HTC 10 Evo with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Android 7.0 Nougat, water-resistant body goes official

Best Tech Guru Team November 22, 2016

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As expected, HTC has launched a new smartphone in its HTC 10 series, dubbed as ‘HTC 10 Evo’ in Taiwan and UK. It is the International variant of the U.S exclusive HTC Bolt.

The HTC 10 Evo sports a 5.5-inch Quad HD (1440 x 2560 pixels) Super LCD 3 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It is powered by a 2GHz Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC, coupled with Adreno 430 GPU and 3GB RAM.

The HTC 10 Evo packs a 16MP rear camera with dual LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, OIS, PDAF, 4K video recording, 120fps slow-mo video and an 8MP front-facing camera. It comes in 32GB and 64GB internal storage options, with expandable memory up to 256GB via a microSD card.

The smartphone runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with HTC Sense UI on top. It is backed by a 3200 mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0 support. The fingerprint sensor is embedded into the physical home button. It doesn’t come with a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The HTC 10 Evo is IP57 certified i.e dust and water-resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes. The USB-C audio, BoomSound Adaptive Audio, Hi-Res audio are some other features. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4,1, GPS with GLONASS, NFC and USB Type-C. It measures at 153.6 x 77.3 x 8.1mm and weighs at 174g.

The smartphone comes in Gunmetal, Silver and Gold colors. The 32GB variant is priced at NT$ 17,900 (approx. Rs. 38,500) and the 64GB variant costs NT$ 19,900 (approx. Rs. 42,500). It is now available for pre-order in Taiwan and will start shipping from 28th November.

However, there is no word about its Indian availability yet. Stay tuned for more updates!