HTC Phones - From Biggest Smartphone Maker to Nothing!

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HTC was an absoloutly influenial smartphone brand, but over the years, they've gone from number one to zero. What exactly happened? In this video we explore the story.
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@startedtech 2 жыл бұрын

I was an HTC fan, an LG fan, and a Palm fan I'm very good at picking failures

@deinbrudermitpuder8324 2 жыл бұрын

Ur a Sony fan as well?

@one8s7n 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I remember my palm pilot. Hahaha what a waste of money I never actually used it

@mwkcheng 2 жыл бұрын

same here. I still have 2 of my palm pilots somewhere. Had a few HTC phones before I started using LG phones. Still using my LG Wing and V60. Don't know what I'll do when these 2 phones die in the future. All other phones look so uninteresting really ....

@one8s7n 2 жыл бұрын

@@mwkcheng the HTC Evo was my favorite phone until the newer galaxys came out. Now I love my s20. I'll never go back to iPhone that I had before

@one8s7n 2 жыл бұрын

@@deinbrudermitpuder8324 Sega dreamcast fan

@iCoolaxe 4 жыл бұрын

Man, when the HTC One M7 came out, it was the coolest phone I'd ever seen.

@piotrd.4850 4 жыл бұрын

4 Mpix Ultrapixel camera was GREAT. They needed only to refresh it every 2 or 3 years with better internals.

@Sashimi404 4 жыл бұрын

I was once a HTC fan myself and used HTC Wildfire, HTC one x, M7, M8 and HTC10. Their M series was my favourite mainly due to the front facing speaker, solid metal build, build in DAC and beautiful display. However i lost interest any of HTC product after they decide to ditch their iconic metal build with HTC11.

@alexosow 4 жыл бұрын

I wanted one soo bad but I only had $100 to spend so I got the first Moto G

@ThatsJustEric 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@Ilikepie18855 4 жыл бұрын

I missed that phone.... favorite phone to date.... please come back htc!

@meroinheroin Жыл бұрын

HTC phones were my favorite. They had the best speakers I've ever used on a mobile phone and they always felt premium and ahead of their time. I use Google Pixels now but would love for HTC to come back.

@zajko3113 Жыл бұрын

They never left its just they are soo overshadowed that no one is following their products unfortunately.

@kamallb4650 Жыл бұрын

@@zajko3113 I mean they are making hideous phones rn.....so....

@drb5003 Жыл бұрын

Too little too late😢

@darthtyranus7683 Жыл бұрын

Totally I have an M8 but doesn't turn on anymore absolutely loved the 3rd party customization ability Huawei took em out secretly planted some corporate spies easily gained trust and ruined it

@riven4121 Жыл бұрын

Technically HTC lives on within Google. Google bought out their design team for something like 1 billion dollars.

@kage7772 Жыл бұрын

I honestly loved my HTC One M7. It was by far the most satisfying phone I can remember

@zelek1325 Жыл бұрын

Had one too.... The best 🔥

@Doofens Жыл бұрын

yeah i loved it but the battery was dead after 2 years :(

@kss3837 Жыл бұрын

@@Doofensrecharge it!

@RJ-fi9zo Жыл бұрын

Mine became slow as a brick after just one year

@musicianluca Жыл бұрын

It still is the best phone I've ever had and i had Samsung, huawei and iphone

@chesskaboomgustz3755 4 жыл бұрын

If you ignore Marketing, Market will ignore you.

@cdres2ler 4 жыл бұрын

Apart from Tesla

@algirdongas1 4 жыл бұрын

Xiaomi is also doing pretty well without spending on marketing

@sylver9547 4 жыл бұрын

Petriukas Bekelnis xiaomi do get the best marketing, mouth to mouth

@RealNormHall 4 жыл бұрын

What are you Russian?

@osamabinladen824 4 жыл бұрын

Genius

@steamynoodle2010 4 жыл бұрын

Stereo front facing speakers. Changed my world.

@mogroot5790 4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@sohaibalmahagri589 4 жыл бұрын

Rog phone 2 honestly a really great phone really impressed by the sound especially the rock preset, currently the best sounding phone on the planet. Speakers :A++ OUTSDANDING Display: A+ Great Oled 120hz full HD 10bit hdr10+. Very bright also. Battery: A++ OUTSDANDING 6000 mah, 2days, 30w fast charging Camera: B++ is very good got better with update. Flagship sensor fast autofocus great hdr and colors. No issue gcam for better night mode (the most stable gcam I've ever used is in this phone) Performce a++:never get hot NEVER charging and gaming at same time time gets to 39 max, blazing fast Gaming: A++ oled 120hz, fast, long lasting battery, charging from size, air triggers fantastic sound Best display in 2019 Best battery in 2019 Best performance 2019 Best speakers in 2019 Best gaming & media experience , air triggers (makes a huge difference in fps cod mobile especially for me) Also personally the best software for me better than oneplus apart from the fact that it doesn't update as much. But i have no issue at all. Oneus is still faster for me the fongerlitn and face unlock is faster but this is faster unlock methods than a galaxy s20 think about that.

@samlung2724 4 жыл бұрын

Isn't Roy phone 60hz? Not 120?

@debi7150 4 жыл бұрын

First introduced by Sony

@piecrustyumyum 4 жыл бұрын

@@sohaibalmahagri589 You must've gotten a good one, I can't even get mine to fkin focus right now without it freezing up literally everytime it focuses. It's so bad my camera is unusable right now

@lesflynn4455 Жыл бұрын

I had two htc's over the years, starting in 2009, totally approved of both. Always wondered what happened to the company. Samsung did.

@Tommy-qe2lz Жыл бұрын

My first smartphone was the HTC Desire HD and after that i went to LG and then Sony before going to Samsung in 2016. I truly miss the competition between phone manufacturers and not operating systems

@stylesisdaname1160 Жыл бұрын

Facts i had the 3rd htc evo they put out in 2012. Samsung was in the lead for Android by that time. I got that evo because it looked better than the galaxy s3.

@noahw5887 Жыл бұрын

@@stylesisdaname1160 as an owner of an S20 Samsung's are overrated.

@ashupashu5559 Жыл бұрын

@@noahw5887 I have an s9 and I wouldn't want any other phone

@armaghanaziz6627 Жыл бұрын

@@noahw5887 s20 series is literally the worst in s series...you should upgrade or you can even downgrade to s10plus, im sure you wont regret...in my opinion s10 series are the best

@thickthighsenthusiast Жыл бұрын

before I swapped to iPhone, I was using HTC phones. They were amazing. My first smartphone, I bought for myself out of high school was the HTC Evo. It was very exciting to me. And it's interesting that you touched on it, because as I'm looking into VR equipment, I noticed HTC was working on it and it instantly made me consider them because of my previous experience with their products.

@crczr Жыл бұрын

I remember. It was HTC Evo 3D. Still looks classy af. Used to be my dream phone back then.

