Why did HTC smartphones go from popular to obscure?
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- HTC experienced one of the tech world's biggest downfalls in the last 6-7 years, barely making the news anymore, besides the occasional abysmal financial report. We take a look at how it got where it is now.
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After the m8, htc phones were too expensive and not original enough
Probably because they pulled away from the stereo speakers. I'm a big speakerfile on cell phones having front facing stereo speakers. But my budget and my lack of agreement that 750 and up is a valid price for a phone.
@@peterford9369 I dont get what's so good abour stereo speakers. You have headphones right ? And if you want to share a music AND have a nice quality, there are plenty of cheap bluetooth speakers that will do better..
@@DeathTT87 Trust me, once you've had a phone with good front facing stereo speakers,, you'll understand. But your right too. Using headphones and external sound is alright as well, but you just don't need them,, that's the point.
@@DeathTT87 not everyone wants to bring or use bluetooth speakers. I don't want to spend time finding and connecting to a my friends speaker. He/she needs to keep it charged. Turn it on, and make sure it isn't already connected to their phone.
When it's just a A 3 min clip on RUclips to show my friend. E.g. a movie trailer.
It's convenience. Not everyone has a smart TV/Chromecast and a laptop is just annoying to turn on or bring into the room if it's up stairs or somewhere inconvenient
Yep stereo speakers, still not pleased about the current pixel 2 none xl that i have as its front facing bottom speaker is not as loud as the top one (it's noticeable)
I believe bottom speaker on the current HTC phones is basically like Samsung so don't really have any interest in them (top speaker is treble only, bottom down facing does base and treble)
sony is annoying as they don't actively advertise when the phone they are selling actually has stereo speakers as a premium feature (so each phone I have to check in specs to see if it has it or not and that they are front facing)
I hope HTC turns it around. They make great phones.
@biggs949597 s have you tried using punctuation?
@biggs949597 s it's not grammar police when you can barely read what you're saying properly
*Made*
I agree. I had the HTC U11 as my daily driver for about a year and loved it. The software was a bit odd but usable, and they introduced the side squeeze feature which has now made it to the Pixel. The mirror back finish was GORGEOUS and the camera was incredible. Unfortunately for me I succumbed to the peer pressure of working in tech as a salesperson and switched over to a Galaxy S9 to match my colleagues. Let my teenage brother borrow it and he broke the screen :’) Heartbreaking. I wish they’d made a U13 or even made the U12 Plus more available here in Australia.
I miss my HTC One. That was my favorite phone. Great speakers great phone. Camera could of been better but the camera on a phone isn't the deal breaker for me. I wish they would just do what they did back then, just make a goods phone. Who cares what samsung is doing, be HTC again. I'm sad now that I watched this video.
As evidence by Nokia, even the most dead phone companies can have a fantastic comeback
Nokia isn't making phones anymore. HMD makes phones and licences Nokia's brand name.
Now HMD is Nokia's ex employees but I wish Nokia would buy HMD and actually make Nokia phones in true sense.
It's no different from TLC making Blackberry phones. HTC can do that anyday they want but they will get a minority share of profit.
Last true Nokia phones were the Lumia range. Great phones, great OS rivaling IOS for smoothness of operation...
@@jasonking1284 True, but I didn't like Windows Phone 7, 8, etc.
I think the best time of Windows on mobile devices and the best implementation was during the Windows Mobile days (pre-Windows Phone)
@@NishantSoniTV it's still nokia phone brand regardless ... HMD does carry the flag for now
Nokia not even have good sales
They abandoned the front facing speakers and headphone jack, so they chucked their USP as the sound quality on the DAC was superb.
The reason is extremely simple :
They stopped making phones for middle class or poor guys. That's it. Absolutely no other reason.
When it comes to design language, they always evolved and provided great aesthetics but when it came to camera department, they could never do better than rivals and again with that price tag, they were doomed to be obscured.
They tried to ignore the potential buyers and potential market i.e. Asians.
HTC's worst enemy are its execs that have no concept of realities of the smartphone market and how HTC is currently fitting into this market.
