HTC One Release Coming Soon

HTC One

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It appears that it will be a busy month for HTC as it will reportedly launch its long-rumored Facebook Phone and the latest model of their flagship phone, the HTC One.

Although the supposed Facebook Phone of HTC will probably remain what it has been for the past few months, a rumor, AT&T has announced that the HTC One, with its 4.7-inch screen display, will become a part of its lineup by April 19. It will reportedly be offered at around $200 and pre-orders will be accepted by the mobile service provider soon.

The flagship smartphone of HTC will be available in 32GB and 64GB models. While other mobile service providers have indicated that they will support the smartphone, the 64GB model will be exclusively distributed by AT&T.

The standard model of the HTC One will cost $50 lesser than the Samsung Galaxy S4, which will also be offered by AT&T by April 16. The HTC smartphone will also have the same price as the basic model of the Apple iPhone 5.

Early adopters of the HTC One smartphone will have the opportunity to take advantage of a special offer by the smartphone manufacturer. Reports have indicated that buyers who acquire the smartphone before April 4 will receive a pre-paid visa card worth $100 or they can also opt to trade-in the value of an old phone.

The HTC One was unveiled on February 19, and it will feature a full HD 1080p screen display, a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor from Qualcomm and the HTC Sense customized Android OS. The smartphone also offers Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC connectivity as well as DLNA for wireless streaming into a computer or television. It can also be used as a remote control for supported devices and has a microUSB 2.0 port that offers a HD video link for HDMI or USB linkup.

The HTC One also features the latest UltraPixel camera, which is touted to be better than a camera with a Megapixel resolution.

Work On Facebook Phone Denied

Facebook Smartphone

Bloomberg recently hinted at the possibility that a Facebook phone is already being developed and is scheduled to be available in the middle of next year. Earlier reports had already hinted at the possibility that Facebook will be releasing its own handset.

The supposed Facebook phone will reportedly be produced in collaboration with HTC although no other information was released by the news agency.

However this was denied by Mark Zuckerberg in a conference call where the earnings of the company for previous quarter were released. He said that producing a Facebook phone does not make sense for the company, which is focused on enhance the experience of its increasing number of users.

Zuckerberg indicated that Facebook is currently the most-used application on practically all mobile platforms and the company aims to offer applications that are well-integrated into the systems. He added that the company intends to support an ecosystem which allows other apps to be built on top of Facebook.

There are numerous things that the company has to work on and it does not include the production of a Facebook phone.

Despite this, reports on the possibility that a Facebook phone is already on its way have continued to emerge. Bloomberg indicated that the Facebook phone will feature a modified operating system and will be launched into the market next year.

However the interest in entering the hardware market is quite strong with Google being one of the tech companies to introduce their own smartphone and tablet offerings. Microsoft and Amazon have also developed their own products that compete with their own hardware partners.

But Zuckerberg appears to be firm in saying that the Facebook phone is not in the plans of the company. In spite of this, speculations continue to emerge on the possibility that the company will release their own handset into the market.