HTC 10 to launch in India on May 26: Specifications, features

HTC is expected to launch its 2016 flagship, the HTC 10 in India on Thursday, 26th May. HTC is now in the process of sending out block your date invites to the media for the launch event. However, the company listed another smartphone called HTC 10 Lifestyle in India, which came with a Snapdragon 652 SoC. This created quite some noise, however, the company later attempted to clarify that the "global variant" will be headed to India - but it is still unclear what that means. While Samsung's top-tier phones are already available in India, LG's G5 is expected to land here on June 1. In the United States, the smartphone was launched for $699, which is approximately Rs 46,400.

There are no hints of the pricing as of now, but we can very well expect to be in the flagship range, in order to compete against Samsung Galaxy S7 and the upcoming LG G5.

Unlike the past, HTC seems to be on its toes for its special new flagship smartphone the 10.

The phone comes with a full-met al unibody with distinct chamfers. It is no known whether HTC will be looking to launch the HTC 10 or HTC 10 Lifestyle variant in India, or both. It comes with a fingerprint scanner and a USB Type-C port for charging and data syncing purposes. The display shapes up as a 5.2-inch QHD unit and the device is powered by the Snapdragon 820 alongside a 4GB of RAM.

The HTC 10 sports a 12-megapixel (UltraPixel) camera on the rear with f/1.8 aperture, laser autofocus, Optical Image Stabilisation and dualLED flash. On the front we have a 5MP unit that also comes with an f/1.8 aperture, AF, including OIS!

HTC's BoomSound audio tech is still present and delivers Hi-Fi sound along with Dolby Audio support. It has a dual speaker layout boasting of a separate tweeter and woofer design along with a dedicated amplifier for each.

HTC 10 brings movies to live with an ultra-vivid 2K display with more free space to make yours HTC Freestyle design and also lasts and lasts up to two days battery life.

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