HTC Phones review

Our Verdict

HTC has put all the right bits in here, but I felt the same way with the One M9. However, the brand seems to have addressed the foibles and it's easy to get genuinely excited by the HTC 10.

For

• Amazing audio
• Great design
• Battery improved

Against

• Camera not impressive
• Boomsound not great
• Slight bugs still in system

The HTC 10 is a phone that's the product of years of learning, which is why the company has created a phone that's big on design, strong on camera and brings a very user-friendly interface into the mix.
The phone from 2014, the One M8, was one of the greatest phones ever made, one that I'll still dust off from time to time now just to get a feel for it once more - and the latest model seems to be the product of a lot of key learnings from that era.


And the good news is the HTC 10 impresses, o

HTC 10 price and release date

• Launched in May 2016
• Initially cost £570 / $699
• Price has now dropped to £470 (with promotion) / $599
• UK contracts start around £31 per month for free phone

HTC 10 Specs

Weight:  161g
Dimensions:  145.9 x 71.9 x 9 mm
OS:  Android 6
Screen size:  5.2-inch
Resolution:  1440x2560
CPU:  Snapdragon 820
RAM:  4GB
Storage:  32/64GB (with microSD)
Battery:  3000mAh
Rear camera:  12MP
Front camera: 5MP 

When it comes to price, the HTC 10 is available for £500 / $599 / AU$1099, which is expensive for a phone that's been out for a while - we did expect this phone to be a little cheaper.
To put that into perspective, the superior Samsung Galaxy S7 is actually a cheaper buy right now.
If you shop around, you can get it for a little cheaper again, but from less well-known retailers - either way though this is still a surprisingly expensive phone.
It's also still a very expensive phone on contract, with the phone not really plummeting in cost in the same way as its peers have. The iPhone isn't that much more, and that's for a newer phone which has the inexplicable Apple Tax appended to it.