HTC promises hero product in October, significant improvements for M series next year

[Victorious Secret]

 

 

 

That is all well and good HTC, but will you actually ensure that your "hero" product stays your "hero" product for a calendar year or will you release a better version for another region 3 months later, at which point people ask "why didn't you just release that one in the first place?"

I really hope they get it together. Their entire business sorta depends on it all. To think, this is the brand that made the Nexus One. And now they're all over the place again just like they were at the tail end of the Windows Mobile 6.5 days. 

 

 

 

First, HTC is seeing increasing competition from Samsung, LG, and its other rivals. All of these are companies that are pushing into the premium territory that has been a strong point for HTC since the release of the HTC One (M7). It’s also hard to ignore that HTC has been releasing tons of spin-off devices this year that in many ways look more impressive than their actual flagship: the One M9+, One E9+, and now the One ME. Many of these devices offer special features not found in the One M9, like a fingerprint scanner and QHD display, even if they tend to have less impressive processing packages.

 

From an arguably unimpressive primary flagship (the M9) to too many flagship variants, HTC seems to be ticking all the wrong boxes. The slide downward is further evidence by HTC’s stock price, which has recently dropped to NT$98, a 12-year low for the company. The good news is that HTC seems to recognize that they aren’t off to a great start this year and is reportedly committed to turning things around.

 

 

http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-improvements-m-and-more-614030/

 

 

[AlwaysFSX]

It's sad how HTC went from producing one of the best phones ever to now having the most lackluster products on the market. Hopefully they can get it together and release something good in the overly saturated competitive phone landscape.

[MrDynamicMan]

The problem with HTC is that they get stuck in a rut. It happened with their last line of phones, and it's now happening again with the one. They start by making an outstanding phone. Then improve it slightly. Then not really change much. Then fuck up royally. They just can't adap fast enough, so they break ground, stagnate, break ground again, stagnate, etc. Etc.

[dragosudeki]

I hope it comes with the Android M stuff. Also, I thought it was normal for companies to have better specs on their phones in their country (though they did change a bit of the phone as well)?

[MrDynamicMan]

The problem with HTC is that they get stuck in a rut. It happened with their last line of phones, and it's now happening again with the one. They start by making an outstanding phone. Then improve it slightly. Then not really change much. Then by that time the design and feature is so out of date a once revolutionary design is sub par. They just can't adap fast enough, so they break ground, stagnate, break ground again, stagnate, etc. Etc.

[LAwLz]

I don't see how HTC can compete anymore. The only reason the M7 was so well received was because of the "build quality", which was an area Samsung and others had willingly neglected. It's an area which does not require heavy R&D either.

 

Now Samsung got all bases covered so the only way to compete is to develop custom camera modules, custom SoCs, custom everything (like Samsung and Apple) but HTC does not have the capital required to do this. They have to rely on off-the-shelf parts which every other OEM got access to too, which means they will never be best at something again.

Or well, they could try and win by for example becoming very developer friendly (custom ROMs and such), or offer great warranties, or other value adds like that, but hardware wise they will probably never become the best at anything.

[Mew]

The problem with HTC is that they get stuck in a rut. It happened with their last line of phones, and it's now happening again with the one. They start by making an outstanding phone. Then improve it slightly. Then not really change much. Then fuck up royally. They just can't adap fast enough, so they break ground, stagnate, break ground again, stagnate, etc. Etc.

 

You could say the same about Samsung prior to the Galaxy S6. S3 was great. S4 and S5 were just faster versions of the same things but no where near the quality as its competitor (Apple).

[spartaman64]

I don't see how HTC can compete anymore. The only reason the M7 was so well received was because of the "build quality", which was an area Samsung and others had willingly neglected. It's an area which does not require heavy R&D either.

 

Now Samsung got all bases covered so the only way to compete is to develop custom camera modules, custom SoCs, custom everything (like Samsung and Apple) but HTC does not have the capital required to do this. They have to rely on off-the-shelf parts which every other OEM got access to too, which means they will never be best at something again.

Or well, they could try and win by for example becoming very developer friendly (custom ROMs and such), or offer great warranties, or other value adds like that, but hardware wise they will probably never become the best at anything.

they can still compete if they get a better camera and place the buttons better. and have a removable battery  i would get it over my current note 4 for the great front facing speakers