HTC One to come with metal chassis, stereo speakers and $199.99 contract price

9. _Bone_ posted on 14 Feb 2013, 10:13 17 3

Doing right is the first step, selling right is the second. They need to create an major and accurate media campaign so ppl. will actually buy the devices, and here's hoping for that.

10. a22matic posted on 14 Feb 2013, 10:19 11 2

+1. Let's hope the new Marketing guy gets it right...

14. sid07desai posted on 14 Feb 2013, 10:44 5 5

say goodbye to nfc

23. mrblah posted on 14 Feb 2013, 13:43 1 6

nfc is a gimick anyway

34. Twisted247 posted on 14 Feb 2013, 18:45 3 1

How would you know your Iphone doesn't have it?

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39. mrblah posted on 15 Feb 2013, 11:52 1 0

Because I'm not poor like you and I have multiple devices, some which do. NFC is useless.

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40. OBK1352 posted on 16 Feb 2013, 09:35 0 0

I have used NFC to pay for things at the store, and have tags at home and my car to set the phone to turn on programs and toggle wifi and gps.. doesn't seem that useless to me.
NFC is as useful as you make it.

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21. andro. posted on 14 Feb 2013, 13:15 2 0

Im excited enough to see what htc has to offer this year,ill certainly be interested in perhaps getting the htc one.

As much as i hate to say it the one x and particularly the one s were problematic handsets,the one s having alot of sim card reader and connectivity issues. HTC really really needs to get this years models to have littl errors like these

27. HDShatter posted on 14 Feb 2013, 15:38 1 2

No micro sd for me = no buy 100%. Why did HTC start copying apple and switch to unibody...

31. andro. posted on 14 Feb 2013, 16:23 2 0

I'd be surprised if Htc didn't have an sd card in their top models this year. Last year there was a big outcry over the lack of them. I was talking to a Sony rep recently who said Sony had listened to extensive feedback and realised the error with the u p and s models and decided to give the public what they want and brought the sd card slot back in the xperia t and now the z also. I'm thinking Htc is the same as the 2 most recent models the desire x and one sv all have an sd card slot. Personally I'd never use cloud,sd card is the one way

15. kirholstov posted on 14 Feb 2013, 10:58 11 0

ba dum tsss

38. jsdechavez posted on 15 Feb 2013, 01:28 1 1

It's probably metal-painted plastic.. agree.

8. Whateverman posted on 14 Feb 2013, 10:06 3 0

Right! I sure cloud computing is still the "next big thing" but with shrinking data plans and sky high overages, the lack of expandable memory just isn't very appealing to some. Just put the d*mn SD slot in it already!

18. Slammer posted on 14 Feb 2013, 12:01 3 0

I'm increasingly growing tired of manufactures trying to eliminate SD slots and removeable batteries. Having been an HTC owner for many years, I have waited patiently to see a return of these two crucial elements or I will not purchase one of its products ever again.

I fear that I may become one more defector if HTC can't get this right. I have written to them several times and have received confirmation that my concerns are not alone. Yet, HTC fails to capitalize on these complaints. They make a great product but are now consistantly choosing to ignore interests.

John B.

19. Jeradiah3 posted on 14 Feb 2013, 12:49 0 1

I turned away from HTC because of battery life and lackluster OS. Its a shame that they were on top of their game about 2 years ago (which is 30 in technology years lol). I even turned away from the DNA because it doesnt have a removable battery, no SD card slot and the battery life is less than the S3!!

HTC can keep their stuff because they lost me as a customer

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37. Hunt3rj2 posted on 15 Feb 2013, 00:00 1 1

The DNA has better battery life than the S3, maybe you should stop having preconceived notions of what battery life is, because it's certainly different from battery capacity.

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25. Whateverman posted on 14 Feb 2013, 14:06 1 0

Nicely put Slammer. I think more of us should follow your lead and tell not just HTC, but all OEMs how we feel about these issues.

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26. rallyguy posted on 14 Feb 2013, 14:20 0 0

Nice job. I agree with you, I was really interested in the Evo LTE. But a non-removable battery just isn't acceptable to me so I went with the Galaxy Nexus. I'm not a fan of Samsung, but looks like I will be staying with them since they are the only one still using removable batteries.

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29. TMach posted on 14 Feb 2013, 16:05 0 0

I'd take 32gb and no SD Card slot but better still 64gb! Don't care much for SD card/s. The only deal breaker for me is 16gb with no SD Card slot.

13. 14545 posted on 14 Feb 2013, 10:34 2 3

Short of a statement from HTC saying that every phone they produce from here on out will get the latest version of the operating system for two years, within 3 months of it's release, then it's a no go for me. XDA can only do so much. And I give them props for everything they do. But they never fully got a decent build of ICS up even a year after it was built. Then it took 8 months to get ICS officially on the rezound, where I am sure it will stay and die. So screw HTC. If you can't do any better than that, you don't deserve any of our business. I don't care much for samsungs build quality, or use of materials, and they can't build a radio to save their lives, but at least they seem to TRY and support their products after it leaves the shelves. Same can't be said for most of this crap sold now.

36. Hunt3rj2 posted on 14 Feb 2013, 23:59 0 0

Updates within 3 months of release, good luck with that. 4.2 launched in November, exactly zero non-Nexus devices have gotten an update to 4.2.

33. jroc74 posted on 14 Feb 2013, 17:56 0 0

Agree. Should make using the speaker phone better, and I already posted about having to put my phone face down to hear alarms in the mornings.

35. 14545 posted on 14 Feb 2013, 20:45 0 0

Actually, that's not totally correct.
http://news.yahoo.com/htc-upgrades-android-devices-faster-rivals-200002794.html

This didn't include devices like the thunderbolt which took like a year + to update. Where Moto and Samsung have accelerated their update schedules, HTC has slowed. Not to mention the Rezound, a barely year old flagship, will never see another update. Not officially anyway. Then, add that to the fact that HTC doesn't really believe in development, as evidenced by their BS "unlocking" policy.