@albeerahman 2 жыл бұрын

when he said, "If you owned one, you loved it." I felt that. 🥺

@Nihalshaikh03 2 жыл бұрын

Me too...miss my htc 816

@albeerahman 2 жыл бұрын

@@Nihalshaikh03 htc will always have a place in out heart.

@-BRaviteja 2 жыл бұрын

Ya! I love my htc one e9+ !!!!

@fungo6631 2 жыл бұрын

Except for the budget models. Oh man, I had a Desire 510, I think, and oh god was it shite! Its touchscreen was UNUSABLE without a screen protector because of spurious touch detection.

@albeerahman 2 жыл бұрын

@@fungo6631 To be honest all old android phones were compromised in some way or another.

@peterthepanda 4 жыл бұрын

HTC changed from High Tech Corp. to “Help This Company”. Companies rise and fall, hopefully they can rise back again.

@pikachulikesgambling5645 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah htc sense was best samsung one ui is good but I still miss htc sense

@samrocha6456 4 жыл бұрын

damn why did I laugh HAHA!

@orvvro 4 жыл бұрын

Good one! hahah

@srigilrocks3239 4 жыл бұрын

HTC M8 is one to remember.

@DiogoFilipeR 4 жыл бұрын

@@pikachulikesgambling5645 you can still buy a htc u12+, it's better than a s9+, and as good as a s10. On software I even say it will be better and more stable

@Trickster310YT Жыл бұрын

HTC holds a special place in my heart

@HawkOnHOG Жыл бұрын

Anyone who ever had the Thunderbolt, understands the Love/hate relationship with that phone...LoL

@TheRenoReviews Жыл бұрын

I loved my HTC Desire, it was my first smartphone and it was so great. I'd love to see HTC come back at some point with a game changing mobile device and re-establish themselves in the space.

@truestory7341 3 жыл бұрын

A man who stop marketing to save money is like a man who stops clock to save time. *Henry Ford*

@Calebgoblin 3 жыл бұрын

You can have it in any color you want...

@giovannebeistline2575 3 жыл бұрын

@@Calebgoblin as long as it’s black

@tmo2798 2 жыл бұрын

Elon Musk is a fraud.

@maddeningmonk9585 2 жыл бұрын

@@tmo2798 no shit

@saiharshan7505 2 жыл бұрын

But for alcohol it's not required. 🤣

@Xokzu 4 жыл бұрын

I remember using my HTC One M8 for the first time. That’s something you don’t forget. That’s not a phone you forget.

@m0llux 4 жыл бұрын

Especially the front facing stereo speakers. Those were epic.

@thechronic4twenty 4 жыл бұрын

same with HD2

@ceramicsautoilet 4 жыл бұрын

I started with Desire HD

@mortem9121 4 жыл бұрын

I still have mine lol back up phone

@TheNerd 4 жыл бұрын

one of the greatest phones of all time

@kss3837 Жыл бұрын

Kinda crazy how powerful Samsung was without directly doing anything to HTC - the Samsung vs apple idea is soooo smart on Samsungs part to both stay in the game AND push HTC out at the same time

@TimidSylveon Жыл бұрын

I still remember the day the One M7 hit the market. It looked like an entirely different to anything else at the time like it had come from the future. Everything else like the S3-S4 felt like absolute junk immediately when you held a One M7.

@AimingWanderously Жыл бұрын

I went from the Rezound to the One M9, and that M9 was a beast!

@omegavladosovich6757 Жыл бұрын

It's quite silly people keep saying this. Back in the day the Android fanboys (mostly but not just Samsung users) were quite negative about the M7 being the "iPhone 5 of Android", because it focused more on fancy design and lacked a removable battery and microSD slot. Poor marketing is one thing but at the time HTC did worse than even LG to appease the Android core users. I had the HTC Butterfly s which had a plastic body and a huge 3200 mAh battery. They should have launched this worldwide instead of M7.

@francisj4058 4 жыл бұрын

HTC had THE BEST LOOKING smartphones back then!

@BankruptGreek 4 жыл бұрын

even today I dd argue. Their design with reduced bezels would be a sick design

@li_tsz_fung 4 жыл бұрын

@@BankruptGreek hope they can come back

@sankhyohalder97 4 жыл бұрын

@@BankruptGreek was thinking the same thing, I like metal backs, so a minimal m8 would be a serious looker

@nchmusic99 4 жыл бұрын

@@sankhyohalder97 definitely will be a sexy phone . They are most likely going back to the M7/M8 era and modernize it for this 2020 5G flagship

@AhaanM 4 жыл бұрын

The chin design was incredible.

@pikachulikesgambling5645 4 жыл бұрын

I miss htc phones, they were my favourite phone maker.

@pikachulikesgambling5645 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you ColdFusion love your content! Didn't know you were a HTC fan and how the company played a big role in your life. I used Sensation it was my first HTC phone then chacha, m7, m8 and m9 I loved m8 so much I bought 2 of them. Hope the company makes flagship smartphone again🙏

@FunkMaster_J 4 жыл бұрын

My first Android phone was an HTC Hero, and then I had the Evo 4g.

@brucedownunda7054 4 жыл бұрын

...theres a bridge

@AlexanderBukh 4 жыл бұрын

not too reliable tho(living in a developing country this is imporant), my wife's broke the power button, mine - touchscreen and buttons. loving our samsungs nowadays

@mark-qi6di 4 жыл бұрын

@@pikachulikesgambling5645 I've always wanted a Chacha; the concept was so cool! And can't believe you had the m7, m8 and m9. Curious to know, what are you using now?

@JDD_MD Жыл бұрын

The original htc one was incredible! The speaker placement and quality were unrivaled. Was heartbroken when I dropped mine and the screen shattered. The models that came after the first one weren’t nearly as nice so I switched back to apple :(

@MrExdous69 Жыл бұрын

Same. I’m using a 14 Pro Max and to this day the original HTC One is my favorite smartphone I’ve ever owned.

@tr48092 Жыл бұрын

I worked for HTC technical support from 2009 through 2014 and i can tell you there is even more to this story. Many of their flagship phones during that error had numerous problems with hardware or software that drove off loyal customers. For example, the Evo has several OS updates that erased user data or made them unusable. The HTC One had a horrible issue with purple tinted photos in low light. The company knew it was a hardware issue but refused to admit it to customers, trying to patch it with software updates. The screens in those early phones were quite susceptible to cracking, which was not covered by thr warranty until 2014. The warranty, even for covered issues, required users to mail their phone to a repair center in Texas and be without it for weeks. The repair center, like other aspects of the company, was poorly managed. The did not follow a first in, first out policy, leading to some customers phones sitting there for over year, by which point the company was no longer making spare parts for them. We had hundreds of customers that had to be notified that their phone they had mailed to us over a year before was unfixable. They hired a terrible PR firm to design their website and they completely botched it. Most phones only had a Spanish copy of the user manual listed. HTC was poorly managed and that's why it fell apart

@theantikaren 12 күн бұрын

Uhhhhh, you worked for them, but don't know that Google bought out their design team in 2018 and that is why they stopped producing phones? Hummhhhh...

