HTC will officially announce the HTC 10 at a press event scheduled for April 12. This hasn't stopped a Romanian online store from beginning to take preorders for the smartphone, while including a free selfie stick for good measure.
Android smartphone fans are waiting for one key player to reveal its 2016 flagship smartphone, now that Samsung has released the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, while LG is about to release its LG G5 modular smartphone. HTC is getting a later start than its rivals but will put all the leaks and speculation to rest at its press event on April 12.
Even though the HTC 10 hasn't officially been announced, a Romanian retailer is getting a head start on the competition and has opened up prerorders for the smartphone.
QuickMobile has listed the HTC One M10 on its website as being available for preorder and it's offering a 32 GB model for 3299.90 Romanian Leu, which is about $830 U.S.
The listing is questionable for a few reasons; it is offering the smartphone in choice of gray, silver, and gold. Leaked images have shown the handset being available in four color choices. The retailer also lists the smartphone as HTC One M10, while it's been reported that HTC is going to name the device the HTC 10.
The HTC 10 will reportedly feature a 5.1-inch 2,560 x 1,440 Quad HD Super LCD 5 display with a pixel density of 576 pixels per inch (ppi), run Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, and HTC Sense 8.0. The smartphone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, Adreno 530 GPU (graphics processing unit), and 4 GB of RAM to keep things running smoothly. It is said to ship with either 16 GB, 32 GB, or 64 GB of internal storage and also includes a microSD expansion slot to further increase its storage.
The HTC 10's camera capabilities have been highly praised by the company as being "world first, world class" and offering a "very, very compelling camera experience." The company is expected to use a 12-megapixel UltraPixel rear camera with laser autofocus, OIS (optical image stabilization), and 5-megapixel front facing camera for selfies and video chat. The handset is also expected to include a large 3,000 mAh battery.
Unlike the free Gear VR headset that came with the Samsung Galaxy S7, and S7 edge, or LG's freebies with the G5, preordering the HTC One M10 will only score you a selfie stick. You probably want to wait and hold off preordering right now and wait to hear what HTC is offering on April 12.
