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.
- 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.