@gaccer 3 жыл бұрын

I remembered HTC, they were everywhere during the early 2010s. Their phones were reliable too. Such a shame.

@rajendrakumarvarsani4184 3 жыл бұрын

And an animated joy to use 🌸

@hop-skip-ouch8798 3 жыл бұрын

They were pretty too.

@Jrwhose 3 жыл бұрын

I use the HTC 20 desire pro

@sulaman4280 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jrwhose htc hd 2 was the best bloody phone was getting all kinds of windows/android updates for 7 years

@aitvideosonly 3 жыл бұрын

in fcat they had one of the best display than the Samsung galaxy s2 but relatively poor battery life

@MikePhoenix007 4 жыл бұрын

The HTC One still holds the title of the best looking smartphone of all time in my opinion.

@dellyspice 4 жыл бұрын

not really XD

@justsaus9897 4 жыл бұрын

Which one?

@Kavasacation 4 жыл бұрын

M7 is the best

@TheJerknoid 4 жыл бұрын

Calm down.

@DarkPa1adin 4 жыл бұрын

M7 and M8

@daun7710 Жыл бұрын

I used to have the Evo 3D. That was the coolest phone ever. The 3D camera lens was so innovative and it still blows my mind

@schneil Жыл бұрын

I was and Android early adopter and owned the Hero and the One S. What frustrated me about HTC was the lack of android updates once the phone was over 6 months old. This was when Android was evolving really fast (e.g. 1.5 to 1.6 saw the introduction of turn by turn navigation). Also it meant important security updates. However HTC were really slow or non-committal about providing any updates, instead they spammed the market with new models. So in 2014 I jumped ship to Google, I'm sure many other of their customers also left for this reason. Releasing three models of phone a year and providing excellent support has been a successful model for google.

@casualsuede 4 жыл бұрын

Having worked at HTC from 2010 to 2013 doing go to market (GTM)marketing, I would agree with you on a lot of these things, especially on management. HTC management was so f××ked up, undermining how great the product was. I launched about 20 phones for HTC at the time, mainly for the t-mobile account, from the HTC Sensation 4G (fun fact, Peter Chou wanted to call the phone the Passion 4G, I sort of overrode him on that awful name), a bunch of mytouch devices, the Wildfire S, the HTC ONE S and X and the Amaze 4G (sad to see it was mentioned in the video as one of the phones with poor naming convention). I left for Samsung and helped launch the GS4 and Note3 in the US. While the company operations was much more professional, but I definitely felt more like a cog in a machine than the control I had at HTC.

@midnitestate 4 жыл бұрын

Man...those names bring back alot of memories. Had the HTC wildfire. Didn't have much memory but was a good phone. Wanted an m7 so bad as it was the nicest phone I had ever felt (still is)

@viajaycay 4 жыл бұрын

I loved the ChaCha! Typing on it was a breeze and doing work over it was seamlessly easy!

@arjl880 4 жыл бұрын

Man, you helped release some of my first and favorite android phones

@torontolistener5507 4 жыл бұрын

I had the One S. Best phone of its day, in my opinion.

@Pikminiman 4 жыл бұрын

I had an HTC Arrive, which was a Windows Phone 7 smartphone with a physical keyboard. It was probably my favorite phone ever because I'll never be as good at typing on a touchscreen as I am with tactile buttons. Paradoxically, though, even though the HTC Arrive was perfect for texting, for some reason it was incapable of splitting up SMS messages into multiple parts. Other Windows Phone 7 devices at the time could do this, so I never understood the limitation.

@SelvaM_zXi_ 4 жыл бұрын

You know the company is going to make a comeback when the CEO comes in a hoodie.

@adi5877 4 жыл бұрын

gives the *Zucc* stare

@LuJosef 4 жыл бұрын

Haha.. Bravo

@gauravjha8938 4 жыл бұрын

Swag comes in small packages...😉

@latebloomer2 4 жыл бұрын

With a whiskey flask in his pocket?

@ericcartmann 4 жыл бұрын

The MBA mentality kills companies. You need engineers with business sense running companies. If you look at the companies that continuously provide growth and competitive edge, those companies have corporate boards full of engineers and highly value their engineering teams. When Apple first started out, when layoffs were required, they fired their marketing teams, HR, and business development teams. They kept all the engineers, that's because it's the engineers who actually create value. These business development teams are effectively dead weight until you have a good product to actually sell. Companies in decline, that only care about quarterly profit, are the ones who fire their engineering teams and protect their friends in business development. "Talk is cheap, show me the code" -Linus Torvalds.

@SmuggiNOLA Жыл бұрын

“The screen is too big,” iPhone using classmates commenting on my htc, circa 2010.

@belleyouuu2637 Жыл бұрын

My first flagship phone I bought with my own money was a. HTC. I absolutely loved it. It was sleek and felt premiui. And then I got a Samsung randomly. I fell in love with that and I've been a loyal Samsung phone customer for the last decade...

@Alpha4Sierra 3 жыл бұрын

When you said "Let's see the rise and fall of HTC", I was saddened. HTC has a special place in my heart. From my first ever smartphone HTC Velocity to the reknowned HTC M8 and finally the HTC 10. I've only ever had four smartphones in my life, and HTC makes up 75%. They were amazing pieces of engineering.

@AdenaKaiba 3 жыл бұрын

Same thing for me!

@copycatt2579 3 жыл бұрын

Alpha4Sierra The HTC Incredible was my first awesome android phone. Sad to see HTC go down.

@lesleylee3755 3 жыл бұрын

If you play VR then you can see it hadn't fallen completely YET

@AdenaKaiba 3 жыл бұрын

@@lesleylee3755 OMG, I'd forgotten but yes you're so right!

@lesleylee3755 3 жыл бұрын

@@AdenaKaiba HTC had published its own 5G phone now too

@ekowyamoah5807 4 жыл бұрын

I remember back in high school when the whole year group used HTC HTC Desire S HTC M8 HTC ONE damnnn . These phones were awesome

@bestamerica 4 жыл бұрын

hi E Y... ' HTC with a 3-D was cooooool design

@sunofabob 4 жыл бұрын

LOVED the M8

@sohaibalmahagri589 4 жыл бұрын

One x & one m7

@teonagode3827 4 жыл бұрын

And I'm still using the U12+, my first HTC device was the Wildfire S and after that I have upgraded to the One X. And a friend that brought me to the brand first had an Desire HD and latter upgraded to an One X+ 64gb. Ow yeah those were some times 😀 Also had a classmate that used the M7 and latter upgraded to the M8.And my other friend also had the One S.

@speedyg2012 4 жыл бұрын

I had the HTC legend with Froyo back in the day till it got stolen. :'-(

@silent045 Жыл бұрын

man i remember back in the day my cousin got a One M8 and it was so far ahead of its time. I was so blown away by the boomsound speakers

@Arturo-im1nh Жыл бұрын

In middle school I had an HTC Evo 3D on virgin mobile. HTC’s design and UI was so modern and ahead of Samsung and other android phones with their custom skins.

