enough. It was also the hardest phone to sell, even when it was practically in a like-new condition. Nobody really wanted to buy it, took over a month just to sell it.

                    I still have this phone and it still works! I replaced battery and camera a while back. My 7 yo daughter uses it now for kids games, photography & YouTube videos.
                    Best feature: Front facing beats audio speakers!

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                      • Levy
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                      • 05 Apr 2020

                      Bought this phone and it had a speaker/microphone bug (couldn't hear the caller and they couldn't hear me). Returned it for another one and it developed the same bug within a couple of weeks. Returned the second one, bought a Samsung S4 and never touched an HTC again.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 05 Apr 2020

                        dbjungle, 05 Apr 2020Or just go out of business like HTC's mobile division will ... moreThey wont.

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                          • 05 Apr 2020

                          Please let's all give HTC their WELL DESERVED RESPECT...they contributed immensely to the rise and were the first to hop on the Android train and sort of helping nudge the UI forward.
                          That said...HTC made some costly mistakes along the way, some of them they stubbornly clung to despite what fans and critics tried to see them change. No huge bezels, no smaller batteries, no huge price, no delayed release after announcement etc...no cutting corners.
                          Despite their temporal absence on the Android scene..they can still make a come back if they implement a two year strategy to climb back up. Either they start by making a very good Mid-range+ phone with decent specs and price it around $400--$500 OR make a very good flagship device with all the top specs and price it around $600 to under $800 to undercut all those highly priced flagships. For G-sake follow the earlier Oneplus model..fewer good phones a year with very attractive prices

                            Anonymous, 05 Apr 2020So, you spend more money to make better phone than other an... moreOr just go out of business like HTC's mobile division will be soon enough.

                              abuscander, 05 Apr 2020Impressive article, HTC has a major issue between what want... moreCouldn't have said it better.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 05 Apr 2020

                                [deleted post]That is not the point.

                                If company A spends $600 to make their phone and company B spends $600 to make their, does not matter if B sells more than A.
                                There is no rule that A has to sell for lower price than B.

                                Lame excuse used by Apple to overcharge their stuff.

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                                  • 05 Apr 2020

                                  For me it was a reversed story. With sense 5, I left HTC. Sense 5 stripped off all the good looks of sense UI. HTC butterfly was the last sexy phone from HTC until it run sense 4.5
                                  Wish HTC comes back with the type of sense 4 user interface again.

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                                    • 05 Apr 2020

                                    dbjungle, 05 Apr 2020I personally was not a fan of this phone, but I did think i... moreSo, you spend more money to make better phone than other and still have to sell cheaper?
                                    Samsung is not premium brand, it is poor people brand.
                                    Reason most of their stuff is low end/midrange portifolio

                                      I personally was not a fan of this phone, but I did think it was better than the Samsung and Apple offerings at the time. Of course none of that matters because if you price near Samsung or Apple you will never make a sale. Xiaomi and Huawei have mostly close the gap by under cutting them. The companies that didn't (LG, HTC and Sony) are practically dead as far as mobile is concerned.

                                        sadh, 05 Apr 2020I had no idea Nokia N8 was having such camera specs, in... 2010?That's right, 12MP with 1/1.83" sensor size and 1.75µm pixel size... ALL IN 2010! To put that into perspective, Sony's IMX586 and Samsung's GM1/GM2 sensor was only 1/2.0" and 0.8µm.

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