HTC One "crushes" Samsung Galaxy S4. Reviews all ... - International Business Times Italy

HTC One after a difficult gestation officially disembark in Italy, as announced last week directly from our local branch of Taiwanese society. The price was set at € 699, very much in line with other top range. Yesterday we saw the tests conducted by PhoneArena to assess the ability of HTC One of resist scratching the screen, with the famous Corning Gorilla Glass.

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Into a test of strength very much in line with what has already been demonstrated by the Samsung Galaxy S4 whose screen was virtually impossible to scratch and significantly stronger than that of the Galaxy S3. HTC One showed a ‘ excellent resistance to scratches and, especially, its screen. The rear bodywork was less able to resist abrasion and may be damaged by a fall on an uneven surface or rough.

Into HTC, after losing cause against Nokia because of the microphones used in the construction of the last top of the range – the microphones were part of an exclusive agreement between Nokia and STMicroelectronics, supplier-, through an official statement sent to the press , seeks to shed light on the issue. The house Taiwanese explains that the injunction obtained by Nokia in Holland for the double diaphragm microphone used in its HTC One is against STMicroelectronics and not against itself. HTC reiterates that will continue to use the device on the microphones already delivered by the STM because “ acquired in good faith,” and that the ” attempt of Nokia to get a reminder of the microphones already sold to HTC has failed “; later, when a lot of microphones will be exhausted, the company ensures that HDR uses a microphone to some other manufacturer.

Into Despite these problems more bureaucratic than anything else, HTC One is a terminal that is very appreciated by critics and audiences. Even the arrival of the Galaxy S4 does not seem to have tarnished the company certainties; reviews reiterate the quality of top of the range Taiwanese focusing on the quality of the materials used. A quality of the terminal and of materials used that can not be objectively risconosciuta.

Mike Woodward , President of HTC North America, told Bus iness Insider that the company is very pleased with the reviews I have seen HTC One character stating: “It ‘s been a great week for us “.

Into Comparing the reviews of the Galaxy S4 with those of HTC One shows that the Galaxy S4 is a good terminal full of features but rather deemed unnecessary addition, the plastic used for its realization must necessarily give way to the high-quality materials One. HTC, on the contrary, he made his device in aluminum focusing on the interface “user experience” of Android.

Into As always, the market will decide the winner.

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