HTC has confirmed that the preordered HTC 10 smartphones are now shipping in the United States.
HTC launched the much-awaited HTC 10 mobile phone in April and customers who had preordered the handset are looking forward to receive their device as soon as possible. There is some good news for customers in the United States as the official HTC (USA) Twitter account suggests that preordered HTC 10 units are now shipping, which means some customers will start receiving the delivery within a day or two.
Customers should note that only the unlocked versions of the handsets, which have been ordered directly via the company's official website, are getting shipped. Those who have preordered their devices from retailers and carriers may have to wait longer.
We've got good news: if you pre-ordered an #HTC10, they've now started shipping. We're fulfilling orders as they were received.
— HTC USA (@HTCUSA) 4 May 2016
The HTC 10 is packed with top-end features and is targeted to compete with the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, iPhone 6s and more.
The HTC 10 touts a 5.2-inch Quad HD screen with a display resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels and 564 ppi. HTC has confirmed that the HTC 10 will be available with two models with different Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. The U.S variant of the phone will include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 2.2 GHz.
The HTC offering will include 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage, which can be expanded with a microSD card to up to 2 TB.
The handset is equipped with 12-megapixel rear-facing and 5-megapixel front-facing cameras. The Taiwanese smartphone maker boasts that the HTC 10 has the best smartphone camera currently available in the market.
"With the world's first optically stabilized, larger aperture ƒ/1.8 lenses on both the front and rear cameras, new larger sensors, 12 million of our new generation UltraPixels (1.55 µm per pixel), faster laser autofocus powering the main camera and a wide angle lens and screen flash on the front UltraSelfie camera, this smartphone delivers brilliantly sharp, low light and high-resolution photos whether behind or in front of the lens," says HTC.
The HTC 10 runs on the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system, which includes a number of new features and power management tools.
The HTC smartphone has a big 3,000 mAh battery that offers up to 27 hours of talk-time on 3G/4G and up to 19 days of standby time. The company also suggests that the fast charging capability of the HTC 10 allows owners to get 50 percent charge in about 30 minutes.
The Verizon version of the HTC 10 handset is also expected to start shipping on May 5. However, Sprint customers will have to wait until May 13, which is when the smartphone will be available from the carrier.
T-Mobile, the carrier that unboxed the HTC 10 in a helicopter 10,000 feet in air, is still to confirm a launch date. HTC has confirmed that AT&T will not offer the handset, but the unlocked version of the HTC 10 is compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile.
