HTC officially released its fourth quarter 2012 earnings report earlier today, and it’s basically what we already knew: profits are down dramatically, and estimates for the first quarter in 2013 are equally bleak, if not more so. Still, in spite of this dim outlook, CEO Peter Chou is still putting on his happy face when he talks to the public. Today he stated, “Outstanding products, paired with improvements in our marketing execution and overall readiness give us reason to feel optimistic about the progress we will make in 2013.”
In other words, HTC’s focus on innovation will continue, and it looks like HTC might even bring us some pretty awesome new camera and audio innovations in 2013. According to some rumors, HTC will be ditching megapixels in favor of “ultrapixels” in the new HTC M7 device, slated for release on all major carriers later this year. The new camera will actually utilize three 4.3MP sensors that, combined, will result in a single image. (This sounds similar to the dual cameras on the EVO 3D, doesn’t it?)
We don’t know quite yet how HTC will be innovating in the audio sphere, but HTC did tease on its blog earlier today that we should expect a brand new audio experience in 2013, too.
Is this enough, or is HTC still doomed? Sound off below!
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The new camera technology will not resemble the EVO 3D’s dual cameras, there are three LAYERS of sensors that will each detect 4.3 Megapixels and the resulting image will be the best compilation of the three individual pictures
And………………………..?
What’s going to make me covet this phone over all the others?
It’s kind of disappointing to hear that HTC isn’t doing too well. I’ve only used one device from the company (the Windows Phone 8X), but I really liked it.
I hope they go back to removable batteries!
lets see… give me quick software updated that is bug free and a removable battery and then I’ll take a look at your next device.
Wish they would just make the Evo line the flagship devices. All carriers and always include the kickstand. I’ve owned both og evo4g and now EvoLTE. I love both phones, not too happy with Sprint lately and believe they would sell tons of them if marketed like Galaxy series. – (flagship/multiple carriers)
I have always loved showing off my evo’s and everyone has been pretty blown away but, now everyone also knows I must also be suffering from Sprints crappy data speeds. I’m in St. Louis heck only 4hrs from Sprint headquarters in KC and we have a huge Sprint market, no lte and wimax only in certain spotty areas. The 3g is terrible in the weirdest places (like my house and a 4 mile radius around it in the middle of St. Louis county?) and for once I’m really getting tired of it.
If Sprint just got bought by the Chinese then I surely hope they pump a $billion into it and gets them back on track. Maybe they will find a unique way to have efficient phones that somehow have the ability to utilize 3g,wimax and lte all in one chipset. Then maybe purchasing Clearwire would make sense to me. Then maybe there would be hope to enjoy my phone again unless I happen to be using a decent wifi connection.
Sorry for the rant.
I do love the camera tech on both evo’s I’ve owned.. Been fantastic and clearly some of the best available.
Close to STL here too. I jumped ship to Samsung recently and probably Sprint altogether soon . The only place I’ve ever gotten 4G locally was when I went to see a show at The Old Rock House. Most of my Verizon friends have had 4G for years. Sprint is on it’s last bit of patience from me.