HTC 10 review: Top 10 features of the flagship smartphone

HTC unveiled its 2016 flagship smartphone, the successor to the popular One M9, through an online launch event on April 12. Currently, the HTC 10 can be pre-ordered from the company’s official website. Meanwhile Verizon announced pre-orders for the HTC 10 from April 29.

The HTC 10 might give tough competition to Samsung Galaxy S7 and LG G5. Here are the top 10 specs and features of the smartphone, which might entice potential customers to grab a HTC 10.

Design

The HTC 10 features a stunning aluminium unibody design adorning a full-glass front panel with chamfered edges, giving the device a slimmer look and feel.

Hi-Res Audio

Prior to its launch, the Taiwanese tech giant posted a teaser video on Twitter, flaunting the audio capability of the HTC 10. The device also marks the return of HTC BoomSound.

The HTC 10 offers the “highest-quality sound possible,” claims HTC. The 24–bit, Hi–Res audio is capable of recoding 256 times more detail than standard recordings , said HTC in a press note.

UltraPixel Camera

The 12 MP UltraPixel camera sports an aperture ƒ/1.8 lense paired with features like faster laser autofocus and flash. There is also a 5MP UltraPixel front-facing camera sensor. The smartphone will deliver sharp high resolution images even in low-light conditions.

Front-facing camera OIS

The HTC 10 is the world’s first ever smartphone to sport OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) on both front and rear facing camera units. According to HTC, the smartphone boasts a DxOMark score of 88, which is said to be the highest camera quality score of any smartphone.

FreeStyle Layout

The unique FreeStyle Layout will allow the HTC 10 users to drag and drop as many icons, stickers and widgets as they want, according to their preference.

Adoptable storage

The HTC 10 offers 32GB and 64GB of internal storage capacity. Both the variants can be expanded via microSD up to a massive 2TB. Alongside, the smartphone also sports adoptable storage. This means the device will combine the expandable storage with the native storage capacity and treat it as internal memory.

USB Type-C port

HTC’s newly announced handset touts USB Type C v3.1 reversible connector for faster data connections. This is coupled with quick charge 3.0 Rapid Charger with improved thermal management to take care of the overheating issues of the Snapdragon 820 chipset. This will enable the user to juice up the battery up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes.

Faster fingerprint scanner

The Quad HD display of the HTC 10 is “50 percent more responsive to touch than its predecessor” confirmed HTC. The fingerprint scanner unlocks the phone 0.2 seconds.

Smoother and faster interface with Boast+

The HTC 10 sports Boast+, making the device faster than ever. This feature helps the smartphone to consume less power and enhance application management.

Protection Plan

Shoppers buying the HTC 10 directly from the store can also avail a free one year Uh Oh Protection plan, if the device suffers broken screen or water damage, as reported by ZDNet.