While HTC isn’t a major figure in the smartphone market nowadays, it used to be a popular brand that was known for its premium grade flagship handsets. A good example of this is undoubtedly the HTC One (M7), so let’s look back at what made this device standout from the lot.

What made the HTC One (M7) Special?

With the launch of the HTC One (starting from the M7), the Taiwanese company had showcased that it was far ahead in certain aspects compared to its rivals. This was especially true in terms of hardware. The One M7 was launched back in February of 2013 and was met with an overall positive reception for a number of reasons, despite it technically failing in the market, commercially speaking. In its launch year, many articles had surfaced talking about the best smartphones of the year, and the HTC One made the list every time, if not outright topping it.

Its iconic metallic unibody was one of its highlighting features. Keep in mind, this design was a novelty back when plastic rear panels were still common in flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S4 and glass panels were just emerging as well. Even by today’s standards, the phone has a solid build quality, which was further complemented by the company’s Sense software. This was the custom skin that ran on top of Android OS and was one of the best UI’s back when stock Android wasn’t considered too appealing.

During the time of its launch, Samsung was dominating the high end Android market with the Galaxy S4, but the HTC One M7 was thought to be a close competitor in the same segment. Reviewers were divided between the two phones, but many had even agreed that the One M7 was in a league of its own in terms of design and build quality.

Impact & Future Influence

While a metallic body and stereo speakers are not ground breaking features any more, HTC’s One series helped in influencing the industry and popularized them. In 2013, stereo speakers weren’t as common, and its partnership with Beats Audio for its BoomSound speakers was iconic as well. Furthermore, the smartphone was touted for its unique user experience, with its HTC BlinkFeed receiving a lot of praises. The BlinkFeed is positioned on the left of the home screen, which is a common feature in modern day Android smartphones.

This feature also tied in with social media apps, or even news feeds as well for up to date info related to politics, sports, and much more. So, it is clear that the HTC One has made its mark in the smartphone industry. While the UltraPixel camera technology did not deliver the performance it had claimed, the company did bet right on the concept that larger megapixel count isn’t everything. Rather, a larger aperture and pixel size helps in letting in more light, which helps in better low light performance. In the future, other brands would follow suit and ship their devices with image sensors that have larger pixel sizes to offer a better photographic experience.

Design, Specs, & Price

The HTC One M7 sported a 4.7 inch LCD screen with a FHD resolution. It had a large notch and chin, which houses the dual front facing stereo speakers. The top notch also featured the 2.1 megapixel selfie camera. While the smartphone is nearly a decade old, its display had a 469ppi pixel density that allowed for a crisp viewing experience. Under the hood, it ran on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 SoC, paired with 2GB of RAM and up to 64GB of internal storage. This was a flagship chip in 2013, since Qualcomm hadn’t launched its Snapdragon 800 series yet.

On the rear, it featured a 4 megapixel camera, which had OIS support and a pixel size of 2µm (hence the name UltraPixel). It was powered by a 2300mAh battery pack that was non removable, which also wasn’t common nearly 10 years ago. As mentioned above, the design of the HTC One M7 helped it stand out in the crowd, which was even more evident in its brighter color options like Red, Blue, Gold. The smartphone had launched with a price tag of 650 Euros (roughly 743 US Dollars). In other words, it was quite expensive. But back then, it offered an experience like no other.

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HTC is the first handset manufacturer which ready to update their system to the newer version, HTC is the first manufacturer to uses Android 4.4 KitKat and now they also ready to brings Android L in their devices.

HTC is now ready to roloing out the Android L operating system in their 2013 product lineup, such as HTC One M7 and HTC One M8. HTC has been announce in their microblogging site.

HTC said “Our approach will be the same with the Android L release from Google. This release promises to bring new features and tools to Android and we are excited to bring it to you and your HTC. As part of our HTC Advantage commitment globally, we pledge to update all of our HTC One (M8) and HTC One (M7) smartphones within 90 days of receiving final software from Google.”

HTC promises that the upgrade for both flagship handsets will be done in less than 90 days after they receive the final version of Google. This is a commitment in the HTC Advantage program globally.

For information, HTC smartphones M7 has recently obtained KitKat 4.4 Android update that comes with the HTC Sense UI 6.0 in May. While the latest smartphone HTC One M8 was launched with the Android OS 4.4.2 KitKat out-of-the box.

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Jason Mackenzie, HTC America’s President, revealed that the HTC One M7 would be equipped with the new User Interface Sense 6.0, this month. The new UI will be available in the United States.

This new firmware update will be available for unlocked phones. The branded One M7 are in waiting list for now. The positive thing is that the update for the AT&T, Sprint and Verizon is in final stage.

The new update called Sense 6.0 is 668 MB in size. The new interface include improvements in Gallery and Camera apps, Extreme Power Saving mode, theme and font support, enhancements in camera and Blink Feed improvements.

The new update is getting out all across USA. The users of unlocked HTC One (M7) can download it. Manually it can be check by going to Setting then about and Software. 

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HTC One 32GB contract unit price will be $ 199, equivalent to 1240 yuan, As for the bare metal price will reach 650 euros, equivalent to about 5400 yuan.

Foreign media has been exposure the HTC One M7 with AT&T, Sprite and T-Mobile, the three carriers in the United States will temporarily not include Verizon. 32GB and 64GB capacity version of carriers contract machine priced at $199 USD and $299 USD or so, and will be officially on sale on March 22nd.

Revealed the news conference less than the exposure in advance, and there is no conflict.

