HTC 10 review: Greatest hit

02 May, 2016
The HTC 10 is everything an HTC fan has been longing for. A full smartphone package experience without compromise. The problem with this idea is that it doesn’t exist, there will always be some phone with a better camera or better battery or a larger display. But we can always look at this idea subjectively and find the right balance between what the phone offers versus compromises you might be making.

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  • 9xg
  • 03 May 2016

Rushed review, we need a review after the phone has been updated. With more comparisons.

Anyway, it is still a win compared to any TouchWiz lame device.

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    • AnonD-525706
    • vGE
    • 03 May 2016

    I had to make sure if I was reading a GSMArena review. It indeed does feel rushed, and a little biased. HTC wouldn't be so foolish as to make tall claims about its hardware and not deliver on the said fronts. While average battery life can be attributed to the QHD screen and DAC, HTC's lean software implementation and the punchy chipset should ensure that it blazes through the benchmarks without an exception. The camera is stellar in its own right, albeit a notch slower than the competition, and the true colour reproduction seems to offend everyone used to the saturated AMOLED shades. Lastly, the review is missing out on essentials like brightness levels, sunlight legibility levels, browser performance benchmarks and camera and video quality comparison charts. Kindly update the review soon, GSMArena.

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      • alireza_asol
      • a3e
      • 03 May 2016

      please update review after recent software update

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        • AnonD-527105
        • ibb
        • 03 May 2016

        software optimizations are the reason for the great performance

        ahem........ HTC optimizing antutu again ?

        http://www.cnet.com/news/is-the-htc-one-m8-that-good-benchmark-cheating-alleged-again/

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          • mir
          • t7E
          • 03 May 2016

          [deleted post]Why would you call him a sheep when he actually is researching what phones would suit him best by looking at reviews? Sheep are those that blindly follow a brand and never consider looking at any better alternative.

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            • AnonD-249419
            • amV
            • 03 May 2016

            AnonD-533259, 03 May 2016this camera destroys s7 camera. S7 is very annoying when it... moreIndeed. Combine Super AMOLED with its unnatural colors & this fantasy camera = Win. They know how to steal your eyes and fool you at first sight.

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              • AnonD-249419
              • a0{
              • 03 May 2016

              [deleted post]Tell me about it.

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                • AnonD-249419
                • a0{
                • 03 May 2016

                Anonymous, 03 May 2016I know one could be happy with this phone, but if I persona... moreYour call.

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                  • AnonD-322352
                  • KZJ
                  • 03 May 2016

                  Jeez the salty Samsung fanboys end up showing up in every single HTC 10-related comment section. Get a life.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • pWQ
                    • 03 May 2016

                    AnonD-249419, 03 May 2016Look what happened to us. Follow your desire and choose som... moreI know one could be happy with this phone, but if I personally was to buy a new non-Nexus phone with a small screen (less than 6") now, I'd most likely choose the S7 Edge. Bigger screen and better battery life, though it would have to be rooted and the TouchWiz replaced with vanilla Android.

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                      • AnonD-533274
                      • J8e
                      • 03 May 2016

                      HTC 10 camera is superb to otters. Raad http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/HTC-10-camera-overview-A-great-all-rounder-for-stills-and-video

                        AnonD-512694, 03 May 2016well, just compare HTC10 shots with for example Huawei P9 a... moreI should say...go for X performance for camera ;-)

                          AnonD-533259, 03 May 2016this camera destroys s7 camera. S7 is very annoying when it... moreAgreed, s7 makes such unnatural looking photos, its like using instagram filters...

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                            • Nasser
                            • 3J5
                            • 03 May 2016

                            Many thanks GSM team, I was waiting for this, before making my final decision to go for this device or Samsung s7, but now and based on the battery review, I believe I will just continue with Samsung.
                            Many thanks for the reviewing/testing team.
                            Highly appreciated

                            regards
                            Nasser

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                              • sakule
                              • 3nv
                              • 03 May 2016

                              Bad camera, look at the corners, blurry image, not as good as S7 and G5, my opinion is that HTC has failed again, too bad...

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                                • amV
                                • 03 May 2016

                                Anonymous, 03 May 2016So there's no actual reason to choose this over any other f... moreLook what happened to us. Follow your desire and choose something you are really enjoying, not by some ridiculous test. I choose HTC all the way, because i wanna enjoy things that my eyes see, feel things that my hands feel. Yes this tests are very useful when you wanna compare Gtx 980 over 980ti or intel core i7 4790 with 4790k. But about smartphone its all the same thing. They just feels differently. Let your desire choose your smartphone :)

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                                  • AnonD-404954
                                  • GT9
                                  • 03 May 2016

                                  AnonD-515145, 03 May 2016Who said they removed it? htc

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                                    • tht
                                    • 03 May 2016

                                    this camera destroys s7 camera. S7 is very annoying when it captures some pictures of trees and bushes,just like double oversharpened images from photoshop,and looks like painting.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • pWQ
                                      • 03 May 2016

                                      So there's no actual reason to choose this over any other flagship. Audio with headphones is great of course, but so it is on rivals as well. And the worst thing is, 5.2" and less than 70 hours endurance result? At least the camera is better than it was on ex-M8, they managed to do that... In a couple of years. Not impressed overall.

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                                        • AnonD-515145
                                        • t7C
                                        • 03 May 2016

                                        AnonD-404954, 03 May 2016htc know they cannot beat samsung so they remove boomsound... moreWho said they removed it?