@horsethi3f 4 жыл бұрын

Why I like HTC phones: - stereo speakers - aluminium unibody - minimal bezels - futuristic design

@satoshiketchump 4 жыл бұрын

those are things of the past now

@jonpetter8921 4 жыл бұрын

You forget Sense, the older versions. I miss the animation of clock and weather

@alinepiroutek8932 4 жыл бұрын

Now almost no phone have stereo front speaker, only ultra premium ones.

@noobslaya703 4 жыл бұрын

satoshiketchump wtf are talking about my iPhone 11 has all that minus the aluminum unibody but like there’s a lot of phones out rn that check off that criteria

@mogroot5790 4 жыл бұрын

@@satoshiketchump Front facing speakers? In the past? Is not a good feature?

@kelgk2086 3 жыл бұрын

Fondest memories of HTC. Breaks my heart to know that...this incredible pioneers lost their foot...this is sad...very sad.

@tilburg8683 3 жыл бұрын

Good things never last long unfortunately.

@Ticklestein 3 жыл бұрын

Try the new Nokia's. Got a Nokia 5.4 from my new job today. It gave me the HTC vibe, after the HTC Galaxy Nexus I've never had an Android that tickled me the right way, like the Apple philosophy did. Until now, that Nokia. About 200 bucks. Great value, great styling. Very nice.

@sinuslebastian6366 2 жыл бұрын

@@Ticklestein I'm yet to trust Nokia after the horrors of owning a Lumia back in the day. Maybe someday in the future when they've established their reliability I would think of switching. Sticking with Samsung A series for now

@adorabasilwinterpock6035 2 жыл бұрын

The only android I ever liked was an HTC One. Only iPhones since then for me

@JustBen81 Жыл бұрын

I started with the (widely impractical) windows ce phones that where manufactured by HTC. I know I had several of them and than switched over to android HTCs for a while, but the only phone I still remembered is my first xda(HTC wallaby).

@daughterofsekhmet81 Жыл бұрын

HD2 is still my favorite phone ever, it was an absolute beast and revolutionary at the time. It had the most active development community of any phone ever released, I think you could load something like 6 or 7 different OSes on it including a full Linux build. I had so much fun modding it back in the day, I still remember the anticipation and anxiety I felt firing up MAGLDR and holding my breath until it passed the "GO GO GO!" screen. Manually adjusting the partition sizes in notepad to allot enough memory to make my custom ROM run better. It's the phone that got me into Android funnily enough- first the XDA devs figured out how to run Android off the SD card, then NANDroid builds came out which could be flashed over Windows. Hands-down best dev phone ever! I used to get a lot of attention back then for having a "huge phone" too. Hard to imagine that 4.3 inches used to be considered huge lol. I just picked another one up on ebay, it's not really usable as a daily driver anymore and most of the links for modding resources have gone dead, but I just wanted to have it for my nostalgic phones collection.

@mgkaotic Жыл бұрын

I loved my hd2 as well. It was my first android phone 😂

@JGLCSW Жыл бұрын

My first Android phone and my first and last Windows Phone.

@CycleAlong Жыл бұрын

Windows OS was a big pile of steaming dogshit

@mgkaotic Жыл бұрын

@@CycleAlong no shit that's why folks loaded android on it.

@theguardian308 Жыл бұрын

Awesome hearing about your past. You are definitely one of my favourite channels because of the way you tell the story, your in depth research and really interesting content. Thank you for your tireless work

@JKrepJC 2 жыл бұрын

I loved my HTC One. The aluminum design, always on software, and all around quality were impressive, even the pixel binning technology turned out great photos from the camera!

@loto7197 2 жыл бұрын

Best phone speaker ever

@D-2-the-no 2 жыл бұрын

I loved mine. Such a nice phone to hold

@smart11190 2 жыл бұрын

I remember buying an HTC One M9 when the seller thought it was the M8. Paid 180cad when the phone was still going for retail. Best phone I’ve ever had

@oldquaker 2 жыл бұрын

That was the best phone ever produced!

@michaelwagner8859 2 жыл бұрын

I had my HTC One for eight years and loved it... just got a Samsung Galaxy which has proved to be awesome...especially the 48 megapixel camera...

@mdturnerinoz 4 жыл бұрын

As a 30 year veteran of Silicon Valley, I can tell you that HTC is only one of many who suffered from (mis)management hubris and over--self-confidence in their vision. Never, but never underestimate executive's ability to make the wrong decision!

@narensingh9376 4 жыл бұрын

True

@09NXN06 4 жыл бұрын

That's correct Mr.Tuner!

@sabersz 4 жыл бұрын

Same as Blackberry

@casualsuede 4 жыл бұрын

Having worked at HTC from 2010 to 2013 doing go to market marketing, I would agree with you. HTC management was so f××ked up, despite how great the product was. I left for Samsung and helped launch the GS4 and Note3 in the US, the company operations was much more professional, but I definitely felt more like a cog in a machine than the control I had at HTC.

@teme007 4 жыл бұрын

And how about Nokia 🤔

@theconspiracytheorist Жыл бұрын

HTC was a goat of proper design and simplicity 🔥 to this day i dont find any fone to compete with them

@mpound97 Жыл бұрын

Had the white HTC One X about 10 years ago on AT&T. Great phone and beautiful design. I was never one to be brand loyal but the aesthetics of their phones were always very eye catching and they introduced what external speakers should sound like. I had a coworker with the black version of the same phone and he was a big fan of it too. I actually gave him my "old" cases for the phone when I upgraded to something else.

@coolguymahad 4 жыл бұрын

"Hey what phone you got there?" "The brand new HTC ChaCha" "..." "Haha just kidding, it's the salsa"

@HamzaKhan-cd9kz 4 жыл бұрын

Chacha literally means Uncle in Urdu and Hindi

@mohammedfahad4038 4 жыл бұрын

I had the ChaCha...and it was an amazing phone

@Nana-nd6to 4 жыл бұрын

I still have my HTC ChaCha

@mohammedfahad4038 4 жыл бұрын

@@Nana-nd6to lucky youu...🥺

@OdysseyTag 4 жыл бұрын

"No I lie, it's actually the HTC Tango... Or was it the HTC Foxtrot" 🤔 "Uhmmm I don't think those last two exist dude"

@BillythaJit 2 жыл бұрын

HTC one M8 was one of the most beautiful phones I’ve ever owned. I still have it even tho it’s not being used. But I do agree that when HTC was on its prime, they made some of the most beautiful smartphones

@montikore 2 жыл бұрын

Fully agree. Hands down my favorite mobile device ever. Edit: I still have mine in a drawer with it's charger, but haven't booted it up in years.

@Stungunwol Жыл бұрын

Loved it, but didn't like how easily the USB port went bad on it. Had to replace the daughter board on mine twice, braving it with an ifixit kit.

@jedixo Жыл бұрын

I agree, I had a one M8 and it was just like nothing else

@lasitha6251 Жыл бұрын

It's camera was amazing too

@jonathanfiel6215 Жыл бұрын

I still use my m8 to play my music w the front face speakers. The design on the phone still stands the test of time from '14 when I bought the phone. I love the metal build which gave it that premium feel.