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The new flagship phone from HTC, is the HTC One M7 has been officially released, the foreign media on this phone ha doing some test, and compared with Google Nexus 4.

In the terms of hardware, HTC One is powered by 1.7GHz quad-core processor from Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and sports with 2GB of RAM, while Nexus 4 is powered by 1.5GHz Qualcomm APQ8064 quad-core processor, and has same integrated 2GB of RAM.

You can see the comparison of both device through the video below:

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After we all waiting for HTC One M7 coming, is now we got the news from HTC, they has been uveiled their new flagship smartphone on the market, The HTC One M7 smartphone.

The HTC One M7 smartphone is come with aluminium unibody, packs with 4.7-inch 1080p display, and support for LTE connectivity, this is the fastest internet speed for today mobile technology.

This phone si available in silver and beautiful black color, the body design is very sleek and slim with crafted aluminium unibody sits comfortably in the hand, HTC also embed unique antenna technology those smartphone body which helps to achieve good signal for all communication needs.

The HTC One M7 also packs with resists scratches and reduces glare, whilst offering incredible 468ppi resolution and rich, natural vivid colours.

Here are the key feature we’ve take from official website:

HTC BlinkFeed:
At the centre of the new HTC One experience is HTC BlinkFeed. HTC BlinkFeed is a bold new experience that transforms the home screen into a single live stream of personally relevant information such as social updates, entertainment and lifestyle updates, news and photos with immersive images so that people no longer need to go to separate applications to find out what’s happening. HTC BlinkFeed aggregates the freshest content from the most relevant and interesting sources, giving it to people at a glance, all in one place, without the need to jump between multiple applications and web sites.

To enable this new dynamic approach to the smartphone, HTC will provide both local and global content from more than 1,400 media sources with more than 10,000 articles per day from some of the most innovative media companies, such as the AOL family of media properties, ESPN, MTV, Vice Media, CoolHunting, Reuters and many others. For more information on HTC BlinkFeed’s content partners, visit the HTC Blog.

HTC UltraPixel Camera with HTC Zoe
The breakthrough HTC UltraPixel Camera redefines how people capture, relive and share their most precious moments. HTC Zoe gives people the ability to shoot high-res photos that come to life in three-second snippets. These Zoes, photos and videos are then displayed in a unique way that brings the gallery to life and transforms the traditional photo gallery of still images into a motion gallery of memories. It also automatically creates integrated highlight films from each event comprised of Zoes, photos and videos set to music with professionally designed cuts, transitions and effects. These highlight videos can be remixed or set to different themes, and can be easily shared on social networks, email and other services.

To enable this innovative camera experience, HTC developed a custom camera that includes a best-in-class f/2.0 aperture lens and a breakthrough sensor with UltraPixels that gather 300 percent more light than traditional smartphone camera sensors. This new approach also delivers astounding low-light performance and a variety of other improvements to photos and videos. In addition, the perfect self-portrait or video is just a tap away with an ultra-wide angle front-facing camera which supports 1080p video capture. Multi-axis optical image stabilisation for the rear camera also helps ensure video footage smoother whether stationary or on the move. HTC UltraPixel camera adds many other features and effects such as enhanced 360′ panorama, time sequencing and object removal.

HTC BoomSound
The new HTC One offers the best audio experience of any mobile phone available today. HTC BoomSound introduces for the first time on a phone, front-facing stereo speakers with a dedicated amplifier and an amazing full HD display that immerses people in music, videos, games and the YouTube clips they love. Beats Audio integration is enabled across the entire experience for rich, authentic sound whether you’re listening to your favorite music, watching a YouTube video or playing a game.

HDR recording uses advanced dual microphones and audio processing to capture clean, rich sound that is worthy of high-definition video footage. Phone calls sound great on HTC One thanks to the addition of HTC Sense Voice, which boosts the call volume and quality in noisy environments so that conversations come through loud and clear.

HTC Sense TV
HTC Sense TV transforms the new HTC One into an interactive program guide and remote control for most TVs, set-top boxes and receivers. Tapping the power of the cloud, Sense TV makes it simple and intuitive to see what’s on and find that favourite show.

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HTC will held the promotional event on February 19th in Ney York and London, at this event HTC will release the new HTC One M7 flagship smartphone.

And now, we got the new leaked information about the HTC One M7 camera capability, the HTC One M7 camera is comparable with SLR camera.

Through their official Twitter account, HTC announced the camera capability in the new HTC One M7 smartphone. Although the lens on the original text has been obscured, but still can see that this is a Canon 50mm lens.

This mean that HTC has confidence to believe its own smart phone camera performance comparable with professional SLR, and even foreign media speculation that HTC One M7 will launch a phone adapter Canon lens attachments.

HTC announced earlier another iris photo also shows a release date of February 19, 2013, the eye it’s seems has the meaning of the HTC One M7 will be equipped with a retina display, as well as the media speculated that perhaps M7 photographs.

According to previous news, HTC One M7 with a new type of “Ultrapixel” camera sensor, a combination of three 4.3 million pixel sensor, the pictures generated three pictures and combined for an output, the advantage is that it can provide a clearer and more accurate color photos, is somewhat similar to Nokia Pureview 808 pixel oversampling techniques.

HTC One M7 is equipped with 4.7-inch 1080p display, powered by a 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8974 quad-core processor, 2GB of memory and 32GB of storage space, packs with 13 megapixel main camera, 2-megapixel front facing camera, and powered by 2300mAh battery capacity, support for 4G LTE network, running Android 4.1/4.2 system interface and HTC Sense UI 5.0

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