HTC has confirmed the One Nexus edition for the US, just as we knew it would and the smartphone will be arriving on June 26 in all its glory, delivering a vanilla Android experience at a price of $599. The retail value should give it an upper hand over its immediate competitor, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google version which has also been affixed with the same release date, but will tout an MRP of $649.
There is quite the chance that the HTC One Nexus edition will be pushed forth for other regions, seeing as the company has stressed on the fact that the device will ‘initially’ be rolled out in the North American realm. Additionally, it is the 32GB variant of the silver-hued model which has been destined for the market and some may take delight in knowing that the smartphone crams an unlocked bootloader.
The model adorned with stock Android will be jumping on to the manufacturer’s bandwagon of the UltraPixel-furnished smartphone’s other avatars like the carrier-specific, SIM unlocked and developer editions. And if there’s any leverage to the whispers around town, a mini version and a unit with a bigger screen are on the cards as well.
Even though the company may have bid adieu to the Sense 5 user interface, people will still find various components of the handset intact. Its specification sheet continues to include a 4.7-inch full HD touchscreen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor with each of its four cores clocked at 1.7GHz and 2GB of DDR2 RAM. Most importantly, the 4MP UlraPixel camera which has been one of the phone’s key highlights has been retained as well.
Those in the area who have been lured by the prospect of the HTC One Nexus edition will find it at the aforementioned price on the Google Play store, upon its release next month.
Let’s take a look at the UltraPixel-packing phone’s outlined specifications:
– Platform: Android 4.2.2 OS
– Display: 4.7-inch full HD touchscreen
– Processor: 1.7GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
– Camera: 4MP UltraPixel primary and 2.1MP secondary
– Memory: 32GB flash storage capacity and 2GB of DDR2 RAM
– Battery: 2,300mAh Li-polymer
– Weight: 143 grams
– Size: 137.4mm x 68.2mm x 9.3mm