@bigbrotherbeau Жыл бұрын

I had the T-Mobile G1. That phone was sweet! It reminded me of the sidekick when it was released. Cold Fusion is making some really dope content.

@ShadowJetX Жыл бұрын

The HTC One X was my first smart phone 10 years ago and it's still one of my favourite pieces of technology. It worked fabulously and had little features that made you just a little bit happier.

@mpound97 Жыл бұрын

I had that as well around the same time too. The white one. Those were some really nice devices.

@lacviet100 3 жыл бұрын

My mum got HTC One 5 years ago and she's still loving it. Still run smoothly.

@Sbinott0 3 жыл бұрын

I changed it only for the battery, sometimes I still turn it on and use it because I miss it

@danieldevito6380 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVED that phone... Great front facing Beats By Dre speakers

@John-dd8kh 3 жыл бұрын

@T Tamil yes I still have it kept under care even though it's out of juice.. wish I could afford to change the battery.. I have the HTC 10 as well.. that didn't get much praise but the design is just awesome

@AntonioCaruso906 3 жыл бұрын

ME ALSO :)

@tazz1911er 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted To buy an HTC ONE For Windows look guys i dont know I love Windows mobile OS windows phone is done but its have place in my heart now call me an idiot or anything

@emperorfaiz 4 жыл бұрын

I still remember seeing my friend holding his HTC one phone. Looks sleeker than iPhone 4 I had IMO. Also, my dad had an HTC PDA back in 2008 and I almost always take his phone everytime he was distracted to play some games on it.

@RichardHyland Жыл бұрын

I had the HTC One M7 and it was a wonderful phone for it's time

@VariouschipHD Жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to grow up with several HTC phones in my early to mid teens, and I couldn't have been happier. My first HTC was Desire S. It was absolutely trash in it's performance, but the charm and the UI made me get a Sensation XL next, when you got beats solo's along with the phone. This for me is the phone that first gave some real premium feeling. The half metal/aluminium removable back was a completely new feeling, as well as the screen being an entire 4,7 inches, which was massive back then. But of course, when I got the HTC One with that metal unibody, it was a different world. The classiest phone to have ever existed imo, and no other design has ever come close. It's a shame it got so little recognition, and I definitely felt the same way as described in this video when I talked to my friends about it. No one knew or even cared about the phone, and the android users around me had already been captivated by Samsung

@coritrottman9699 4 жыл бұрын

Just like BlackBerry, they missed the curve

@emeraldtakora6929 4 жыл бұрын

Cori Trottman u said curve , lol that was the name of a blackberry phone

@nankidd3050 4 жыл бұрын

Actually both got cursed.blackberry the best table.l have one and it still is a beautiful thing but of course it cant be upgraded.but no back doors.

@muhammadrafay4743 4 жыл бұрын

BB didn't even took the curve they go straight into the walls

@ixxxn749 4 жыл бұрын

They flattened the curve? 😁

@walkingthedistance 4 жыл бұрын

Naah.. They weren't bold enough.

@TMWT 4 жыл бұрын

As a previous owner of both the One M7 and M8, I remember back in the day the biggest reason for going with an HTC phone over a Samsung one was build quality and material. Even if their phones had more features, Samsung stuck with ugly plastic bodies for years, hence why I stayed with HTC. However when the S6 came around and the M9 looked like a disappointing sequel to the M8, I switched and never looked back. It's a shame HTC failed to innovate and market their phones correctly, the M8 still holds a special place in my heart.

@Defensive_Wounds 4 жыл бұрын

I still prefer my Galaxy S5 over the newer phones DUE to its removable back cover.

@Giratina143 4 жыл бұрын

Same man , Man , I still remember, two of my friends had an m7 and m8 and they were AMAZING. so when htc announced m9 , I was waiting for it, I spent months obsessing over it and I even had a poster of it in my room . When I launched I bought it without a second thought. Oh but who would have thought they would have fallen so low. The build quality and software was great. BUT the battery had issues and THE CONSTANT HEATING ISSUES MY GOD. because it was a full metal body, I felt like I was holding a burning piece of metal in my hands without a case.

@peterl.deegan9059 4 жыл бұрын

M8 all the way. I kept it for 4 years. It was just brilliant.

@michaelthom5864 4 жыл бұрын

I still have my M7 and my kids were playing games on it at the end of last year. Fantastic piece of electronics

@andrewwright. 4 жыл бұрын

HTC vs Samsung!! I had the s2 s3 s5 and now the s20 ultra. My main phone has always been the nexus 6.

@pandasticus Жыл бұрын

I still remember my HTC Desire. Such a well built and wonderful phone. It had that tiny dot in the middle of a circular button that worked as a touch d-pad. I also remember that 3D one being the coolest thing ever. It’s really sad they couldn’t keep up.

@jazzdub4958 Жыл бұрын

I remember in 2010 sitting in a works conference meeting, my old friend sitting next to me nudged me and said "watch this". He had his phone out and sneakily pointed it at the huge plasma tv screen that everyone was watching and turned it off that had the organisers scrambling. My friend showed me his phone and on the back was the letters "HTC". Amazing stuff over a decade ago to witness😄

@tingokuman 4 жыл бұрын

HTC failed because of bad Marketing. They basically invented the modern smartphone. Samsung and Apple just knew how to hit target markets.

@adama-k2710 4 жыл бұрын

Sony are similar

@422JF 4 жыл бұрын

i think that's not bad marketing at all. look at xioami. their products and customers became their marketing itself.

@MrCooper83 4 жыл бұрын

`the modern smartphone`? Well, I have SontEricsson P800 in the early 2000s and iPhone after 2007. HTC came out with the HTC G1 a year after the iPhone. Actually Apple filed a lawsuit against HTC because they `copied` 20 ideas. Look, HTC made great phones back then such as the One /M7-M8/ but inventing the modern smartphone? No way dude.

@fellowcitizen 4 жыл бұрын

"When will you learn, Dr. Jones, that there is nothing that you possess, which I may not take away..."

@RedTyphoon 4 жыл бұрын

no marketing* ftfy

@anandkumarparhi3220 4 жыл бұрын

Dreamed of buying HTC phone back in 2012, by the time I was making my own money, they were not making phones... kek

@shawnparadox9299 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of getting one cuz of beats audio and the idea that it was a strong phone Over time I just forgot about it

@maurices.3194 4 жыл бұрын

thumbs up for that kek

@user-bz3uz5rm5v 4 жыл бұрын

ㅋ

@aerzhhey4549 4 жыл бұрын

Same. I really wanted to have HTC brand as my first Android phone before but it was so expensive

@veryverygoood 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@vikramm939 Жыл бұрын

My all time favourite.. starting from wildfire x, one plus e9+, and those one series 😍 Miss all of them, they should launch again

@brianmcpeake2509 Жыл бұрын

I had the M7 and M9 and absolutely loved them. Blink Feed and being able to scroll through topics that were of interest to me was awesome. I hope they make a comeback as most phones today are all too similar.

