Earlier this Spring, Business Insider wrote an article titled “Everyone But Apple and Samsung Is In A Sad Race For Third Place.” At the time, it seemed as though LG was in a good position to clinch third base, riding on the success of its Nexus 4 creation with Google. What consumers and the tech world had yet to see introduced was the HTC One.
HTC One sales are healthy, and the momentum HTC has produced with its “quiet brilliance” does not look to slow down anytime soon. The HTC One has placed HTC in a position to go after Apple (seeing that the One is made of aluminum metal, one of the only Android phones that can compete with Apple’s iPhone 5), but HTC is not done. It’s not enough to compete with Apple: for HTC to rise again to prominence, it must compete in its own backyard — with the best of Android, including Samsung and Google.
Samsung is credited with its “phablet” collection, where a smartphone has both voice and tablet capabilities. The Galaxy Note I and II were all considered to be ahead of their time. Since Samsung’s trail blaze, LG has followed suit with its own Optimus G and Optimus G Pro handsets, as well as Sony. HTC’s One is only 4.7 inches; while HTC must prove itself to Android, it has one opponent in mind: Samsung. If Samsung makes a smartphone that has a display larger than 5 inches, HTC will follow suit.
The current HTC “phablet” in the works is codenamed T6, and was leaked by Twitter group @evleaks four days ago. The message said, “The upcoming HTC phablet goes by codename T6,” with no other info provided. Some have suggested that the “6″ in the codename refers to 6 inches, but sites such as Pocket-Lint believe the phone will be above 5 inches but under 6 inches in its display size (perhaps around 5.9 inches). The phablet will be a larger version of the HTC One. In addition to the above specs, the HTC One will have (according to evleaks) a fingerprint scanner and stylus, running Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie).
The Galaxy Note 3 is rumored to come with 3GB RAM, a 5.99-inch display, as well as a Snapdragon 800 processor. The Snapdragon 800 is the fastest of Qualcomm’s processor chips at the moment, though Samsung could opt instead for the Snapdragon 600. While it has been rumored that Samsung could use a metal case for the G Note 3, it is best to expect the usual plastic case for now. If Apple and Samsung own first and second place, and the other manufacturers are racing for third, HTC got the message — loud and clear.
Amazing thinking by HTC.
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