HTC One SC brings surprising asymmetric design in mid-range body to China

posted by Victor H. / Sep 06, 2012, 3:49 PM

HTC One SC brings surprising asymmetric design in mid-range body to China

The HTC One SC has just surfaced in China and it looks like an interestingly designed mid-ranger. Now, this device is definitely going to China for the moment but with HTC having an event on September 19th, could this bear resemblance to one of the upcoming global HTC phones?

Here are the specs of the HTC One SC in a nutshell:

- 4.3-inch WVGA screen,

- dual-core 1.0GHz processor,

- 8.85mm thin body,

- 4GB internal storage,

- 116g of weight,

- Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 4.

How do you like that asymmetric design for the back cover, exciting and at least different, isn't it?

source: HTC

Thanks, charlie!

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19 Comments

1. Contreramanjaro

Posts: 153; Member since: Dec 04, 2011

I like the back cover but the front has a little more bezel than I like. As long as the ridges on the back aren't too coarse I wouldn't mind using this device.

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 3:54 PM 5

2. Berzerk000

Posts: 4275; Member since: Jun 26, 2011

Stop releasing so many devices HTC... You said the One series was going to be your only device for the year, but they weren't. It's ok so have a few variants of them, like the EVO LTE or the Incredible LTE, but this is just too much...

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 3:58 PM 1

3. SleepingOz unregistered

It's business buddy, more choice is always good.

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 4:22 PM 1

6. htc_prep

Posts: 303; Member since: Oct 09, 2009

very true @sleepingoz but if to me it loooks a s if HTC doesnt have faith in the current design of the devices its selling in it flagship series. if they dont have faith in their own devices why would consumers? it also leads to more reasons why they are able to update some devices and not others. choice is good but flooding the market is not.

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 4:43 PM 2

11. Berzerk000

Posts: 4275; Member since: Jun 26, 2011

Exactly my point.

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 7:31 PM 0

17. CanYouSeeTheLight

Posts: 1122; Member since: Jul 05, 2012

HTC doesn't have faith in the current design ? Personally i find the One X to be the most beautifull Android flagship in the market today..

posted on Sep 07, 2012, 5:12 AM 0

7. g2a5b0e unregistered

It's funny to me how much s**t HTC gets for releasing a multitude of devices every year, but no manufacturer releases more different devices than Samsung & I rarely hear anyone mentioning it.

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 4:49 PM 3

10. Berzerk000

Posts: 4275; Member since: Jun 26, 2011

Becuase HTC said they were going to make less devices this year. But they aren't doing that. We expect Samsung to make different devices, but lately, HTC has been making the same thing with a different shell and name. The One SC, One SU, and Desire X? Same specs, different desgins, different name. Very minor differences between the 3. It's ridiculous. HTC needs to get their act together, and work on their software instead of pumping out more devices.

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 7:30 PM 1

16. darkskoliro

Posts: 1092; Member since: May 07, 2012

this is a chinese only market...why the hell would it concern you?

posted on Sep 07, 2012, 1:39 AM 2

12. MeoCao unregistered

You should release only 1 flagship device a year, that's One X. But you must release many middle range devices what HTC is doing.

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 8:12 PM 3

13. Berzerk000

Posts: 4275; Member since: Jun 26, 2011

As explained in a comment above me, having choice is good. But flooding the market isn't. 3 HTC devices are practically the same thing; Desire X One SC One SU They are all almost EXACTLY the same. Just different names and different designs. Why offer so many mid-ranges, if they're all the same thing pretty much, other than some minor design changes? Except for the One SC of course, that looks pretty different from the other 2.

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 8:23 PM 1

14. ngo2dd

Posts: 896; Member since: Jul 08, 2011

And yet none of them are for the US market and the two one s are for the Chinese market, so what is the problem again?

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 9:19 PM 1

15. Berzerk000

Posts: 4275; Member since: Jun 26, 2011

Because, they are the SAME thing. Why not just give it the same name instead of making it come off as 2 completely different models?

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 9:42 PM 0

18. MeoCao unregistered

The key is the Chinese buy phones in large part as a status symbol, so HTC's strategy obviously is to capitalize on One X popularity by using the same design and similar name and makes the phones more affordable. I don't think HTC will use the same strategy for US or European markets.

posted on Sep 07, 2012, 7:50 AM 1

4. KParks23

Posts: 725; Member since: Oct 13, 2010

It might be midrange but the phone in the pictures looks tight the back cover looks awesome!

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 4:30 PM 1

5. htc_prep

Posts: 303; Member since: Oct 09, 2009

i like the Design of this device but i agree with Berzerk000 why not back pocket this design for the refresh of the series in 2013, and put these specs with in the shell of the one S? that way people still have good internals with a world wide released design allowing more accessories to customers making them inclined to purchase these products.

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 4:40 PM 1

8. Veigald

Posts: 290; Member since: Jan 13, 2012

That is indeed a cool design. Good to see Nokia aren't the only ones caring about design.

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 4:50 PM 0

9. denied911

Posts: 361; Member since: May 31, 2012

that's fresh :D

posted on Sep 06, 2012, 6:11 PM 0

19. Raymond_htc

Posts: 430; Member since: Apr 06, 2012

HTC is da only phone company who knows how to make REAL Phones :)

posted on Sep 07, 2012, 9:51 AM 0

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