HTC One: How it compares to the current popular flagship smartphones

HTC One: How it compares to the current popular flagship smartphones
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It's called the HTC One and it is currently the most loaded Android smartphone that has been officially announced. So how does it compare with the current crop of superphones? Let us find out!

While we brace ourselves for a string of new, powerful and large-screen smartphones to be announced at MWC 2013 Barcelona, HTC has taken the lead in taking the wraps off its biggest launch of the season, the “HTC One”.

HTC One will essentially be competing with the new range of smartphones- the Samsung Galaxy S IV, Sony Xperia Z and a bunch of other phones from manufacturers like Huawei and even the rumoured next version of the popular Google Nexus.

We pit the HTC One against its sibling, the HTC Butterfly, the BlackBerry Z10, the recently launched Sony Xperia Z and the existing bunch of flagship phones announced during 2012 – the Apple iPhone 5, LG Google Nexus 4, the Nokia Lumia 920 and the very popular Samsung Galaxy S III.

 
HTC One
HTC Butterfly
Sony Xperia Z
BlackBerry Z10
Apple iPhone 5
Nokia Lumia 920
LG Google Nexus 4
Samsung Galaxy S III
SoC
Krait 300 – Qualcomm APQ8064T chipset
 Krait –
Qualcomm APQ8064  chipset
Krait –
Qualcomm APQ8064  chipset
Krait – Qualcomm MSM8960  chipset
Apple A6
Krait – Qualcomm MSM8960  chipset
Krait- Qualcomm APQ8064  chipset
Cortex-A9 Exynos 4412 Quad
chipset
Cores
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
Clock Speed (GHz)
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.4
RAM (GB)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Display Size
4.7
5
5
4.2
4
4.5
4.7
4.8
Display resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
1280 x 768
1136 x 640
1280 x 768
1280 x 768
1280 x 720
Display type
S-LCD3
S-LCD3
LCD – Reality Display
LCD
LED-backlit IPS LCD -Retina
IPS LCD
IPS Plus LCD
Super AMOLED
Pixel density (Ppi)
469
441
443
355
326
332
318
306
Graphics
Adreno 320
Adreno 320
Adreno 320
Adreno 225
PowerVR SGX 543MP3
Adreno 225
Adreno 320
Mali-400MP
Internal Storage
32GB / 64GB
16GB
16GB
16GB
16GB / 32GB / 64GB
32GB
8GB / 16GB
16GB / 32GB / 64GB
Expandable memory?
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Primary Camera
4MP UltraPixel
8MP
13.1MP
8MP
8MP
8MP
8MP
8MP
Battery
2300mAh
2020mAh
2330mAh
1800mAh (user removable)
1440mAh
2000mAh
2100mAh
2100mAh
Platform
Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean
Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
BlackBerry 10
iOS 6.1
Windows Phone 8
Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

HTC will be offering two variants of the One – 32GB built-in storage and 64GB internal storage. However, there will be no card slot for memory expansion. This is pretty much in line with the One X and the One X . The Butterfly had impressed with the expandable memory option, over and above the 16GB internal storage. The BlackBerry Z10 comes with 16GB built-in storage, and a memory card slot to increase that by a maximum of 64GB. Apart from the Galaxy S III, none of the other flagships offer a memory card slot.

We are hearing that Dropbox has an official app for BlackBerry 10, so that is an added bonus. The One’s 32GB version may feel a little light in terms of storage space in the long run, if you really want to utilize the display for videos and Beats Audio for music.

Quite frankly, we are disappointed that HTC did not deem it necessary to send the phone out with the latest version of the Android operating system on board. The One will come out of the box with Android 4.1.2, and it is believed that the 4.2 update is in the works and should be released soon. There is no doubt that you will spend a lot of money to buy the HTC One, and that just adds to the disappointment.

We are hearing that the HTC One will arrive in India next month. No word on the pricing yet, or the exact date of launch. Do stay tuned for updates on that.

Vishal Mathur

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