A few days ago, we reported the launch of HTC One’e global launch, the phone with 4.7 inch Full HD display and 468ppi on screen. That’s right, the bar has been raised. The phone also has a 1.7GHz quad core processor which takes a slight lead against the Xperia Z which has 1.5GHz quad core processor. And today the good news came for those of us in the UAE. HTC held a media meet in Dubai and announced that the HTC One will be on the shelves here by end of March.
The phone is going to be first and exclusive on du, running on their 4G LTE network with speeds upto 100Mbps. If you were wondering about the price, its somewhere between AED 2,300 and AED 2,700 depending on the model. You get 32GB and 64GB versions, and no, theres no memory card slot. Rest of the package is the same as the global one, 2GB RAM, Android Jelly Bean with Sense 5, the new 4MP Ultrapixel camera and the front facing BoomSound speakers, all in that aluminium unibody.
Jon French, HTC’s VP for Middle East and Africa was there to do the honours and honestly, on paper this looks like a winner. We’ll try to get some hands on time with the phone soon. Stay tuned!!
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