MWC 2014 Barcelona, Spain – GSMA the group behind the Mobile World Congress awarded the “Best Smatphone” to HTC One breaking the winning streak of Samsung (Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3). HTC One is favored over Galaxy S4 – Samsung’s 2013 flagship and other smartphone manufacturer like SONY, LG and among others.

HTC launched a mid-range phone in MWC 2014 with their Desire 816 while they are preparing for their big event this March 25 in London. We might be able to see the second generation HTC One. The HTC One is one beautiful mean beast and it’s one of the few Android devices with Aluminum body. Personally my vote goes to HTC One as well versus Galaxy S4 and Xperia Z. My top three Android phone of 2013.

HTC is also updating the HTC One to Android 4.4 Kitkat in all its variant.

With Samsung divulging the technicalities of the new Galaxy Note 3, other will definitely have their hands full to just keep in par with the Korean powerhouse. HTC”s answer, the One Max may be the closest (as of this writing) to go toe to toe with the Note 3, alongside Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra.

Today, however is another story: leaks and some technicalities about the One Max was gathered by our spying eyes and so far, it’s all happy and sweet.

As we have now know, the One Max is a phablet, or for those new to the term is a phone/tablet due. It will come in a 5.9inch form and, according to @evleaks, the One Max will also be powered by a Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 (4 x 1.7GHz) OR a Snapdragon 800, clocked in at 2.5GHz. It will also incorporate a 2GB RAM and a choice of either 16GB or 32GB internal memory.

Other leaks include a 5 megapixel camera, a whopping 3,300 mAh battery and will set aside around $800 off your paycheck.

UPDATE: The Asian version of the HTC One Max will only be available at 16GB and should also have a microSD slot for expandable storage

For the Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 has a built code JWR66V is around 180MB while the HTC is smaller around 150MB in size.The most noticeable in the update is the larger widget. The Pure Android is snappier compared to the OEM version because the Play Edition has no bloatware (extra app) installed.

Via: Android Community

Brief Overview:

The HTC One X is HTC’s first quad-core and 2012 flagship smartphone. It is powered by a a Quad-core processor at 1.5Ghz and dual-core for the US LTE versions. It has 4.7-inches display with 720p touch HD. The memory is 1GB RAM and 32GB storage. For connectivity it has Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, DLNA and micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection. The Battery is at 1800mAh and it can work up to 11-hours in full load according to some reviews.

Download:
HTC One X Starting Guide
HTC One X User Manual 

Official Website

HTC One X Official Site

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• HTC Amaze 4G
• HTC Desire S
• HTC Desire HD
• HTC EVO 3D
• HTC EVO Design 4G
• HTC Incredible S
• HTC Sensation
• HTC Sensation XL
• HTC Sensation 4G
• HTC Sensation XE
• HTC Raider
• HTC Rezound
• HTC Rhyme
• HTC Thunderbolt
• HTC Vivid

The HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE are the first to get the Android 4 upgrade. Sensation 4G and Sensation XL will soon to follow. The upgrade for carrier branded HTC Android phones will have its own update to roll out by the carrier and HTC is working closely with this carrier partners to  have the update out in no time.

If your phone is not on the list, don’t worry because 3rd-party developers like CyanogenMod is working on HTC Android phones and HTC carrier branded phones to have ICS working on the device.
Source: HTC Blog via AndroidSpin 

HTC Sensation family is the first to get ICS upgrade from HTC line of phones. Today HTC is starting to roll out the update. The update starts now in Germany and Northern Europe countries and the first to get an HTC Android 4.0 ICS update are the HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE and followed by UK and France in next 2-3 weeks.

Meanwhile in the US, the T-Mobile Sensation 4G will mostly be the first to have the upgrade right after the European update wave. There is no word for the Asian version  and probably it will go with European version because most of the HTC handsets here are international versions. So lets wait and see…

What do you think HTC owners? who will get first Samsung or HTC?

The HTC One V when I saw it for the first time, it reminds me of the HTC Legend, released 2-years ago. It uses a unibody design that is distinctively an HTC designed phone. The One V has a 3.7-inch WVGA Super LCD display at 480×800 resolution. The processor is a Qualcomm 8255 at 1 GHz and has 512MB of RAM which will give a smooth performance right above the mid-range category. Storage is only at 4GB, but it’s got that extra 25GB from Dropbox. The One V has a 1500 mAh non-removable battery.
It will be using Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the latest Sense UI 4.0 which is the latest from HTC and compatible with the new Android ICS. According to Android Central, the software is not ready yet and the demo at the MWC12 is not fully functional.

[via:] Android Central

There is no official word if only the Sense UI 3.5 will be getting Dropbox 5GB of free storage as previously reported before the release of Sense UI 3.5 or all HTC owners will be given 5GB  of  free storage.

What is Dropbox? Dropbox enables you to store or share your files in the cloud and retrieve it anywhere and anytime you like.

Credit: Engadget for this cute Android

HTC is one of the biggest seller of Android powered devices and well known for the Sense UI, an overlay to the standard Android user interface. This is the official statement from HTC on their plans for the Ice Cream Sandwich.

“We are excited about the latest update for Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, and are currently reviewing its features and functionality to determine our upgrade plans. Our goal for Android updates is to give every customer an improved user experience, which means balancing each phone’s unique hardware, HTC Sense experience and the Android kernel. While our goal is to upgrade as many of our recent devices as possible, we are committed to maintaining every phone’s performance and usability first. Please stay tuned for more updates on specific device upgrade plans.”

In the next few months we will see some new handphones powered by ICS not only the Galaxy Nexus and expect that HTC will give us some awesome smartphone with ICS on it. Personally I can’t imagine how HTC Sense will change the stock Ice Cream Sandwich UI which  looks gorgeous already.

Image Credit: androidcentral.com

HTC recently launched their latest super multimedia phone powered by Beats Audio called HTC Sensation XL. Last night HTC formally launched the HTC Sensation XL  with Beats Audio in  London, UK.

The HTC Sensation XL has a 4.7-inch display basically this is a multimedia phone for people who likes to bring their music and movies on the go. You can sync your music from your PC or MAC to your Sensation XL for mobility and HTC also offers cloud storage to access your music and movies from anywhere.

Aside from Beats Audio that powers crisp music experience, HTC Sensation has another feature that no other Android smartphone have, the 8Megapixel, 8mm f/2.2 camera capable of panoramic shots. With its burst capability you can take frames while recording a video and can be uploaded directly to social networking sites like Facebook.

There are question from Android enthusiasts about the system specs. The processor is a single-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM 8255 and 768MB of RAM might not be powerful enough since most of the high-end smartphone today uses dual-core and a GIG of RAM but HTC proved that you don’t need that too much power to give users a unique multimedia experience.

When you purchase the HTC Sensation XL it comes with urBeats Headphones and it is only available for Sensation XL.

HTC released five commercial showcasing the capability of this gorgeous phone.

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