They alienated Taiwanese users with statements like "HTC is a Chinese company" or Cher Wang's funding of a church that opposes same-sex marriage (despite HTC tweeting in support of it).
yerps they should consider tackle the lower-tier market with a impact in terms of speed design and feel. Most lowered tier market are plastic and feels too cheap. Maybe that is where they should aim their company vision. To make affordable phone and quality at a lowered cost...
HTC tanked in the Indian market because they continued selling sub-par lower range specced phones at mid- to high-range prices. And when they decided to range it out exclusively in the premium segment, they tried to leverage their brand name into dumping the crappy phones in India at a premium too. In a pre-cheap Internet era this may have gone under the radar, but things had changed. We knew what we were getting before salespeople could try and brainwash us.
chinese phones of Xiaomi ,oppo , vivo , Huawei , honor and one plus offered spectacular specs and value at great prices which ultimately Sony , lg and htc could not match and led to their further decline.....
Yeah, that is what HTC is failing to do. In order to make people fork out for a premium, it has to have a name to beat, like Apple and Samsung.
HTC, in most consumer's mind was just another company that made premium phone, but it wasn't viewed as lunxary brand which was it's failing point.
Then you have cheap skates who won't buy anything, but the phone with the best specs per dollar (minus everything else), and they go with Chinese phones that invest all of their money into SOC, ram and screen.
So you have a situation where HTC doesn't fit into those categories.
HTC one m8 and m7 the golden age HTC one m9 the fall HTC m10 come back last u11 and u12 hard fall
I was just going to say the original desire was a golden phone back in the day. It originally had a oled display but for some reason they changed it to lcd but yeah. The oled one was great in its day. Especially when you got android ginger bread on it. Oh the memories lol!
My first Android phone was the HTC One m7. Blinkfeed and HTC Sense were the best android features ever. They just couldn't keep up. Eventually left for the LGG4 (loved that leather) and then I've drank the kool-aid and been a Samsung boi ever since. Sad day.
@@MrYutbe57 same here. I'm on a cheap contract with a s8 right now.
@@MrYutbe57 my story is the same as yours.
LG
HTC
SONY
NOKIA*
MOTOROLA
once kings..
.. now dying breeds
Motorola is still alive in Asia and Nokia has made a comeback , LG is still alive in USA by contracts etc , but the rest are dead
@@vyktrii yep compared to their original status..
You forgot BlackBerry 😀 tried to comeback but still it can't make it
@@BarsitSiBSIVloGs Chinese phones are killing rest of phones with lower price and higher configuration.
Does anyone remember Palm phones ?
HTC HD2 , one of the most iconic phones ever to run mostly every os ( except iOS )
Well at least HTC phones mostly have no stupid notches 😌
rainy D you clearly haven’t used a phone with a notch
@@darth_kal-el and never will. Stop shoving your I love notched phones belief down my throat. Don't need it.
I'd rather have a thicc phone with some border to actually hold it instead of a piece of pure brittle.
"At least," lol, yeah the least is what you can expect from HTC + Android
I too really liked HTC phones. I used the HTC 10 for three years. But with no marketing & carrier support it appears their doomed. Google took away the cream of the crop. One of our greatest OEM'S reduced to rubble. This is a very sad story! What ever happened to the update to the HTC11? It's only been 18months, yikes!
The Htc one M8 is the Most good looking phone ever. PERIOD.
When htc stopped having phones on every carrier and then removed the headphone jack, they lost me. Loved the phones they made. Had the Touch pro, Touch pro2, HTC Evo 3D, Evo 4G, and HTC One M7
Clifton Oubre no one cares about the headphone jack anymore. Grow up.
@@darth_kal-el It's a situation of some people enjoying better quality sound and having options vs less and paying more. Nothing to do with growing up. The more they take away the more we buy and miss out on.
@@darth_kal-el Tbh, I do think the headphone Jack is a pretty useful back up for times when I need to charge my earbuds up.