@omegavladosovich6757 Жыл бұрын

I didn't mind BlinkFeed but it was one reason the M7 was pissed on because HTC basically shoehorned it in like bloatware and didn't give an option to turn it off initially.

@vikash7328 4 жыл бұрын

I so love my HTC One , and M8. HTC is love! They were much ahead of their times. Having an HTC was lot cooler than having Apple. I sincerely wish it rises up again.

@BillClinton228 4 жыл бұрын

I had the HTC Desire and loved the scrolling mouse button thing, I really missed it when I switched to Samsung two years later. Unfortunately the higher end HTC phones were not readily available in my country and it was a headache to get them but you could get the cheaper phones. So, when time came for me to upgrade to a flagship phone I got a Samsung.

@GreatMasterKenji 4 жыл бұрын

At the time I had an Apple phone, but believe me, I really envied my cousin who had an HTC One M7: all the good of Android in a beautiful and functional skin and a really premium phone design. It was simply the best.

@spencertherealist3290 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t need to over sell it, it was good for a device with shitty software, Apple is just better. Sorry!

@trainrick1 3 жыл бұрын

realist haha apple is equal.

@srajeshtuladhar2416 4 жыл бұрын

"In the modern world that is so noisy, a quiet brand that makes good product isn't enough." 👈😌 awesome line #Dagogo

@dancingleaf5826 4 жыл бұрын

TSLA is an exception, no advertising yet they dominate the electric vehicle space

@108mohdsaifansari4 4 жыл бұрын

@@dancingleaf5826 i think memes and weird tweet does the advertising part.

@BooleanDev 4 жыл бұрын

Tesla would like a word

@unf3z4nt 4 жыл бұрын

@@dancingleaf5826 Is it because Tesla is practically the only serious contender in the game?

@magnumopiss244 4 жыл бұрын

@@BooleanDev Ironic considering the man the car company is named after, Nikolas Tesla, was known to be an attention seeking showman, kinda like Elon.

@caphowdy666 Жыл бұрын

I remember one of my friends having a HTC back in the day (in the UK), but beyond that I barely heard of them. At the time he had the HTC everyone was raving about the iPhone and it tended to be a case of you were either a Nokia loyalist, sticking to older style phones rather than smart phones, or you spent your time arguing whether iPhone or Blackberry was the best. Due to being a Nokia guy, I ended up with a phone that resembled a Blackberry before moving onto Nokia's smartphones when they finally bit the bullet and switched over. I was actually a big fan of their phones with Windows OS, as many of the features it had (and certainly the camera) was far better than the iPhone, but it just never got the support from Microsoft or the public which is why it ended up dying a death. I am now on Android as it is the most similar OS to Windows, and like the fact it is less propietary than iOS. My last couple of phones have both been Samsung ones. I just don't think HTC ever really got a foothold here. Hell, even my one friend who had one used to rave about it but withing a couple of years he moved to Apple.

@Akinwalesegun Жыл бұрын

lots of android users in the ukbad HTC most just transitioned to Samsung, i remember trying to get htc launchers cos i was envy how beautiful my friends androod phone was, theyndidnt do enough to hold that dominance

@DinoRodriguez Жыл бұрын

Great video and so many memories (and I subscribed to your channel since your early mod days)!!! I loved HTC back in the early days of Android and always found it puzzling how barely anyone noticed their innovations (even when I used to point it out to them, the average consumer would just shrug it off). At any rate, I loved the video!

@Bandido894 3 жыл бұрын

HTC's 'Wall calendar' clock display in smartphones in early 2010 is iconic!

@NamanArya 4 жыл бұрын

HTC: The best looking smartphones that no one had heard of!

@alex.cristescu 4 жыл бұрын

In your country, maybe. Here, my first smartphone was an HTC Desire, a loooong time ago.

@wirewolf 4 жыл бұрын

nexus phones. NEVER HEARD OF!

@vishalpachpande5921 4 жыл бұрын

I have heard of HTC.........feel sad for them......

@CBielski87 4 жыл бұрын

best phone i ever had -- HTC 10 2016-2020 RIP lil metal buddy

@jayakrishnan26 2 жыл бұрын

Htc is well known all over the world..you may have been a child when htc was on top

@johng808 Жыл бұрын

seeing this in my recommended brought back a lot of nostalgia. i was in jr high and remember seeing the all metal designs if htc phones, and i wanted one so bad

@seasidescott Жыл бұрын

The HTC One (M7) was among the very few things I've ever purchased that felt special to me, beyond just its great functionality. Then my wife begged me to swap with her iphone and I thought I'd just get another but then the M8 was coming out or the next one, One, and I think it was less waterproof or couldn't put additional memory or something and it got confusing and the longer I waited the more confusing it got with Beats change and less rugged or who knows now. I do know that I was the only one in my small town that had even heard of HTC.

@gormauslander 4 жыл бұрын

"Recycled names, confusing customers. Is this the HTC one, or the new one?" iPhone SE: *wipes forehead*

@jeremyshaw1 4 жыл бұрын

Don't use numbers as part of your recycled name. HTC One, HTC One, HTC One. All three were different models, but you'd have a seriously tough time convincing people there is a difference between "HTC 1," "HTC 1," and "HTC 1."

@Ilikepie18855 4 жыл бұрын

IPad Air : looking another direction....

@DT-gun 4 жыл бұрын

@Whats in THE name Or because it works and doesn't have the bugs android suffers from?

@jackdamenace13 4 жыл бұрын

@Whats in THE name I had a OnePlus phone in between owning an iPhone SE (2016) and now owning an iPhone 11. The software was fun to play with, but buggy and infested with adware. The edge to edge screen was horrible too and lead to lot's of accidental touches. I bought this phone from a T-Mobile and had to return it. Apple is just on another level when it comes to their software. Tablets, Smartwatches, Phones, Wireless headsets, only thing Apple kinda drops the ball on is it's voice assistant and it's laptops.

@mrksgf3308 4 жыл бұрын

@@jackdamenace13 dude oneplus has been famous for bugs, a samsung flagship relatively is has one of the most stable software in the market, might be less buggier compare to an ios device too

@Amphibax 4 жыл бұрын

That's some heavy nostalgia, back when, apart from apple, HTC and Sony were most important players and Samsung's software was just a mess

@rager5600 4 жыл бұрын

Apple had big respect for HTC and Sony

@WimiBussard 4 жыл бұрын

Sony's e-Reader were big, too, but Amazons Kindle killed it.

@colternewkirk6163 4 жыл бұрын

Samsung's software is still very flawed. Not near as messy but it doesn't get very many updates and when it does they don't change much

@whitepaper5241 4 жыл бұрын

@@colternewkirk6163 Samsung has learned so much from their mistakes in the past. Their One UI is probably the best android UI in the market today, and they consistently give new updates to their phones (i've been using the Galaxy Note9 since late 2018, and it feels like a brand new phone whenever Samsung gives a major update). Not to mention they've been making solid mid range phones since 2019 because they were heavily criticized for releasing ugly and expensive mid range phones. If you give a new Samsung phone a try, you'll understand what i mean.

