Category: Android Phones

  • HTC Desire 500 unveiled, heading to Taiwan on August 1st

    HTC Desire 500 unveiled, heading to Taiwan on August 1st

    HTC has unveiled the HTC Desire 500, a new entry-level Android handset which takes a few design cues from the HTC One S and the One SV. The HTC Desire 500 features a 4.3-inch WVGA display, 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, microSD card slot (up to 64GB),…

  • HTC One OtterBox Commuter Series case review

    HTC One OtterBox Commuter Series case review

    Over the years, OtterBox has built a reputation for creating phone cases with great protection.  Currently, OtterBox offers two types of cases for the HTC One: HTC One Defender Series case and the HTC One Commuter Series case.  The one I will be reviewing today is the Commuter Series case in the glacier color.  Let’s…

  • T-Mobile HTC One gets software update to improve LTE connectivity, enhance processor and improve software stability

    T-Mobile HTC One gets software update to improve LTE connectivity, enhance processor and improve software stability

    T-Mobile is rolling out a software update for the HTC one which included improved LTE connectivity, processor efficiency improvements and minor software tweaks to improve overall stability. The 1.27.531.11 update weighs in at 247 MB. This is not the android 4.2.2 update that we’ve been waiting for, but it’s nice to see that HTC and T-Mobile are…

  • HTC esablished ‘Emerging Devices’ unit as Jason Mackenzie appointed to lead HTC America

    HTC esablished  ‘Emerging Devices’ unit as Jason Mackenzie appointed to lead HTC America

    In an internal HTC email,  CEO Peter Chou announced: “Effective immediately, in addition to his current duties in supporting me with global corporate strategy, Jason Mackenzie will lead HTC America.” Jason Mackenzie previously led HTC’s American operations from 2010-2011 but has since been working as the company’s global marketing sales lead. With Jason Mackenzie taking over HTC America, “Mike Woodward…

  • Sizing up the HTC One mini

    Sizing up the HTC One mini

    The HTC One mini is essentially an HTC One in a smaller shell, but does the handset’s size really live up to the name? The HTC One mini’s 132 x 63.2 x 9.25mm size isn’t exactly small. Overall, the HTC One mini is only 3.9% shorter and 7.3 percent less wide than the HTC One…

  • HTC One mini versus Samsung Galaxy S4 mini – spec showdown

    HTC One mini versus Samsung Galaxy S4 mini – spec showdown

    Not that the HTC One mini has been officially unveiled, we can finally take a closer look at the handset’s specs and compare it to it’s main rival – the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini. Like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4, the two mini devices share many of the same internal components and are…

  • HTC One mini hands-on roundup

    HTC One mini hands-on roundup

    Since we’re based in the US, we did not get an invitation to one of the many the HTC One mini pre-briefs which were held across Europe. We would have loved to get some hands-on time with the HTC One’s little sibling, but instead we’ve been relegated to watching the dozens on HTC One mini…