Maybe if wireless earbuds are smaller and not fat and protuding looking. I would still 100% want a headphone jack though
I loved my M8 and didn't really care that the camera was relatively low megapixels because it was good enough for viewing on a phone and did better in low light. Sadly though, it was my first and last HTC phone. I upgraded to a Note 5 and now I'm on the Note 8, I would have a hard time giving up my S Pen.
The Htc needs to bring back the one series,with the great build quality & better specs like the pixel. Thats it.
i just can’t understand people why do they not choosing an htc phone. I know htc has lot of fault especially about marketing but the quality of their phone is just really perfect and the sense UI is just way batter than crappy samsung ui. I hope they will come back to the race but first thing that they have to do is marketing and keep the price lower.
Yep bro,same is the case with Sony Phones.Truly speaking I am a Sony fan,but they both are having the same issue of not doing proper marketing.I hope Both companies shine in this year
@@Tom-li9xq Sony and HTC should merge to make awesome phone
HTC could learn something from Soulja Boy
exactly same happened to sony, they bring out decent phones , but they are too expensive to compete with better midrange phones and dont innovate enough to compete with higher end phones .. they are always 10 steps behind the competition so no one cares anymore.. shame.
Sony is not as bad. You can't compare. And Sony is a huge company, different sectors. that's why they keep making phones even Tho they are not a lucrative division.
@@RodolphosTechchannel Sonys mobile division is directly comparable. they are dying if not dead. the same as htc
When I think of HTC I think of midrange, this was my first thought of Huawei when it started to place itself into the mainstream. HTC should focus on being midrange and reliable and once it feels it has enough loyal customers it should release flagship devices.
I don't have much problem with my htc u11 apart from it getting too hot while playing games.
I have a U11, I have no heating issues unless I plug it to charge and play simultaneously.
I still have the HTC one and the only thing was a minor malfunction with the camera when using it indoors in low light which gave a pink screen, but is fine outdoors. I still use it on the net, and got a Sony experia which is a nice phone I have been using for years now with no problems.
I might go for an iPhone next time but the only thing there is I prefer the android format so something to consider when the time comes as to whether I'll go with the IOS format.
Another point you missed is Customer Service. I bought a HTC U11 in the UK and I was told it has international warranty. The phone's camera broke down while I was away in India, and I was told that it can repaired only in the UK and that the phone has to be shipped to UK. So much so for "International" warranty!!
The HTC One and Evo were 2 of my favorites.
I loved the HTC one M7. I had a red one and it was awesome to have such a premium phone at the time with good audio.
I had the HTC one and I was by far my favorite phone.
I had mine close to 5 years...it was tough to switch phones
I really liked my M7. It was the first smartphone I owned. But after only having the phone for about 2 years, I got a notice that the htc notes app(which I used frequently)was going to be taken off my phone since they're not supporting it anymore and they recommended me to download a third party app, Evernote. A notes app... HTC didn't want to or couldn't support a simple native notes app.. After that small ordeal of transferring my notes to Evernote and the cloud, I lost my respect and appeal for HTC. I now use Samsung phones for their pretty great hardware and great support for native apps and good native software.
HTC was a household name for us. I had an HTC Amaze 4G my freshman year of high school. Was a heavy phone but loved it and its performance! My sister had the HTC Inspire 4G, my brother had the HTC Desire Z. Good times!
HTC need to make HTC one m7 remaster with quad speaker and high body to screen ratio with oled display .
My first smartphone in 2009 was HTC Desire. Loved the design and software. It was the best Android phone at the time.
Bring back M8 form factor with metal frame. Add water resistance, improve the screen, improve the battery life, DSP capability on bluetooth, not just the headphone jack, no bloatware. That is the phone I'm looking for. I'm literally on the verge of ditching smart phones because of their ridiculous size, fragility, and cost. This has gotten way out of control. The thought of paying the equivalent price to a laptop is unacceptable.
My HTC HD2 still works. It is running android because i got rid of the Windows stuff ages ago. I wish someone would update the android.
HTC "GODZILLA"
I briefly had a used HTC One M7 that a friend gave me. Unfortunately some bastard broke into my locker at the gym and stole it. Whoever stole it must've seen me using it and really wanted it. It was already a 3 year old phone at the time.
