HTC Phones - From Biggest Smartphone Maker to Nothing!

HTC was an absoloutly influenial smartphone brand, but over the years, they've gone from number one to zero. What exactly happened? In this video we explore the story.
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[@iCoolaxe]

Man, when the HTC One M7 came out, it was the coolest phone I'd ever seen.

[@piotrd.4850]

4 Mpix Ultrapixel camera was GREAT. They needed only to refresh it every 2 or 3 years with better internals.

[@Sashimi404]

I was once a HTC fan myself and used HTC Wildfire, HTC one x, M7, M8 and HTC10. Their M series was my favourite mainly due to the front facing speaker, solid metal build, build in DAC and beautiful display. However i lost interest any of HTC product after they decide to ditch their iconic metal build with HTC11.

[@alexosow]

I wanted one soo bad but I only had $100 to spend so I got the first Moto G

[@ThatsJustEric]

Same

[@Ilikepie18855]

I missed that phone.... favorite phone to date.... please come back htc!

[@startedtech]

I was an HTC fan, an LG fan, and a Palm fan I'm very good at picking failures

[@deinbrudermitpuder8324]

Ur a Sony fan as well?

[@one8s7n]

Wow I remember my palm pilot. Hahaha what a waste of money I never actually used it

[@mwkcheng]

same here. I still have 2 of my palm pilots somewhere. Had a few HTC phones before I started using LG phones. Still using my LG Wing and V60. Don't know what I'll do when these 2 phones die in the future. All other phones look so uninteresting really ....

[@one8s7n]

@@mwkcheng the HTC Evo was my favorite phone until the newer galaxys came out. Now I love my s20. I'll never go back to iPhone that I had before

[@one8s7n]

@@deinbrudermitpuder8324 Sega dreamcast fan

[@Xokzu]

I remember using my HTC One M8 for the first time. That’s something you don’t forget. That’s not a phone you forget.

[@m0llux]

Especially the front facing stereo speakers. Those were epic.

[@thechronic4twenty]

same with HD2

[@ceramicsautoilet]

I started with Desire HD

[@mortem9121]

I still have mine lol back up phone

[@TheNerd]

one of the greatest phones of all time

[@meroinheroin]

HTC phones were my favorite. They had the best speakers I've ever used on a mobile phone and they always felt premium and ahead of their time. I use Google Pixels now but would love for HTC to come back.

[@zajko3113]

They never left its just they are soo overshadowed that no one is following their products unfortunately.

[@kamallb4650]

@@zajko3113 I mean they are making hideous phones rn.....so....

[@drb5003]

Too little too late😢

[@darthtyranus7683]

Totally I have an M8 but doesn't turn on anymore absolutely loved the 3rd party customization ability Huawei took em out secretly planted some corporate spies easily gained trust and ruined it

[@riven4121]

Technically HTC lives on within Google. Google bought out their design team for something like 1 billion dollars.

[@Alpha4Sierra]

When you said "Let's see the rise and fall of HTC", I was saddened. HTC has a special place in my heart. From my first ever smartphone HTC Velocity to the reknowned HTC M8 and finally the HTC 10. I've only ever had four smartphones in my life, and HTC makes up 75%. They were amazing pieces of engineering.

[@AdenaKaiba]

Same thing for me!

[@copycatt2579]

Alpha4Sierra The HTC Incredible was my first awesome android phone. Sad to see HTC go down.

[@lesleylee3755]

If you play VR then you can see it hadn't fallen completely YET

[@AdenaKaiba]

@@lesleylee3755 OMG, I'd forgotten but yes you're so right!

[@lesleylee3755]

@@AdenaKaiba HTC had published its own 5G phone now too

[@casualsuede]

Having worked at HTC from 2010 to 2013 doing go to market (GTM)marketing, I would agree with you on a lot of these things, especially on management. HTC management was so f××ked up, undermining how great the product was. I launched about 20 phones for HTC at the time, mainly for the t-mobile account, from the HTC Sensation 4G (fun fact, Peter Chou wanted to call the phone the Passion 4G, I sort of overrode him on that awful name), a bunch of mytouch devices, the Wildfire S, the HTC ONE S and X and the Amaze 4G (sad to see it was mentioned in the video as one of the phones with poor naming convention). I left for Samsung and helped launch the GS4 and Note3 in the US. While the company operations was much more professional, but I definitely felt more like a cog in a machine than the control I had at HTC.

