Well, the wait is finally over: HTC has made several exciting announcements this year at Mobile World Congress, and things are definitely looking promising. The HTC One series was just announced earlier today, and here are the highlights:
- Sense 4, paired with Android 4.0, is actually going to be less bloated than in the past. The focus going forward is on speed, while still providing enhancements that users will value. One example is a new, simplified car experience, which will allow users to swipe between contacts, Google navigation, and internet radio or music.
- Cameras on HTC phones are going to be awesome. HTC's new camera technology, dubbed ImageSense, will supposedly rival traditional digital cameras. Image capture will be much quicker, and photos will be much better in adverse conditions. HTC claims that pictures will be taken 0.7 seconds after pressing the shutter, and autofocus will only take 0.2 seconds. Users will also be able to take nearly unlimited continuous shots just by holding down the shutter button. Finally, ImageSense will be able to tell how far away the subject is and adjust the brightness of the LED flash accordingly.
- Video Pic is another neat new feature, in which users will be able to capture a photo and shoot HD video at the same time. Also, users will be able to easily capture a photo frame from a previously recorded video.
- Dropbox will, indeed, be deeply integrated into HTC Sense, and will give users 25GB free for two years (basically, the life of your contract).
- Beats Audio will also be integrated in all areas of the phone, not just the music player. This means that third party apps like games will be able to make use of this awesome sound technology.
- HTC's new Music Hub will allow users to connect to their music through a large variety of different streaming services or internet radio stations. And HTC's new Car Stereo Clip will make it easier to play music or sound from any application on your car's stereo system.
- An optional accessory, HTC's Media Link, will allow users to wirelessly stream HD video from the phone to a television, while simultaneously browsing the web from the phone.
The One X phone will include the NVIDIA Tegra 3 mobile processor (1.5GHz Super 4-PLUS-1 quad-core processor with an integrated fifth battery saver core) and a high-performance 12-Core NVIDIA GPU. It's also got a 4.7-inch, 720p HD screen, Corning Gorilla Glass, and a f2.0 8MP rear-facing camera capable of 1080p recording.
The One S phone will have similar specs, but a smaller screen, while the One V will probably have the lowest specs and be marketed more as a mid-range model for the masses.
All-in-all, this is quite an announcement from HTC, and I can't wait to see how this might affect any future EVO announcements for Sprint. Indeed, HTC is setting quite a precedent here. Add on Sprint LTE compatibility, NFC, and 32-64GB of on-board storage, and we will have a brand new EVO that – I think everyone will agree – deserves the name.
Sadly, they seem to be going the non-removable battery / no-microSD storage route, which is a shame.
True – but theyre not the only ones.
I’m not sure that there will be another EVO this generation or the next… the point of the ONE line is to consolidate the flagship phones so you know “the One to get”… and if EVO is so dethroned there’s less point in even having an EVO line.
Most Sad……AT&T exclusive!
No, T-Mobile is getting the One S. And I could see Sprint releasing a re-branded One as the next EVO, or perhaps an “HTC EVO One X” …
See my comment below… I think HTC could re-brand the One as an EVO, or perhaps release an “HTC EVO One X.” That would be similar to Samsung merging the Nexus line and their flagship Galaxy phones (the Galaxy Nexus).
is possible that sprint just releases the One X as is and drops the evo line?
Yep, I didn’t realize anyone considered T Mobile anymore. It is reasonable to figure that Sprint will have some variation. Just too bad they did not make a splash. Maybe too much spent to carry the iphone?
Is this what all of that countdown hype was all about? Weak.
anything’s possible!
I do believe that ICE 4.0 will be released in 3 days, along with Sense 4.0.
ICE = ICS stupid spell check, I guess I should double check my self
EVO is dead to HTC. HTC is dead to me.
Now this horribly named One line… which is actually more than One, it’s many Ones. Guess it’s off to Samsung or Motorola for my next device. Sad to say it, but it’s so.
I am so horribly disappointed with all the bad news from HTC today.
Where’s my quad core LTE phone? Where’s my Sprint device? Where is my EVO? Where is my kickstand? Where is my microSD slot? Where is my innovation?!?! Sigh… later HTC. My upgrade is nigh and Samsung is calling.
That 32-64gb onboard storage…..what is that exactly? Internal memory or cloud like storage?
Guys it hasn’t even been a year since the 3d release. I think it’s way to early to think the evo brand is dead. It’s only Feb!!!
I guess will have to change the name of the page to goodandone.net? or thegoodone.net? and good bye to evos
Thank you!
On a positive note (maybe), I just look at HTC’s website and both Att and T-mobile’s HTC One phones are only supporting the dual-core. Perhaps, Sprint and HTC are saving the quad-core for the next Evo X.
(I hope)
Remember the tag line from the movie Highlander? “In the end there can be only one!”
The Quad core Tegra 3 doesn’t support LTE so any US phones will use the Qualcomm S4. That’s OK it is as fast and probably has lower battery drain.
Well, its been nice HTC but as crazy as it sounds coming out of my HTC sprint loving mouth, its time try Samsung. I gotta co-worker who has the galaxy note and I’m really loving that baby! Only thing is its on the devil network(AT&T) and I’m scared of having to keep track of my data usage. I began souring on HTC when i bought the HTC flyer full price and they left me high and dry without honeycomb for a year! Sprint sold it’s soul to the iPhone and my 3g and 4g speed has been crap ever since.
