HTC One - Priced at Rs 42,900, a smartphone with MultiMedia Power House capability,

All waiting for the launch of much touted and anticipated smartphone from HTC , will be over today as HTC One is being unveiled in Mumbai, today. The HTC One was stated to be launched earlier, last month, on 8th April, with a price tag of Rs 42,900. Somehow HTC missed the mark, by not keeping with the launch schedule of last month, as stated earlier and Indian stores were left bereft with presence of HTC One. According to industry reports, due to some real problems in supply chain, being faced by the HTC, one of the crucial shipments for the launch got delayed.


All said and done, in every likelyhood, the smartphone is all set to grace the mobile stores and shop counters, today. HTC One comes Equipped with Quad-core 1.7 GHz CPU, 32/64 GB Internal Memory, 2GB of RAM, and 4.7 inch Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen display screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixel. It has an Ultrapixels 4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels camera, As the size of the imaging sensor is 1/3 inches, which senses the pixels in the size of 2µm pixel, which is much larger, resulting in much clear and sharp focus images. Dual Stereo Speakers on the front with Beats Audio sound enhancement may add some quality to its sound.
Although, HTC One is loaded with with Android 4.2, still it has a user friendly over-layer of HTC’s Sense user interface to enhance the overall user experience.


 Here are few and the first reactions of some users posted across the web :

"The HTC One is the BEST phone I have ever used. I've had numerous smartphones since I first got one. The camera is the best camera I have ever seen in a phone. The pictures it takes in low light are great and the ones taken with proper lighting...

"HTC One (m7) 1st Impression - Landed in my lap 12 hrs ago, few short calls with absolute clarity, Listening few tracks through on board speakers, again clarity is excellent, played Temple Run 2 for 4 levels with no lag ... in summary HQ Phone with JB..."


"U see,HTC one is made by aluminium body,it means that the heat feature is more than other plastic body's.but it's ok.no problem with that. Go for one. U will like it.it's the best phone ever."

General	2G Network 3G Network 4G Network SIM Announced Status	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 LTE (market dependent) Micro-SIM 2013, February Available. Released 2013, March
Body	Dimensions Weight	137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm (5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 in) 143 g (5.04 oz)
Display	Type Size Multitouch Protection	Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors 1080 x 1920 pixels, 4.7 inches (~469 ppi pixel density) Yes - Beats Audio sound enhancement
Sound	Alert types Loudspeaker 3.5mm jack	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones Yes, with stereo speakers, built-in amplifiers Yes - Beats Audio sound enhancement
Memory	Card Slot Internal	No 32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Data	GPRS EDGE SPEED WLAN Bluetooth NFC Infrared Port USB	Yes Yes HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes (Market dependent) Yes Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
Camera	Primary Features Video Secondary	4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels, autofocus, LED flash 1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, optical image stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization, Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Features	OS Chipset CPU GPU Sensor Messaging Browser Radio GPS Java Colors	Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 Adreno 320 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email HTML5 Stereo FM radio with RDS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, via Java MIDP emulator Black, Silver, Red
	Others	- SNS integration - Dropbox (25 GB storage) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Organizer - Document viewer/editor - Photo viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input
Battery	-------- Stand-by Talk-time	Non-removable Li-Po 2300 mAh battery No official data No official data
Misc	SAR US SAR EU	1.26 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (body)     0.86 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)
Tests	Display Loudspeaker Audio Quality Camera Battery Life	Contrast ratio: 1541:1 (nominal) / 2.504:1 (sunlight) Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Noise -82.7dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB Photo / Video Endurance rating 48h

With packs of dedicated amplifiers, for each the two BoomSound frontal speakers of the smartphone, HTC is claiming an over all sound volume of 93 dB . In real, result may be or may not be as promising and the sound may not be the loudest around, still it may turn out a good performer, keeping in line with HTC pitching  for this smartphone as "one of the best sound experiences as far as smartphones go"

Overall, going by the key features and performance,   HTC One can be good buy for those multimedia buffs, who relish taking great camera shots, who are keen to enjoy both audio and video  supported with improved sound quality. Clearly a  MultiMedia Power House for Multimedia buffs