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HTC’s brand-new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, is a gorgeous piece of all-aluminum smartphone machinery by any standards. CNET’s Brian Bennett went hands-on with the Android Jelly Bean phone before today’s launch event.
With dual audio speakers, a new Beats Audio feature in BoomSound, and a rebooted version of the HTC Sense interface layer that includes a new element called Blink, and an IR blaster to act as a TV remote, the HTC One certainly packs some interesting extras.
HTC’s flagship device should appear in the U.S. in March for T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint. It’ll cost $199.99 for the 32GB version and $299.99 for the 64GB version.
Compelling? Yes. But how does the HTC One compare to the hottest competition? Check out our chart below for the spec-in-spec lineup against the HTC Droid DNA, the BlackBerry Z10, and the iPhone 5, and be sure to read Brian’s hands-on impressions for more.
We’ll have photos and video coming up, as soon as we can get them, and will update this chart with more specs as they’re announced.
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| Phone | HTC One | HTC Droid DNA | RIM BlackBerry Z10 | Apple iPhone 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OS | Android 4.1 | Android 4.1 | BB10 | iOS 6 |
| Processor | 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 | 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro | 1.5GHZ dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus | Proprietary A6 CPU |
| Screen | 4.7-inch LCD, 1,920×1,080 pixels, 468ppi | 5-inch LCD 3; 1,920×1,080 pixels, 440ppi | 4.2-inch LCD; 1,280×768 pixels, 355ppi | 4-inch IPS LCD; 1,136×640 pixels, 326ppi |
| RAM | 2GB | 2GB | 2GB | Not listed |
| Internal storage | 32GB, 64GB | 16GB | 16GB | 16GB, 32GB, 64GB |
| Expansion slot | No | No | Yes, up to 64GB (format using FAT32) | No |
| Carrier | T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint | Verizon | Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile | AT&T, Sprint, Verizon |
| 4G | LTE | LTE | LTE | LTE |
| Battery | 2,300mAh, embedded | 2,020mAh, embedded | 1,800mAh, removable | Not listed; embedded |
| Camera | 4 megapixels (ultrapixels), 2.1-megapixel front-facing | 8 megapixels, 2.1-megapixel front-facing | 8 megapixels, 2-megapixel front-facing | 8 megapixels, 720p front-facing |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Dimensions (inches) | 5.4 x 2.7 x 0.37 (thickest) and 0.12 (thinnest) | 5.6 x 2.7 x 0.4 | 5.1 x 2.6 x 0.35 | 4.9 x 2.3 x 0.3 |
| Weight (ounces) | 5 | 5 | 4.8 | 4 |
What are your thoughts on the HTC One so far? Share them in the comments below.
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Article updated on 2/20 at 11:12am PT with info on wireless charging.