The lack of advertising was probably the final nail in the coffin, i mean i live in holland and i cant go a day without hearing “samsung galaxy s9” on the radio or social media
The M8 and m9 went really bad and HTC never recovered. They also never tried to change course and bring the company back on track. The HTC 10 and u11 were awesome and still fell short in a lot of ways. It's a sad story for a lot of people because people year after year keep hoping this year will be the device to turn HTC around and each year it's more of the same. Looking back at amazing opportunities like Google play editions and the relationship HTC had with Google, should have helped HTC to lead the industry in innovation. HTC has a lot of great ideas that are poorly executed...like HTC Zoe, which is now live photos on apple...edge sense, adding a depth sensor for "portrait mode", and many more.
Only after seeing ur videos John v, I bought my first android phone htc one m8.
siva raj glad to hear that! Thanks!
I used to love HTC phones. I owned the Thunderbolt, Rezound, and the M8. The M8 is where I called it quits with HTC. My M8 was a great phone except for a big GPS connection issue which rendered google navigation, and some other apps that I needed, completely unusable. It also had camera issues. I tried numerous unsuccessful fixes, and HTC basically told me to take a hike. Accordingly to online comments, this was a common defect, that HTC refused to address. So that was the end of my relationship with HTC. Too bad. I really, really liked their phones.
The "mega pixels" gimmick killed HTC. The HTC one was the 3rd HTC phone in a row I bought. Unfortunately the HTC one had a huge flaw. It's camera took pink extremely blurry pictures. I had a hard time getting customer support to acknowledge the problem and was never able to get the phone swapped or a credit. After that I was done. HTC love your customers and they will give you their money. Screw us and we'll never go back.
I tried to support HTC couple years ago when M8 first came out. The phone was amazing, build quality was good. But the dual speakers stopped working 2 months into use and had to send them back to the customer service which was another 2 months. I switched back to iPhone after that because it was just so much more convenient with the Apple store genius bar.
42 dollars per share in 2011 to over 1.30 dollars per share is a nightmare!
The main reason HTC fell off is because they got rid of the headphone jack.
Crash It No. No it is not.
Crash It because no one cares about the headphone jack. It’s an outdated technology. Samsung will join the rest and drop it soon.
@@darth_kal-el an outdated technology that still works. My LG V40, because it has a good DAC, has sound quality that rivals an HDMI connection. It's that crisp and clear.
I remember HTC was my first smart and 3G phone. When Sprint had first introduced it. Was such a cool phone, still have it in storage
HTC Desire was probably the best android phone I've ever had. Would gladly have a modern remake. The Nexus 9 tablet is also a great.
My first smartphone was a HTC Desire... its was so cute! a very decent smart phone back then. Then I upgraded to a Samsung S2, S4, Sony Xperia, LG, Oppo and back to a Samsung.
I ended up giving my HTC desire to my older bro has a quite labour intensive job and he broke alot of phones. He had the HTC for ages, but it was so slow and laggy after 5 years. And it ran out of space so quickly!
HTC M8 And 10 were my favourite
They could have made a lot of money if they had decided to sell in India at a lower price.
Like OnePlus and Xiaomi did at that time
I'll never forget the Droid Incredible. By far my favorite phone and best experience.
I had the Incredible and I simply can't understand how you can feel the way you say you do. It was the worst phone, and among the worst tech devices, I've ever owned
HTC single body phones were shit to repair and no one wanted to touch them.
Yeah, i love HTC phones but with zero television marketing, you will never succeed. I'm still hoping we'll get a great device later this year one last time. I just can't bring myself to buy a Samsung phone or any other for that matter but soon i won't have a choice. 😢.
Sad to watch their decline.. Even today they are still my all time favourite devices!
For me the answer is: They removed headphone jack and used mid-range cameras on their flagships!