[@midnitestate]

Man...those names bring back alot of memories. Had the HTC wildfire. Didn't have much memory but was a good phone. Wanted an m7 so bad as it was the nicest phone I had ever felt (still is)

[@viajaycay]

I loved the ChaCha! Typing on it was a breeze and doing work over it was seamlessly easy!

[@arjl880]

Man, you helped release some of my first and favorite android phones

[@torontolistener5507]

I had the One S. Best phone of its day, in my opinion.

[@Pikminiman]

I had an HTC Arrive, which was a Windows Phone 7 smartphone with a physical keyboard. It was probably my favorite phone ever because I'll never be as good at typing on a touchscreen as I am with tactile buttons. Paradoxically, though, even though the HTC Arrive was perfect for texting, for some reason it was incapable of splitting up SMS messages into multiple parts. Other Windows Phone 7 devices at the time could do this, so I never understood the limitation.

[@gaccer]

I remembered HTC, they were everywhere during the early 2010s. Their phones were reliable too. Such a shame.

[@rajendrakumarvarsani4184]

And an animated joy to use 🌸

[@hop-skip-ouch8798]

They were pretty too.

[@Jrwhose]

I use the HTC 20 desire pro

[@sulaman4280]

@@Jrwhose htc hd 2 was the best bloody phone was getting all kinds of windows/android updates for 7 years

[@aitvideosonly]

in fcat they had one of the best display than the Samsung galaxy s2 but relatively poor battery life

[@lesflynn4455]

I had two htc's over the years, starting in 2009, totally approved of both. Always wondered what happened to the company. Samsung did.

[@Tommy-qe2lz]

My first smartphone was the HTC Desire HD and after that i went to LG and then Sony before going to Samsung in 2016. I truly miss the competition between phone manufacturers and not operating systems

[@stylesisdaname1160]

Facts i had the 3rd htc evo they put out in 2012. Samsung was in the lead for Android by that time. I got that evo because it looked better than the galaxy s3.

[@noahw5887]

@@stylesisdaname1160 as an owner of an S20 Samsung's are overrated.

[@ashupashu5559]

@@noahw5887 I have an s9 and I wouldn't want any other phone

[@armaghanaziz6627]

@@noahw5887 s20 series is literally the worst in s series...you should upgrade or you can even downgrade to s10plus, im sure you wont regret...in my opinion s10 series are the best

[@chesskaboomgustz3755]

If you ignore Marketing, Market will ignore you.

[@cdres2ler]

Apart from Tesla

[@algirdongas1]

Xiaomi is also doing pretty well without spending on marketing

[@sylver9547]

Petriukas Bekelnis xiaomi do get the best marketing, mouth to mouth

[@RealNormHall]

What are you Russian?

[@osamabinladen824]

Genius

[@PeterdaPanda]

HTC changed from High Tech Corp. to “Help This Company”. Companies rise and fall, hopefully they can rise back again.

[@pikachulikesgambling5645]

Yeah htc sense was best samsung one ui is good but I still miss htc sense

[@samrocha6456]

damn why did I laugh HAHA!

[@orvvro]

Good one! hahah

[@srigilrocks3239]

HTC M8 is one to remember.

[@DiogoFilipeR]

@@pikachulikesgambling5645 you can still buy a htc u12+, it's better than a s9+, and as good as a s10. On software I even say it will be better and more stable

[@truestory7341]

A man who stop marketing to save money is like a man who stops clock to save time. *Henry Ford*

[@Calebgoblin]

You can have it in any color you want...

[@giovannebeistline2575]

@@Calebgoblin as long as it’s black

[@tmo2798]

Elon Musk is a fraud.

[@maddeningmonk9585]

@@tmo2798 no shit

[@saiharshan7505]

But for alcohol it's not required. 🤣

[@kage7772]

I honestly loved my HTC One M7. It was by far the most satisfying phone I can remember

[@zelek1325]

Had one too.... The best 🔥

[@KaptainKerl]

yeah i loved it but the battery was dead after 2 years :(

[@struckkk1999]

@@KaptainKerlrecharge it!

[@musicianluca]

It still is the best phone I've ever had and i had Samsung, huawei and iphone

[@ben2808]

Jesus Christ loves you

[@steamynoodle2010]

Stereo front facing speakers. Changed my world.

