Earlier today, some benchmarks revealing that HTC has a new device on deck packing a Tegra 3 processor clocked at 1.7 GHz. That is slightly faster than the Tegra 3 processor in the foreign version of the HTC One X. Additional data on this device leads us to believe a screen with a 720p display should be tagging along and Ice Cream Sandwich is the current OS. With the recent announcement of Android 4.1 aka Jelly Bean one would expect a new “flagship” device to have the latest and greatest software so we will have to wait for time to tell this story. Internet outlets are speculating this device is heading to AT&T in the US, but that has yet to be confirmed. There has not been a Tegra 3 phone released in the US market to our knowledge so it will be interesting to follow this device as it gets more publicity and see which network it lands on.
HTC’s upcoming attention getter is currently holding the name, Evitareul which is a codename and likely to change before it is officially released. Is it too early for HTC to release another high-end phone (not that we know when to expect this device or if it ever comes to life) or has the excitement of the One series already started fading?
Stay tuned right here for more info on this device and other HTC news.
Source: Droid-Life.com
This probably won’t go well with those who have recently bought HTC’s flagship One X and I’m already reading many reports of buyer’s remorse due to poor quality control. LCD related issues pertaining to the One X tops the list plus other complaints like random restarts and poor battery life.
If HTC truly wants to beat the Samsung Galaxy S3 with the Evitareul, it better reinstate the most basic features that they’ve overlooked with the One series – micro SD memory expansion and a higher capacity, removable battery.
Pure technology will only get HTC so far. There’s no point in releasing flashy, super-fast smartphones with quad or eight-core processors with poor battery life, fixed internal storage while not addressing what customers really want – a reliable phone that’s free from LCD defects.
Speaking of LCD screens, my transition from the Incredible S to the Sensation XE had been less than a satisfactory experience.
While the Incredible S lacked the raw CPU and GPU power of the Sensation XE, it had a superb Sony/Samsung-made S-LCD screen that’s a lot better than the inferior, AU Optronics-made LCD which HTC fitted to the Sensation series.
From what I’ve read, Sony had pulled out from their venture with Samsung in producing the Super LCD panels but HTC should have at least chosen a better vendor for its LCD screens.