Jul 22, 2016 05:59 PM
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It's the first phone to feature a front camera with OIS
The HTC 10's build quality, display, software and camera are strong
HTC has gone from being an OEM for the likes of Dell and HP to producing some of the finest and most iconic Android smartphones of the last five years under its own banner. It's also recently diversified its business into the virtual reality space with HTC Vive Tech Corporation.
However, the profitability of the company's smartphone business has been a sore subject for some time, and recent reports suggest things are still not quite right. Despite this, HTC continues to churn out smartphones and just a couple of months ago, it launched not one, but seven new models in India.
Our focus for today is the company's flagship for 2016, called the HTC 10. Unlike LG and Samsung which had an early start with their flagships, HTC thought it best to be fashionably late to the party. Will this strategy pay off? Our initial impressions of the phone were pretty positive, and it's now time to put it to the test.
Design and build
The one thing HTC has gotten right since the original One is aesthetics, and we're happy to see that the 10 is no different. Sculpted from a single block of aluminium, the phone feels as premium as they come. The body is built ergonomically but the smooth finish doesn't offer much grip, which can be a problem when using the phone with one hand. The phone has a distinctively wide chamfered edge on the back which looks nice when light catches it. We did notice that the edges around the display can feel a little sharp when you hold this
