Meet the HTC WF5w, the thinnest smartphone from HTC yet

Generally, HTC smartphones are not made with thinness in mind. The company’s portfolio is filled with smartphones that measures more than 8.0mm thick. But with the One E9+, the thickness was reduced from above 8.0mm to 7.54mm, which gives the E9+ the title of the thinnest HTC smartphone yet. But not anymore, as HTC is prepping to unveil another smartphone that will take the title away from the One E9+.

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HTC One E9sw, a mid-range version of the One E9+ gets certified by TENAA in China

An HTC smartphone believed to be a tuned-down version of the One E9+ has been certified by the China Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center (TENAA). The smartphone goes by the name One E9sw, and features less good specs compared to the One E9+.

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HTC may be reducing component orders for the One M9 by 30% due to lower than expected sales

When HTC launched its flagship handset, the One M9, everyone was disappointed with the company for its failure to make the device different from its predecessor, the One M8. Now, HTC is having a hard time selling the handset and may be reducing orders for parts and components for the handset by as much as 30%, according to sources at Taiwan’s handset supply chain.

However, It's not surprising because other vendors like Apple and Samsung have no problems selling there flagship handsets, and this is because their new flagships are not in any way similar to their predecessors. For example, when Apple launched the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, everybody wanted one because both devices are different from previous iPhone models. Samsung, on the other hand, designed the Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge with metal and glass and they are performing well in the market too. But HTC failed to do something creative with the One M9. Although the company has changed its market strategy by introducing the One M9+, it remains to be seen if the flagship models will complement each other.

Furthermore, HTC is also not doing well in the entry-level to mid-range segment because it is facing strong challenges from China-based vendors like Lenovo, Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo. This makes it difficult for the company to increase sales of its entry-level to mid-range handsets.


Via: Digitimes

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HTC One ME9's metal frame leaked

HTC is going to introduce another high-end Android handset dubbed HTC One ME9 (Hima_Ace) in July this year. The handset is going to be available only in the Asian market where the company is gradually gaining velocity. Today, we found a leaked render of the aforementioned handset's metal frame and decided to share it with you, even though your region might not get the handset after all.

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HTC has no plans for a One M9 Mini

If you want a Mini version of HTC's flagship smartphone, the One M9, you'll be disappointed to know that the company has no plans to manufacture a downsized version of the One M9. Jack Tong, president of HTC North Asia, said that the company will no longer manufacture Mini smartphones because the industry is moving towards new smartphones with more than 5-inch display, and so the company wants to follow the industry's trend.

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HTC J Butterfly with high-end specs announced in Japan

HTC has announced its most feature packed smartphone, the J Butterfly, in Japan. The device combines the high-end specs of both the recently released One M9 and the One M9 Plus and adds dust and water resistance capabilities on top. HTC also made some design tweaks on the J Butterfly, not with metal, but with polycarbonate, that is, the device has a polycarbonate body.

The device features a 5.2-inch display with a resolution of 1440 x 2560p, Snapdragon 810, 3 GB of RAM, 20.2-megapixel primary camera with support for 4K video, 13-megapixel secondary camera, 32 GB of built-in storage, microSDXC support (up to 200GB), and a 2,700mAh battery. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with the latest HTC sense UI on top. The HTC J Butterfly will be available early June at KDDI and there are no word on when the it will be released for other countries.

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HTC to announce the One M9 Plus on April 8

HTC One M9 Plus

Where everyone is looking forward to the One M9, HTC is busy preparing to announce another variant of the devices, with dual camera, bizarre looking fingerprint sensor and a bigger QHD display on the 8th of April 2015. As can be seen from the image above, the One M9 Plus looks very much different from the original One M9. The back of the phone is identical to that of the One M8, while the front got treated to a fingerprint sensor.

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