@colternewkirk6163 4 жыл бұрын

@@whitepaper5241 I've been using my s9+ since early June of 2018 and I get small updates once every few months that don't do much. OneUI is better than Motorola and LG's UI but not by much.

@cntpgad Жыл бұрын

Man, I really loved my HTC smartphones. First smartphone was a HTC Touch Pro 2, and I still really miss that form factor, the keyboard was so satisfying to use. Also had HTC Thunderbolt, Droid DNA, and HTC One (M7). Probably some others in there too. Holding my Samsung S10 now, I miss the feeling of holding the HTC One. I'll always have fond memories of our time together HTC!

@ReVDeatH Жыл бұрын

I remember my dad having a ChaCha that he was given for his work-related purposes. Despite the fact that I really disliked an embedded solid keyboard on a smartphone frame, I believe ChaCha was the only smartphone I could bring myself to using as my personal device. That thing just felt unique and premium, an exclusive thing to own...

@MrCraig123111 4 жыл бұрын

I remember literally switching carriers to get the htc one. The one that came with the beats headphones. Still my favorite phone of all time. Those speakers were incredible

@khmerkandal121 4 жыл бұрын

HTC onem7

@ratinthehat_ 2 жыл бұрын

And that camera for the time 😭

@penelope-oe2vr 3 жыл бұрын

I loved my HTC phone. I was a welder and that thing was tough and lasted a long time. Wish they were making phones now :'(

@aasiantuntija4193 3 жыл бұрын

they are but they aren't marketing it any more

@John-dd8kh 3 жыл бұрын

@Brendan Cronin the m8?

@nutellapromo8029 3 жыл бұрын

HTC had THE BEST LOOKING smartphones back then!

@dangtupaz9790 3 жыл бұрын

Htc dual speakers rebirth.# hope

@Jiishaan 3 жыл бұрын

Great hair btw 👍

@kobalt_ren01 Жыл бұрын

I love how that HD2 looks even today, wish I could get something like that running current hardware and software!

@patricsswenzky3523 Жыл бұрын

My first touch screen phone was HTC EVO and it was amazing to be able to touch an icon to open an app. Hands down the BEST at that time.

@sumonkay 4 жыл бұрын

HTC is a kind of brand that everyone quietly respects. Even though they don't own their products.

@fgc-linux1650 4 жыл бұрын

I remember jailbreaking my Iphone 3GS and 4 just so I can get the HTC clock and weather widget. I'm on Android now and haven't looked back but HTC phones made a big impact on me.

@TheSektorz 4 жыл бұрын

At the end of the day it's just a company trying to make money. I've learned over the years that it's a terrible idea to get emotionally attached to a brand name or product, unless it's due to nostalgia

@sauravbanerjee5921 4 жыл бұрын

@@epanna totally agree .. my Nokia 3 which I bought around July 2017 still coming with security updates. Long live Nokia .

@ramonrevilla3087 Жыл бұрын

When I was an Android user, I really liked my HTC smartphone. I think it was the HTC One. It had stereo speakers (as mentioned in this video), and that feature really endured the phone to me as I have a slight hearing loss. It sounded better than any of the phones my colleagues, friends, and family had. I had a sticker, HRC, in all caps and green, and I put it on my laptop. Hardly anyone even knew what it was. Alas, I was dragged into Apple hell, screaming and kicking, and that is where I am today.

@ilarehan 4 жыл бұрын

The one m8 is the best phone I’ve ever owned.

@progmanmike 4 жыл бұрын

Today everybody is just making their version of an iPhone, that phone was different and a cut above the rest

@andrewwright. 4 жыл бұрын

Custom android community loved this phone. I was an i9100 guy.

@alexjohnward 4 жыл бұрын

I miss that phone...

@Viktor007 4 жыл бұрын

Gr8 b8 m8

@alexanderg1935 4 жыл бұрын

Same. Gorgeous handset.

@denniskanyimo4592 2 жыл бұрын

The One M8…a super classic. Still looks amazing till today

@Snappers1_ 2 жыл бұрын

I had the One M8 HK Edition. It was a Sprint exclusive.

@Lee.S321 2 жыл бұрын

I still have my M7 from 2013, & to this day I still believe it's the best looking phone ever made. It's a shame it runs like a dog these days, but it occasionally gets security updates...

@tehemister042 Жыл бұрын

@@Lee.S321 a phone from 2013 getting security updates in 2020's? Huge 🧢🧢

@35geordielad Жыл бұрын

My HTC One M8 was brilliant and loved it. During the pandemic of 2020 and working remotely from home my old trusty HTC came into it's own !

@thomask1424 Жыл бұрын

I bought a reconditioned One towards the tail end of the original model run, loved it so much I bought a 2nd open box one as a spare. Never used as a phone though I could have as both were AT&T but as a little boom box for playing music at work. Brilliant design and execution, still going strong after all these years.

@alwaysrock1000 4 жыл бұрын

Basically Samsung Captured the Market of 3 Giants 1- Nokia 2-HTC 3-Blackberry

@Olimpico230 4 жыл бұрын

4. Sony

@wellnas6625 4 жыл бұрын

@@Olimpico230 Sony Ericsson to be precise.

@ppsr0 4 жыл бұрын

In India HTC launched a budget smartphone in 2019 , it's named the HTC wildfire X and yes they are still doing absolutely NO marketing and it's dead here.

@user-zr4wh3lh5v 4 жыл бұрын

Typical HTC

@antoinepersonnel6509 3 жыл бұрын

It's actually a phone made by Lava.

@stevethea5250 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-zr4wh3lh5v DO NOT DO THIS. Laws in Victoria states that your only obligations is to leave the property 'reasonably clean', allowing 'wear and tear'. The scummiest category on earth can't enforce absolutely shit. They push this bullshit hoping the tenants are not aware about the laws and pay top prices to their buddies who own the cleaning company. Clean the apartment or have some company you like to clean it, TAKE PICTURES before giving back the keys, if the agent try and say something about keeping a part of your bond, you answer in writing and use the magic letters VCAT. They will consequently provide giving your bonds back in full and shut the fuck up. I fucking hate real estate agents when they pull this kind of bullshit, if that wasn't clear enough. Don't give up OP, tell them to get fucked.

@user-zr4wh3lh5v 3 жыл бұрын

@@stevethea5250 Sorry I don't understand. You mean Victoria in Australia? I don't live there.