Your average person doesn't really care about those things though, but the final nail in the coffin is due to a lack of brand recognition. Samsung succeeded by offering something unique, much like what HTC did in the Windows Mobile day whereas HTC was more laid back and generally didn't bother trying to make itself stand out. They priced their phone at a premium, so it wasn't accessible by the more budget orientated consumer, yet it lacks the brand prestige of Samsung or Apple, so naturally, people are going to fork over to those who company leaving HTC into the ruins.
I have an old HTC Windows Phone 8X (2012) that has been sitting unused in my drawer for years. I'm thinking to repurpose it for other use such as running game emulator (e.g. MAME) however I see that this thing has a Snapdragon S4 CPU, 16GB internal w/ 1 GB RAM, and GPU is Qualcomm Adreno 225. Is it possible to install Android on this thing replacing Windows Phone 8? Or can I run MAME using either OS? I have already ripped off the case as it simply wasn't powering on even though I tried charging first. I don't really care if it breaks or not as it's paperweight so I don't see why not explore the possibly of things that I can still use it for otherwise I don't see any point keeping it any longer.
Such a shame, they made beautiful phones and brought technology ahead of its time
I had the HTC U11, one of the best phones I've even owned, besides the bezels
Mainly because of too much competition and poor sales it can also be blamed on the amount of hit or misses HTC has had over recent years. Most people would rarely go with HTC and much rather go with Samsung or apple there are many factors as to why htc hasn't been doing good in recent years
The HTC Wildfire was my first smartphone, then I had the Incredible S, the Desire X, the One X and lastly the One M8. It's such a shame to have seen them crumble over years but they're phone's just aren't good enough anymore
I never bought a HTC phone but always loved using them when my friends had it..They had a unique personality separating them from the rest of the phones with advanced features like enhanced sound, feel etc..The reason I never bought one for myself was because of the lack of good battery life compared to the rest of the phones in the similar range..They just couldn’t manage to make a phone that will last a day comfortably..
Here's a tip for HTC, instead of copying that godawful glass back rainbow color design, go back to industrial aluminium design and make the phones compact with a bezelless display, you'll stand out right away. Sometimes I don't know how these smartphone designers find jobs.
My first phone ever was the HTC M8. I loved it. It was super easy to understand and the battery lasted all day from one charge.
I said it before and I'll say it again. I bought the m10 or 10 3 months after launch for 99.99 on a 2 year contract. I'm typing on it right now. By far and I mean it. Best phone I have ever ever used. It still lasts me all day. It's built like a tank. The camera is still awesome. The display. The dac is unbelievable in the headphone Jack. I can honestly say I don't even desire a upgrade. After 3 years thats saying something. Phone still runs marshmallow. And it still is fast I am blown away to be honest. So underrated.
I always wanted the HTC m7-m9 just for the looks alone, I think they are still hands down the most attractive smartphones ever made, but I never got one back then mostly for the camera. I ab absolutely love taking pictures and HTC's shitty cameras were enough to make me stay away, if they had just fixed that and got their marketing together I think they would be in a much different place
Actually M11 and m12 have great cameras
My first smart phone was the HTC Evo 4G, it was fantastic, then I pre-ordered the M7, it had the dreaded dead speaker, and the mic died, I then bought the M8 for both my wife and I, they both fell apart faster than I could repair them, and all these phones lived in cases and were babied. HTC lost me after that. The quality wasn't there, neither was the value. I don't even look at HTC phones anymore when I am shopping for a new device. It's sad because I loved their sense UI.
I remember the early HTCs sold under various brands in the early 00s, they were the norm when it came for a proper smartphone at that time, aside from Symbian powered ones. The One M7 was a good device with a terrible camera that developed that nasty pink hue as it aged, making the device unusable.
Quality issues for me. I had an HTC which kept auto dialing the emergency number even when the screen was locked in my pocket. Didn't the bulk of HTC's mobile division get picked up by Google? I remember hearing something about that, that Google took over one of HTC's campus' and turned it into a huge research center in Taiwan (for things like the Pixel, etc)
The good thing is that new old stock HTC phones can be bought online for peanuts. I have an M9, and it's an excellent phone for the money. I switched back to HTC after my Samsungs kept breaking and so far I'm very happy with that decision.
