HTC hasn’t launched a flagship phone in the past three years. It was reported in March that HTC planned to launch a high-end smartphone in April. It was also revealed that it would be a metaverse focused device. New information reveals that the arrival of the HTC flagship has been delayed.
According to a report by PhoneArena, the HTC flagship phone, which was supposed to debut in April, has been delayed due to COVID. It is good to know that the company hasn’t abandoned the device. Unfortunately, there is no information available on the specifications of the device.
The only thing that is known about the mysterious HTC flagship phone will be based on the metaverse. It is being speculated that the smartphone will be related to the company’s Vivo Flow VR headset in some way. It is likely to appeal to those customers who wish to use it for VR and AR apps.
While HTC has been missing from the flagship scene, the company has been launching Wildfire branded smartphones in select markets like Taiwan and India. It’s not clear if the upcoming flagship phone from HTC will be sold in wider markets.
The reason why HTC has been launching fewer phones in limited markets for the past four years is that it sold a major chunk of its smartphone business to Google in 2018. The $1.1 billion deal between HTC and Google allowed the latter to receive the former’s employees and access to its intellectual property.
There is a possibility that the upcoming HTC phone could be a sub-flagship phone, and not a flagship phone powered by top-of-the-line Qualcomm or MediaTek chip. It is advisable to wait for further reports to know more about the device.
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