The HTC One is definitely one of the stronger smartphones that will
hit the market this year and is due to release in regions across the
world starting from mid-March. It’s a very impressive handset that many
are waiting for and we’ve not held back with our admiration for this
device. Now we have news of confirmed unlocked pricing, which makes the
HTC One more than competitive against the iPhone 5.
The HTC One
price for Taiwan, its home country, has now been officially announced
and the prices for the 32GB and 64GB versions are actually cheaper than
for the unlocked iPhone 5 32 and 64GB models. Considering that the
iPhone 5 is already six months old and that the HTC One has notable
high-end specs we think this will surprise many. While the HTC One is
certainly not cheap, we think plenty of consumers will be pleased to
learn that it may not be as expensive as they feared.
The price for the HTC One 16GB in Taiwan is set at 19,900 TWD and
we’d expect the prices to be roughly the same for other markets. For
example this price equates to $671 or €516. The 32GB HTC One will cost
21,900 TWD, that’s around $734 or €568 and the 64GB HTC is officially
priced for Taiwan at 24,900 TWD, $840 or €645.
Compare these prices with the price of the unlocked iPhone 5
in the US, which is $649 for 16GB, $749 for 32GB or $849 for 64GB and
you can see that the 32GB and 64GB unlocked HTC One come in cheaper than
the iPhone 5. The price in Taiwan for the 64GB iPhone 5 unlocked is
28,900 TWD as another reference. While these price differences may not
be huge and the US prices may not be an exact conversion from the Taiwan
pricing, it still means that the HTC One is viably priced to rival the
iPhone 5.
Add to this the fact that the HTC One has the very latest specs with a
1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor and full HD display with
469ppi then we think the pricing seems reasonable and about what we
would expect. For prices with a contract we can tell you that when the
HTC One hits the US it will be available on AT&T, T-Mobile and
Sprint with prices around $199 on the usual two-year contract up to
around $299 for the 64GB option.
It won’t be too much longer now until the HTC One is hitting shelves
across the world and we’d like to know if you are considering purchasing
this smartphone? If so what are your thoughts on the price of this
notable handset? Let us have your comments on this.
Source: ePrice Google Translated Via: Unwired View
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