HTC sales drop sharply in February

11. torr310 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 13:05 1

They are having shortage on supply for the One. Hope they catch up soon.

38. darkskoliro posted on 06 Mar 2013, 19:28 2

what does that have to do with sales? the phone isnt even retailed yet..

10. gwuhua1984 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 13:04 3

Not just that, the last announced handset was the DNA/Butterfly, which isn't even released worldwide. Let's hope this month will be good for them after the One gets retail stores.

13. torr310 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 13:07 1

The DNA and Butterfly are still the top of notch on the market now. I think you are right, it's about the availability.

41. pyradark posted on 07 Mar 2013, 00:50 0

its not the availablity to be honest, DNA and Butterfly doesnt give any unique features that can attract a Non-HTC fan to bought HTC phone.

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45. gwuhua1984 posted on 07 Mar 2013, 01:34 0

You're talking about a device that was sold out in one out of the three countries it was being sold in and sales were over expectations in the other two. The quarter sales comparison is low I think it has a lot to do with availability.

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25. lkjhg755 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 15:12 2

Also nobody will buy a high end HTC android when something better about to come out

26. MikeG77 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 15:27 3

I disgree with you on that one but when it comes to tech there is always something better coming out. I think once people see what Samsung and Motorola are offering they will make their decision.

20. tedkord posted on 06 Mar 2013, 13:53 0

They'll be waiting a while. He's stranded in the Stygian Penal Colony in the Hades Universe.

12. gwuhua1984 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 13:06 4

In my opinion... SGS4 will be a no brainer between the two.

I think the One is better than Xperia Z, but the Ultrapixel is starting to look overhyped. A very good 4MP camera tho.

14. gwuhua1984 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 13:08 1

Very true, if that's the case, my friend wouldn't have to wait and pay for an AT&T version to unlock to use on T-Mo. I'm sure he'd be very happy to subsidize the phone the first day the phone arrives on the carrier.

39. Basicallyevolve posted on 06 Mar 2013, 19:31 0

How could i possibly receive a thumbs down? lol?

Everything I stated was a fact...

44. kriss posted on 07 Mar 2013, 01:10 0

You'll probably find that they all are from HTC lol

28. jcpwn2004 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 15:32 0

the consumers have spoken, the drop off in sales is the result.

29. MikeG77 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 15:38 0

I agree with what your saying but i would say give me a 3500 to 4000mah internal battery and i would be happy.

30. Taters posted on 06 Mar 2013, 15:52 1

HTC build quality doesn't get respect from me because its not very good. Poor finishing marks and loose noisy parts galore.

27. Berzerk000 posted on 06 Mar 2013, 15:31 1

The battery life on the One should be a lot better than that of the DNA; smaller screen, bigger battery, new minimalistic Sense 5.

Or, at least that's what I hope. HTC would have to screw up REALLY bad to negate all of those affects.

31. Taters posted on 06 Mar 2013, 15:54 0

It pushes the same amount of pixels so I don't think screen size affects battery life unless the resolutions are different.

34. KingKurogiii posted on 06 Mar 2013, 16:31 0

tbh honest i'm not really sure about that. what he's probably thinking is that spanning out the pixels causes more of a drain than condensing the pixels. like i said i'm not sure if it's true but it makes sense.

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35. KingKurogiii posted on 06 Mar 2013, 16:35 1

yeah, it's a shame Verizon will be missing out on it. i kind of like the idea of the larger 5.0" display though. it really is a gorgeous display although i do miss the higher contrast levels of HDSA.

i really do want to stick this thing through until Sense 5. i really like what i'm seeing from it but who knows, Moto may have something mighty impressive in mind for Android 4.2. o:

47. Berzerk000 posted on 08 Mar 2013, 08:08 0

It makes sense though, Verizon just got the DNA back in November, releasing another 1080p HTC device 4 months later with better software and hardware along with a new full metal body would kind of be a big middle finger to the face of the DNA owners.

You know, after my GS2's glass shattered a week ago and I've had to use an old HTC Mytouch 4G, I've learned 3 things;
1) I miss HTC's metal accents.
2) I don't miss AMOLED as much as I though I would.
3) Even old modified Sense is better than Touchwiz on my S2.

Despite the old software and severe lack of specs (which runs better than I expected), I don't feel rushed to get my S2 fixed.

You'll have to do a lot of waiting for Sense 5 on the DNA. Not only will you have to wait for HTC to release Sense 5 for the Butterfly first, but you'll have to wait until Verizon gets done testing and adding bloat to it. Though, I'm sure there will be a Sense 5 leak you can flash on the DNA well before that; but at least you can look forward to 4.2 Jelly Bean coming along with it, I don't see any reason as to why HTC wouldn't include it with the Sense 5 update.

I'm actually anxiously waiting for Motorola to take a swing at 4.2. Samsung's 4.2 leaks for the GS3 don't look to be all that exciting, it looks like they just slapped on the usual features and called it a day. HTC's 4.2 update might not be too exciting either.

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48. KingKurogiii posted on 08 Mar 2013, 11:57 0

yeah, i agree. the holiday season is the most important time to rack in sales for Verizon so they'll settle for something a little less to be able to get it out during that target season. HTC & Verizon did it with the One X and the Rezound last year. luckily this year the new One isn't as vastly superior to the DNA as the One X was to the Rezound.

HTC does make very nice phones.
i'm learning somethings with my time using one too.
like you i don't miss AMOLED as much as i thought i would. this display is really a sight to behold.
Sense isn't bad at all being powered by an S4 and 2GB of RAM in it's 4+ variation. in fact there's definitely some likeable things about it but there's also a few annoyances to go along with them.

that's true. i wouldn't want to hold my breath that's for sure. i think i'd definitely jump on a leak if i had the chance to. i usually do.

yeah, Moto could really have a chance here. o:

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46. true1984 posted on 07 Mar 2013, 08:02 0

you know you can unlock your bootloader at HTC's website right?

42. pyradark posted on 07 Mar 2013, 00:52 0

OMG!! Plastic will be everywhere, poor mother earth full of pollution :)