@user-zr4wh3lh5v 3 жыл бұрын

@@antoinepersonnel6509 🔥🔥🔥

@Brandon-grant Жыл бұрын

My first smartphone ever was an HTC One Mini. I mulled over iPhone and other Androids, but the design and quality is what won me over to purchase it. I still look back on it fondly :)

@Mouse2113 Жыл бұрын

My first smartphone was a Desire HD in 2010, still works today. Then got an HTC One in 2013 which was awesome apart from the purple camera issue. Finally got a red HTC 10 in 2016, an even better all rounder. Now I use Google Pixels. I'd buy another HTC if they come back to premium market

@hosam1670 4 жыл бұрын

I miss the windshield wipers on my screen on a rainy day... Best UI was the Sense before they ruined it

@abp1400 4 жыл бұрын

lmfao! i remember that! they're pretty much the reason i still keep a large android weather widget on my home screen. I had a HTC Evo Shift and a One. It's a shame they stopped making phones.

@wille5080 4 жыл бұрын

I forgot about that! I always thought that was cool.

@hosam1670 4 жыл бұрын

@@abp1400 me too...shame they ruined such simple and creative UI

@hosam1670 4 жыл бұрын

@@wille5080 it was one of the reasons I bought an HTC!

@ganiwaseem9210 4 жыл бұрын

Same here, mate. I miss the droplets and the wipers and the lightning thunders too

@maedhyne 4 жыл бұрын

In my country, HTC was rarely to never heard of. They were indeed "quietly brilliant."

@dennisbarnes9317 4 жыл бұрын

OnePlus is the next giant

@Darkboy5109 4 жыл бұрын

@@dennisbarnes9317 OnePlus is great but apple is overrated

@atsonaga5520 4 жыл бұрын

@Setzer K yes one plus phones are overpriced now No longer flagship killer

@smitdholakiya5957 4 жыл бұрын

@@dennisbarnes9317 I also believe that,but after lunching 8 pro,I doubt one plus core is Flagship killer but now they are making flagship or what...in India price is high so telling not know about other countries.

@Nolan-xc3yl 4 жыл бұрын

Mauritius the same to get it it's really difficult

@frankcrisostomo8724 Жыл бұрын

HTC Wildfire S was my first phone I have and it makes me feel proud I experienced of how I feel to have my own phone for the first time it was back in my high school years.

@tonybino01 Жыл бұрын

When my friends zagged, I zigged. They all had Apple Iphones and I loved my HTC. My last HTC phone was HTC one before moving on to Google Pixel.

@comprehensiveness9748 4 жыл бұрын

The first ever HTC One was one the best designed smartphones in the Smartphone History in my opinion.

@lespaceman 4 жыл бұрын

The first phone I bought with the money I made is an hTC One V

@finnegansx4423 4 жыл бұрын

which One are you talking about

@comprehensiveness9748 4 жыл бұрын

@@finnegansx4423 it's simply called HTC ONE, but sadly it is no longer available for years now.

@MrSidneycarton 4 жыл бұрын

This thread alone demonstrates how confusing their naming scheme was.

@AnointedFlow 4 жыл бұрын

The best designed period at that time.

@jabirv5483 4 жыл бұрын

When You an hTC One M7, every iPhone will step away... still beauty, Still memorable... RIP Friend

@slimsketchy1489 4 жыл бұрын

I still have it

@wakaflockaproject 4 жыл бұрын

Still got my m8

@PatrickDKing 4 жыл бұрын

HTC One M7 in that sexy blue from Best Buy...my favorite to this day!

@mdjey2 4 жыл бұрын

If it works you can still use it. Why throw away?

@Wilsonphenmooneter 4 жыл бұрын

@@PatrickDKing The main designer Thomas Jian (簡志霖) of M7 M8 M10 Has been sentenced 7 years in jail.

@cigriszb Жыл бұрын

thing i have left from my HTC One phone from 2013 is, Beats Audio Headphones which im using still today in 2023. Such a great company they were back in the days.

@erinjordon829 Жыл бұрын

I used to have the nexus phone. I didn't know it was an HTC phone but I loved it and held onto it for like 6 years before I got a new one.

@anchorbait6662 4 жыл бұрын

Is this the new One? The old One? Or the One that spells "one" with a "1"? I for one don't know which one it is.

@shimeih2287 4 жыл бұрын

Impressive comment😂😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@ultimatestoryteller 4 жыл бұрын

*OnePlus wants to know your location*

@gormauslander 4 жыл бұрын

iPhone SE has left the chat

@masternobody1896 4 жыл бұрын

Rip

@walangchahangyelingden8252 4 жыл бұрын

China number.1

@robotomo4249 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite era of smartphones was the early 2010s. Smartphones were still relatively new, but companies were quickly getting the hang of it. Smartphone technology was advanced to a point, but not overly advanced like today, it was at a "sweetspot". Smartphones were small and Actually comfortable to hold. Innovation in the smartphone market was drastic and exciting. And Finally, they were seen as an accessory and or a tool, not a lively hood. Don't get me wrong, smartphones today are impeccable in terms of how far they've come and what they can do. I have a galaxy 20+ and love every bit about it. But early 2010s smartphone era was just perfect in my eyes and I hope that one day, HTC will come back and wow us all once again like they did in the early 2010s!

@dhanaty6744 2 жыл бұрын

You are right. I loved between 2007-2010 of Nokia phones. Extremely small and easy . We don't spend a lot of time on it and would rather spend time meeting people compared to today's shitty virtual world. Hate today's.

@marcotricks9297 2 жыл бұрын

So true! I remember the Nokia 5300 aka Nokia Music, the LG Chocolate, LG Voyager, T Mobile Sidekick, the Blackberry phones.. Back then each phone brand had its own identity or niche. Nowadays all the brands look alike (iPhone) and they’re all trying to do the same thing, nothing separates one brand/phone from another.

@blarg35 2 жыл бұрын

Back then it made sense to upgrade every year because mext years was much more different and better than the years before, now its like you can wait like 4 years unt something much better has come to the market

@sc29607 2 жыл бұрын

@@marcotricks9297 the sad thing is that applies not only to phones. Cars the same, take often brand logo and model name and most cars look almost the same. Even different models (for example Audi) always had a small difference in their model lines so you could immediately see if it’s an A4, A6 or A8, nowadays you have difficulties to recognise the correct model…

@leoxavier5785 2 жыл бұрын

I had the htc one m8 and I loved that phone, to this day it’s design still holds up very sleek with those front facing speakers is legendary

@___Reaper___ Жыл бұрын

My first smartphone was the HTC Desire(Bravo). Loved that, especially that optical trackball it has. It was easy to handle, small enough to fit in my hands ad made from quality materials. Used it for long time, keeping it alive with custom roms, then when it became too slow, I removed the battery and packed it back to it's original box. It's still there in my drawer. It would be nice to have quality phones again, but yeah, I'm stuck with Samsung with it's plastic, if I want to stay on android, which I'm less sure every year.

@charliebrown1408 Жыл бұрын

Had a few and my favourite was the HTC ONE loved the feel and design how it sat in the hand . Sad that they are no longer making phones

@Mandrag0ras 4 жыл бұрын

Just yesterday I was thinking how brilliantly amazing my old HTC phone was. I still use it when at home to preserve my daily driver's battery. HTC are top dogs when it comes to software optimization for maximum battery efficiency. Without performance loss. No one could beat them while they were still in business.