HTC 10 Is Finally Here, But Will You Buy It for Rs 52,990?
The latest HTC flagship is set to arrive in the country over the coming weeks.
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HTC wants some flagship limelight alongside Samsung and Apple, but we’ve heard that before. The Taiwan-based company has been late to the party but we’re glad that the the HTC 10 is finally going to be reaching our shores in the coming weeks.
Priced at Rs 52,990 the HTC 10 smartphone is yet another metal unibody product from the brand that encapsulates their long-standing affinity with design.
However, consumers are no longer looking for a high-end flagship unless it’s a Samsung Galaxy or the Apple iPhone (and we’ve got numbers to stake that claim), so does the HTC 10 still warrant your attention? We’ll find out in the coming weeks.
The HTC 10 gets a 5.2-inch 2560x1440 pixels display that fits comfortably in the flagship arena these days. We’re pleased with the fact that the Snapdragon 820 variant of the HTC 10 will be available in the country. Funny thing is, you even get the Xiaomi Mi 5 powered by the Snapdragon 820 for a fraction of HTC 10’s price. The HTC 10 has 4GB RAM accompanied by 32GB onboard storage, which is further expandable as well.
The metal unibody design language of the HTC 10 is reminiscent of the previous versions. HTC’s over-emphasis on design and product construction has overshadowed the overall value of the series, which quite frankly has never been priced right.
HTC 10 manages to offer us Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-box, which is the least we come to expect from a flagship phone these days. The new version of Sense looks the same but we still do not like the addition of bloatware in the device.
And then you have the 12-Ultrapixel camera at the back with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), capable of shooting 4K video with high-definition (HD) audio on offer, as claimed by the company. Ultrapixels have failed to convince us ever since they were adopted by HTC, and we still have reservations about the camera quality of the HTC 10.
With competitor brands like Samsung and Apple scaling new heights with their imagery, it is vital to HTC’s cause that their camera is at least on par with theirs.
The 3000mAh battery will rely heavily on the quick-charging support on offer and USB Type C is yet to be a standard, at least for the flagship devices.
The HTC 10 is a quality flagship contender at a high price point. Even if the company manages to ship the product on time, they sure have a tough task ahead in attracting buyers.
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