I know a lot people in England that like HTC phones . Me I don't care about HTC or Samsung I love LG phones
Jon V is the only reason I re-subscribed to this channel great video btw
Great video, and I'm glad I checked it out...I really want Jon V to check out a comb though...lol
For 2-3 years HTC, Sony, Motorola, and Nokia need to put their best into future devices and price them very low at launch just to get their name back out there, then slowly increase their prices. I don’t mean cut corners at all, when I say their best the cameras, display, battery, hardware, and software need to beat anything out there. No more gimmicks!!!
Once HTC stopped including headphones jacks in their phones, I stopped giving there devices the time of day. One reason, Samsung is on top is because they give customers want they want!
I'm afraid Samsung does not give me what I want, a smooth Operating System,and because that stupid baldy idiot Nadella pulled the plug on Windows mobile, I have to go for next best OS and that is IOS.
I had HTC Dream, which was the first Android phone. My current phone is built by HTC too: the Pixel 2. I still prefer it over XL versions from LG. The greatest weakness of their handsets was definitely battery life and the price tag.
4:20 NO! Who the fuck picks up a phone like that? That did hurt!
Was my favorite brand it's a damn shame. Nobody built a phone like them other then apple back then
The infamous black bar killed them off m7 was the last decent phone they made, the HD2 was legendary though
Good aluminum phones however I lost interest on HTC the moment I knew my device won't get more updates, it had the hardware but someone in the office decided that if I wanted the update I should buy another model, then turned up to Nexus, Samsung, Motorola and back to Samsung.
Memories! I used HTC before it was even called HTC. I owned it when it was called Dopod. Then I did have at least one HTC phone, but I wasn't willing to go to Windows Phone, so at the time that happened me and HTC parted ways. Then I discovered Samsung; never looked back since.
Because they shifted from _original_ designs to a stupid obsession to shiny phone backs....
WTH....
They should release the next phone with the old Boom Sound. Music people couldn’t turn down one, if done right, has to be the industry’s best in music. Dual front facing speakers, when connected wired, anyway it goes best music experience ever.
For me, add a IR blaster.
I own and use as my daily phone a very obscure htc phone(htc 10 evo/bolt) and its amazing, the built quality is amazing, the soc doesnt overheat that bad, and has been really reliable, i wish htc can come back by their own, maybe if they try to make a modern day m7
It might not have saved them from the inevitable, but if HTC's devices, after the 10, had headphone jacks it would have sold better. I know I would have at least bought the u11. I have two HTC 10s and they're probably the last HTC devices I'll buy. Carries wouldn't carry HTC phones either. OH WELL.
Watching this video from my htc....
HTC was popular for beats audio back in 2011 in my college days
I loved my m8 and u11! Those phones had the best speakers ever! I couldn't do the u12. The HTC u12 just let me down. I had to pass.
Ugly phones expecially the back design, and arrogant pricing despite inferior specs
I had always been a HTC fan, the one thing which made me change is the ultrapixel camera. It sounded weak and I switched to Samsung and never looked back.
My favourite Smartphone physical design is still HTC Pro2. Cool to see F(x) Tech bringing it back. HTC had a long run, but all great things come to an end.
Last seen an htc at 2015 😀 it vanished just rapidly when the Chinese started to make their own phone like Oneplus
HTC did invest heavily on the branding in the similar matter how Sony viewed itself. In HTC's situation however they did release shit that people did not seem to be wowed over. For example, HTC attempted to enter the tablet game a bit late and when it did, the tablet was the first and last device.
All HTC need to do it return to their signature full metal unibody, include high quality front and rear high pixel count cameras, all on a modern high performance 64 bit platform with 8GB RAM and storage options of 64GB and 128GB in all markets. Include a minimum 4000 maH battery. Make them in black, white and gold.
Forget the squeezing rubbish. Forget wireless charging. This would be going back to their previous biggest success (the M8) with modern specs and fixing the deficiencies (the cameras). Instead of their UI, use vanilla android. No bundled apps apart from the elements of their UI that can be made into their own apps and widgets. Otherwise play the whole thing with a proverbial straight bat.
