HTC announces April 12 event - the One M10 (or simply HTC 10) will be unveiled then

In the last few weeks, HTC has been building hype around its upcoming flagship smartphone, which will likely be called HTC 10 (thus ditching the One M name). Today, the company confirmed that it's going to host a press event on April 12 - when the new smartphone will finally be announced.

As you can see in the image below, the April 12 event will be held in three locations (New York, London, and Taipei). HTC says that it's "obsessed in a good way" - presumably with making the best phone you've ever had. Of course, it remains to be seen just how good the One M10 will be.

Until now, we've seen plenty of images allegedly showing the HTC 10, all of which suggest that the handset borrows design elements from the One A9, and, to a lesser extent, also from the One M9.

The HTC 10 should come with "world first, world class, front and back" cameras, Android Marshmallow, and a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super LCD 5 display. Reportedly powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor, the next-gen flagship smartphone should further feature a fingerprint scanner, 4 GB of RAM, up to 64 GB of internal memory, and a 3000 mAh battery. The handset will be offered in multiple color variants, though it's not clear exactly when HTC is planning to start selling it. In any case, we'll be here to let you know all about the HTC 10 as soon as more details arrive.