HTC 10

Introduction

The HTC 10 is everything an HTC fan has been longing for. A full smartphone package experience without compromise. The problem with this idea is that it doesn't exist, there will always be some phone with a better camera or better battery or a larger display. But we can always look at this idea subjectively and find the right balance between what the phone offers versus compromises you might be making.

HTC 10 :Key Features

Full-metal unibody design

HTC's Boom Sound speaker setup

5.2-inch SuperLCD5 1,440 x 2,560 pixels (565 ppi)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 - dual-core 2.15 GHz Kyro & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kyro w/ Adreno 530
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with HTC Sense UI 8.0

12MP main camera, F/1.8, Ultrapixel sensor, OIS, autofocus, dual-tone LED flash, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 5MP front camera (first ever with OIS)

32GB of on-board storage expandable up to 2TB via microSD tray

LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, NFC, GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.2

3,000mAh integrated battery

Fingerprint reader and capacitive nav buttons

Main disadvantages

No dust or water-proofing

No more IR-blaster

Appears thicker and heavier than most of the competition

Pricing at launch is not competitive

Connectivity & Features & Networks

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, April
LAUNCH	Status	Available. Released 2016, May

BODY	Dimensions	145.9 x 71.9 x 9 mm (5.74 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
	Weight	161 g (5.68 oz)
	SIM	Nano-SIM

DISPLAY	Type	Super LCD5 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches (~71.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels (~565 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		- HTC Sense UI

PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
	CPU	Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
	GPU	Adreno 530

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm, OIS, laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality
	Features	1/2.3'' sensor size, 1.55µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., check quality
	Secondary	5 MP, f/1.8, 23mm, OIS, autofocus, 1.34 µm pixel size, 1080p, HDR

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, dual speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.2, A2DP, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - Google Drive (100 GB cloud storage) - XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player - Document editor - Photo/video editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 456 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 27 h (3G)

MISC	Colors	Carbon Gray, Topaz Gold, Glacier Silver
	Price group	9/10

TESTS	Performance	Basemark OS II: 1965 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1839 Basemark X: 28882
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 63dB
	Audio quality	Noise -90.4dB / Crosstalk -87.3dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 66h

OUR VERDICT

It's a hard phone to rate on first impressions – HTC has put all the right bits in here, but I felt the same way with the One M9. However, the brand seems to have addressed the foibles and appears genuinely excited by the new 10.