I have to stay on sprint my data last month was 33 gb …..lol
Really? You get crap 4g speeds? How? My Evo has NEVER seen a 4g connection. Ever. Even when sprints little map said I was in 4g coverage area. Too bad we can’t sue sprint for false advertising.
Aren’t “Evo” and “One” just names? Why all the sadness? Why the hope that the new phones will somehow retain the name “Evo”? Isn’t the technology, after all, the only thing that really counts?
Why, also, do some become so emotionally attached to a manufacturer? This is a factory in the far east that puts pieces of electronics together in a little box and adds some software code and sells millions of these. The only thing HTC is interested in is money. This isn’t your spouse for life. Sprint encourages us to pick a new partner every 21 months. Some will do it more often than that. Anyone that chooses a new partner that frequently certainly isn’t finding their true love.
In this part of life there are basically only two things that matter in choosing a new partner: the carrier and the hardware. Sense, in my opinion, has no real value. Even before rooting my 4G there was no Sense being used by me. I have found other apps that are far superior to Sense. So weigh your options objectively – which carrier best serves your needs and desires and which hardware best suits what you want from a phone and make your decision accordingly. HTC isn’t going to cry if you ditch her nor will Sprint. Be happy about the fun and productivity you had with your former partners and look forward to even more of the same with your next partners.
According to http://www.phonescoop.com/ HTC is going to only use the name “One” for all its new phones in 2012:
“HTC to Unify Branding Worldwide Under ‘HTC One’ Name
Yesterday, 3:37 PM by Eric M. Zeman
HTC today announced a new strategy for naming its devices. Moving forward, all HTC’s Android smartphones will fall under the “HTC One” brand. The new naming regimen plays into HTC’s plans to bring fewer devices to market this year. The phones that it does announce throughout 2012 will be more widely available across regions and geographies, and will be sold under the same name. Carriers won’t have their own, branded versions of HTC devices. The first devices to fall under this new naming scheme are the HTC One X, One S, and One V, which were announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.”
why? qualcomms dual core s4 is faster than nvidias 4 core plus 1, can you imagine qualcomms quad core coming out in q4 O.o
just realized you might not of been talking about nvidias quad core
You’re leaving!?
Boo hoo.
So am I gonna see these features and sense 4.0 on my 3d or did HTC just pop a squat and smear it on my foorhead
Did you not read any of the HTC news? There will be no EVO. There is only “One”. That is part of the brand unification strategy.
This over excited reaction points more toward Fanboy-ism than actual reality. Like it or not, the reality is the EVO was killed on Sunday. I know it’s in the site name and all, but I highly doubt they will bring another name into the mix when they say they are unifying under “One” name.
I have hope they didn’t kill it but I severely doubt it will live on. I also don’t blame HTC for not coming to Sprint as it’s probably Sprint’s fault considering the $$ they dropped to get the iPhone. I doubt they have the need/will to spend more on the new HTC phones. AT&T and T-Mobile paid more.
The camera sounds good if it actually’ll work like that, but the non-removable battery/no microSD cards will be a dealbreaker for me. Hopefully there’ll be one with those.
Im no developer, but i do thinker with my phones… right now ICS is in my EVO….
but i cant really see myself buying a phone with a non removable batt…. i mean, while i play with my roms, boot loader, etc i see myself pulling the batteries every now and then…
i have only had 1 horrible crash where i had to pull the battery to make the phone restart… but if that happened on one of these new phones… i would be stuck waiting for that battery to drain.. not fun.
I wonder if pwiple remember that both the original EVO and the 3d were announced at ctia not mwc, just wait til March. I’m sure theyll be another evo
I’m ok with that if they go the “Razr Maxx” route and put a huge battery in, but not so cool with the lack of microSD.
maybe this will help calm everyone down. There may be more to come.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400774,00.asp
And Samsung provides you with ALL these features? (Quad code/LTE, Sprint, microSD, Kickstand…)?
Hopefully the One XL EVO will have a larger battery or a kickstand or some extra perk over the regular One XL… Loss of microSD slot seems like a big drawback to me but I can live with it if the phones come w/32GB, that seems to be the direction Google’s moving in w/the Nexus line anyway, tho I can’t see why.
HTC one evo? Guess it could work. Still rocking my first day evo and all I’d like to see is improved specs all around and the trademark kickstand.. Slightly improved itself too. Less unremovable apps/or plenty of extra space to where no one cares they are loaded. And of course better battery /removable… I flash roms and tinker.. Battery pull is a must. Expandable memory is a must.. Or at least better have option to still use as portable drive.
I’m still using my launch-day EVO and now have an EVO View. I’d like to stay with Sprint but not sure if they’ll ever get a 4G network in San Diego. I don’t care for the oversaturated displays on the Samsungs but who knows what will be available on Sprint when they do their inevitable push for their new network. I expect them to have some fancy new HTC phone but I won’t be in any hurry to upgrade this time. I don’t really care about pulling the battery but I need 32gb and/or an sd slot.
Yes I get 4 g where I live it’s not too bad it’s about 6 megabytes per second I use the wifi hotspot 2 game online wii cod black ops a lot and run my laptop I don’t have a home wireless internet connection and I also like to download a lot of movies so yeah 33 gigabytes of data a month isn’t a very hard to achieve …… I live in saint charles missouri about 15 minutes from downtown saint louis I’ve always been able to get a 4 g signal here but I only get about 2bars no matter where I’m at
No but they at least provide a phone. HTC just left Sprint out (or vice versa). There are no alternatives.