It's straightforward, simple and back to basics.
do u recomend me to buy the htc u ultra at 184 brand new?
Talk about how LG was once in everyone’s minds and now people don’t even know LG makes phones
I still remember HTC fanboys arguing that they made better phones than Samsung lmao
drsnowmon thats correct as well buddy....except for battery life and camera. You know right how the ui called touchwiz and the galaxy design sucks. They had plastics as well those days when htc had metal and sony had glass with ip ratings. It is just that Samsung cleverly fits their products against apple with its rich marketing tactics and also their after sales support which HTC lacked, at least in my country.
drsnowmon they do. Hardware wise. Software wise. Design wise. HTC phones were superior to Samsung. That’s just a fact.
Samsung was crap back then, plastic hardware, touchwiz software. HTC was leagues better at the time.
As a Samsung user now, I do agree with the HTC fanboys back then.
Samsung phones of that era had laggy bloated touchwiz software on top of everything, plus it's cheap and nasty plastic housing that squeaks when any rotational force was applied to it.
It's not like the premium glass on metal sandwich of the S6 that we have today, or OneUI (touchwiz) that offers a clean, unintrusive, yet innovative, thoughtfully design.
I remember Samsung fanboys saying "no removable battery or storage no deal" every time HTC announced a new phone from 2012 onwards. Then by M8 and M9 it was "ugly bezels and the black bar" from Samsung and LG fanboys. I switched to Sony after they flopped with the M9 and eventually Samsung.
R.I.P. HTC one of the best damn 📱 ever!!!
Because they secretly contained the venom of the ultra, rare venomous mongoose. They did that because this venom offered superior heat dissipation to alternatives. Unfortunately, some leaked out in older models and caused injuries to several owners.
I had the 6700 as my first smart phone and loved it for like 3 years. But it became a brick when it couldnt handle more memory intensive software. So I upgraded to the EVO. Which I also liked and had for about 2 years. But when my kids upgraded to the next version (imI forget which it was) that had the slide keyboard they had so many problems that when it came time for me to upgrade again I didnt want to chance a problem phone so I went with Samsung. My wife and daughter wanted iphones and so that was the end for us for HTC. When I had to upgrade again I wanted bigger and went with the Note 8.
The problem was that they put flagship phones on different network.
BLKMAGG09 every manufacturer did that until around 2012. In the US. Samsung has 4 different versions of the Galaxy S and S2 in the US. It was not until 2013 that each carrier in the Us got the same exact Galaxy model. 2013 for HTC to get the HTC one on all carriers. Do some research.
@@darth_kal-el but htc didn't stop like the HTC one Max
Saying that htc fans based wasn’t strong is a little inaccurate. HTC wasn’t listening to it’s fans base at all, which kinda lead to their down fall. they began adapting practices from other smartphones companies ignoring their fan base thinking we wanted what Apple and Samsung users wanted
The same can be said for Sony... Amazing technology let down by lackluster marketing, a shame since they have amazing gaming tech, camera tech, music prowess yet they fail to convey this package to the masses.
Been using HTC phones as my primary phones starting with HTC HD2, and loved each of them. Right now using HTC U12+ and I love this phone as well; it's very unique in a way. IMO it's just the poor marketing to be blamed.
Hopes HTC will make a comeback. Just purchased U12+, wait for delivery
Just bought the HTC u11 plus . The software is smoother than butter !
Loved the M7 but couldn't find HTC phones U11 or U12 in UK on contract as i couldn't afgord upfront and they never replied to my tweet for help. They have fallen far. Maybe a comeback like Nokia?
My first “true” smartphone was the Evo 4G way back in 2010. I had a choice between that and the iPhone 3G. I then upgraded to the EVO 3D, Evo 4G LTE and then m8 before switching to the note 5 when it came out. Had all major note releases up to the Note 8. Still have the phone but switched to the iPhone X as my daily driver. Kind of sad but I don’t see HTC making it this year. They are like Kmart and Sears. Still around but barely holding on