Remember HTC? Just as LG is leaving the mobile biz and I’m sure Sony’s next, we remind ourselves that the first Android phone was a HTC. Nostalgia is one of the biggest forces known to man, that’s why there’s disco influences in Dua Lipa songs and even rock tunes now. Anyway, long story short, HTC
HTC hasn’t been doing that well lately, changing CEOs, giving up on flagships and focusing more on entry level smartphones. They keep stating that they’re prepping a 5G flagship, but that never comes out. They’ve been launching a few entry level and midrange models here and there, but nothing more. This time we’re treated to
HTC is one of the most famous stories in the smartphone world, as they went from making phones for other brands to a giant and one of the creators of the smartphone as we know it. They were the first with a 4G phone, they’ve had some badass speakers and also made the very first
[ratings]Remember the HTC One M7? It literally was HTC’s last fantastic phone, launched in 2013 and getting high praise. The follow-ups, M8 and M9 were pretty bad and the HTC 10 was so and so, while the 11 and 12 were not well received. I was actually a smartphone reviewer all these years and only
[ratings]I’m sure you’ve heard of Concept Creator by now, as the designer has already received some fame and praise for this concept phones. While working on a brand new iPhone XI and Galaxy Note 10, the designer also found the time to envision a future for HTC. Let’s see what came out of that. First
[ratings]Designer Mladen Milic is back at it, taking a break from the usual ASUS concept phones, gaming ones, for a HTC model this time. The result is the HTC Fusion, which mixes the old and new styles of design. Let’s check it out. It feels like a tribute to the HTC One first models and
[ratings]HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Diamond 2 were definitely works of art, spawned by the very inspired HTC designers, who weren’t afraid to take risks. The back side was shaped like a series of pyramids and diamonds and while it didn’t site nicely on a flat surface, it totally won our hearts. Today we see
[ratings]I’m sure you’ve seen the many leaks of the HTC U12 lately and now we have a new piece of the puzzle. Inspired by all those leaks, designer PHConcepts has envisioned a concept phone called HTC Ozy. It seems rather odd and original looking, so let’s check it out. Rendered by Gurpreet Singh, the concept
[ratings]Prolific designer Hasan Kaymak is back, with the HTC TE17 concept phone, which attempts a new design format. It’s got a 5.7 inch OLED display, which makes it feel like an iPhone X rival. If it’s special or not we learn below. The format is atypical, not rectangular for sure, but more like a pebble,
[ratings]The end of the ear brings the inevitable concept phones that predict 2018 flagships. Samsung Galaxy S9 has got to be one of the most rendered flagships, Huawei P11 is also doing fine, but the HTC U12 is just getting started. It received a render or two and now it gets a full gallery and