What the HTC Butterfly S tells us about HTC’s future devices

Posted on by Taylor Martin

Last year, the J Butterfly kick-started it all. Rumors of a next-generation HTC device had been surfacing around the Web for months, alleging that Verizon would carry HTC’s 5-inch super phone, dubbed the DLX (or the HTC Deluxe). Several renders and images of the device had leaked, so we knew there was some truth to the rumors and already had a pretty good idea what the phone would look like. Then, out of nowhere, the J ...

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The HTC One/Butterfly S duality: what we should learn

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

I didn’t think much of it last year when HTC released the Butterfly alongside the Droid DNA, making up the manufacturer’s first round of hardware featuring 1080p displays. After all, Verizon can be a serious prima donna, and if it had its way, it would probably only carry exclusive phones you couldn’t get with any other carrier. Anyway, my interest was already turning to those HTC M7 rumors (which would eventually become the One), and that sort of arrangement with the ...

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HTC Butterfly S rumored for later this month

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The HTC One is still the company’s flagship, but that hasn’t stopped us from hearing rumors about a new Butterfly under development. The first Butterfly model (above), you’ll recall, was the first 1080p smartphone and eventually came to the US as the Droid DNA. Back in March we learned that HTC wanted to develop a Butterfly sequel, and later we saw some possible evidence of such a thing, with signs of a ...

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This alleged HTC Android 4.3 update list is confounding

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Android 4.3 is very likely just around the corner, and while we’ve seen the platform running on Nexus devices, which is no big surprise, the more pertinent question may be which non-Google models will be seeing their own updates to 4.3 arrive. There’s a list going around which purports to reveal some of HTC’s update strategy, but we’ve got more than a few questions about just how accurate it may be. The list in question first surfaced nearly a week ...

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Google I/O Predictions, Nokia Lumia 925 Launch, NVIDIA Shield Dates & More – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the NVIDIA Shield, its price and release date. We later talk about the BlackBerry Q5 along with the news that BBM is now coming to iOS and Android soon. Later we go through the Verizon Droid DNA, which is now free after a two-year contract pointing to a probable HTC One reaching the carrier soon. Nokia is next as the company has just unveiled their new Lumia 925 along with other features. We end today’s show talking about our Google I/O predictions and obviously your Google I/O predictions as well. All this and more after the ...

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Verizon Droid DNA Sale Could Foretell HTC One Launch

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Late last week we talked about a theory regarding the launch of Verizon’s version of the HTC One. While it was heavily based on speculation, the idea that Verizon might take advantage of an event during the upcoming CTIA conference to announce the smartphone seemed pretty darn logical. Verizon continues to remain tight-lipped about the situation, but we get a little bit of circumstantial evidence supporting the One launch theory today, upon seeing Verizon heavily discount the HTC Droid DNA. After all, the ...

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HTC Has Us Thinking Twice About HTC One for Verizon

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Those of you who have been following the arrival of the HTC One have no doubt heard of the messy situation posed by the possibility of the phone coming to Verizon. First we heard that Verizon would pass on the One initially, in hopes to prolong sales of the Droid DNA. Then it was looking like maybe Verizon was going to get the One in the some general timeframe as everyone else, with evidence pointing to its availability later this month. Now we’re once again talking about a ...

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Galaxy S 4 Announced, HTC One Going Verizon, Optimus G Pro Gets Better & More – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about LG’s new strategy to compete with the Optimus G Pro against the Galaxy S 4, and yes HTC is in the same wagon. Then we move to some leaks suggesting that Verizon won’t wait for the HTC One, and will launch it close to the rest of the carriers. Windows Phone 7.8 is up next as the new update rolled out today should fix all its bugs. We then talk about the US launch of the BlackBerry Z10 and which carriers get it first after their second event planned. We end today’s show talking about Samsung’s announcement of the ...

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Leak Suggests Verizon Could Replace Droid DNA With HTC One Really Soon

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

The Droid DNA puts Verizon in a tricky situation. With the One arriving, the carrier seemed hesitant to outright replace the DNA, which itself is still a relatively new phone, and when it didn’t announce plans to carry the One at all, it seemed that it might let things cool off for a while before trying to integrate it with its lineup. More recently, though, we’ve been seeing signs suggesting Verizon could be throwing caution to the wind and preparing to ...

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HTC One vs HTC Droid DNA (Video)

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The HTC Droid DNA bears a confused and somewhat tragic legacy. Born of Verizon’s desire for an “ultimate Droid,” the device represented far more than a retooled HTC Butterfly when it was announced at a New York City event last November. Back then, the Droid DNA was the first -and the only- 1080p smartphone to hit the United States, and the first device to adopt a five-inch display while rejecting the burdensome “phablet” moniker. The Droid DNA could have been a superstar, but -

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UltraPixel vs Megapixel: HTC One & HTC Droid DNA Camera Shoot-Out

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The HTC One, as we mentioned in yesterday’s unboxing and hardware tour, is a crucial device for the Taiwanese smartphone maker. The company’s brand has suffered a steady decline since its heyday of the last decade, and HTC is -for the second year in a row- banking on a device titled the “One” to save it from the increasing pressure of the competition. The One of 2013 is similar to last year’s

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HTC Droid DNA – After The Buzz, Episode 14

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Most new-device launches go the same way: usually the press gets review units before they’re widely available, and we get to use them for a few days -or a week if we’re lucky- as we work on our review. Then press day arrives. The embargo on media coverage lifts, and everyone posts their reviews and videos at the same time. It’s a huge frenzy, commenters go nuts, and it’s a giant explosion of frantic opinion-

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Wristwatch, Redefined: Life on a Pebble Smart Watch (Video)

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Around here, we’re no strangers to wrist-worn smart devices. From bare-bones Bluetooth sport watches to full-on smartphones condensed to wearable size, we’ve seen them all. Problem is, we haven’t been all that impressed by what we’ve seen. Whether by halfhearted design or a misguided quest for all-encompassing functionality, most of the intelligent watches we’ve strapped on have very ...

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HTC One vs Droid DNA: Quick Comparison (Video)

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The HTC One is inevitably going to draw comparisons to the company’s Droid DNA, its first 1080p Android in the States. While they share the same resolution, there’s a lot that HTC’s managed to improve upon since the Droid DNA launched last year, and at today’s One launch event, we spent a little time taking a look at the two smartphones side by side to see how they really stack up. While the materials may ...

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HTC’s M7 Will Spell an Early Death for the Droid DNA

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Last week, all the rumors I’d been hearing about HTC’s M7 really started to crystallize, and between HTC sending out its save-the-dates for its February 19 press event (which, were I a betting man, I’d be placing some serious wagers on it serving as the M7′s public announcement) and Peter Chou’s impassioned cheerleading for the M7 at the HTC year-end party, the M7 really started moving from the ...

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