[@mogroot5790]

Yep

[@sohaibalmahagri589]

Rog phone 2 honestly a really great phone really impressed by the sound especially the rock preset, currently the best sounding phone on the planet. Speakers :A++ OUTSDANDING Display: A+ Great Oled 120hz full HD 10bit hdr10+. Very bright also. Battery: A++ OUTSDANDING 6000 mah, 2days, 30w fast charging Camera: B++ is very good got better with update. Flagship sensor fast autofocus great hdr and colors. No issue gcam for better night mode (the most stable gcam I've ever used is in this phone) Performce a++:never get hot NEVER charging and gaming at same time time gets to 39 max, blazing fast Gaming: A++ oled 120hz, fast, long lasting battery, charging from size, air triggers fantastic sound Best display in 2019 Best battery in 2019 Best performance 2019 Best speakers in 2019 Best gaming & media experience , air triggers (makes a huge difference in fps cod mobile especially for me) Also personally the best software for me better than oneplus apart from the fact that it doesn't update as much. But i have no issue at all. Oneus is still faster for me the fongerlitn and face unlock is faster but this is faster unlock methods than a galaxy s20 think about that.

[@samlung2724]

Isn't Roy phone 60hz? Not 120?

[@debi7150]

First introduced by Sony

[@piecrustyumyum]

@@sohaibalmahagri589 You must've gotten a good one, I can't even get mine to fkin focus right now without it freezing up literally everytime it focuses. It's so bad my camera is unusable right now

[@emperorfaiz]

I still remember seeing my friend holding his HTC one phone. Looks sleeker than iPhone 4 I had IMO. Also, my dad had an HTC PDA back in 2008 and I almost always take his phone everytime he was distracted to play some games on it.

[@albeerahman]

when he said, "If you owned one, you loved it." I felt that. 🥺

[@Captionbones]

Me too...miss my htc 816

[@albeerahman]

@@Captionbones htc will always have a place in out heart.

[@-BRaviteja]

Ya! I love my htc one e9+ !!!!

[@fungo6631]

Except for the budget models. Oh man, I had a Desire 510, I think, and oh god was it shite! Its touchscreen was UNUSABLE without a screen protector because of spurious touch detection.

[@albeerahman]

@@fungo6631 To be honest all old android phones were compromised in some way or another.

[@TheRenoReviews]

I loved my HTC Desire, it was my first smartphone and it was so great. I'd love to see HTC come back at some point with a game changing mobile device and re-establish themselves in the space.

[@pikachulikesgambling5645]

I miss htc phones, they were my favourite phone maker.

[@pikachulikesgambling5645]

Thank you ColdFusion love your content! Didn't know you were a HTC fan and how the company played a big role in your life. I used Sensation it was my first HTC phone then chacha, m7, m8 and m9 I loved m8 so much I bought 2 of them. Hope the company makes flagship smartphone again🙏

[@FunkMaster_J]

My first Android phone was an HTC Hero, and then I had the Evo 4g.

[@brucedownunda7054]

...theres a bridge

[@AlexanderBukh]

not too reliable tho(living in a developing country this is imporant), my wife's broke the power button, mine - touchscreen and buttons. loving our samsungs nowadays

[@mark-qi6di]

@@pikachulikesgambling5645 I've always wanted a Chacha; the concept was so cool! And can't believe you had the m7, m8 and m9. Curious to know, what are you using now?

[@tarsan894]

HTC had THE BEST LOOKING smartphones back then!

[@BankruptGreek]

even today I dd argue. Their design with reduced bezels would be a sick design

[@li_tsz_fung]

@@BankruptGreek hope they can come back

[@sankhyohalder97]

@@BankruptGreek was thinking the same thing, I like metal backs, so a minimal m8 would be a serious looker

[@nchmusic99]

@@sankhyohalder97 definitely will be a sexy phone . They are most likely going back to the M7/M8 era and modernize it for this 2020 5G flagship

[@AhaanM]

The chin design was incredible.

[@MikePhoenix007]

The HTC One still holds the title of the best looking smartphone of all time in my opinion.

[@justsaus9897]

Which one?

[@Kavasacation]

M7 is the best

[@TheJerknoid]

Calm down.

[@DarkPa1adin]

M7 and M8

[@spoorthyv]

The One X was so pretty with the unibody polycarb

[@Trickster310YT]

HTC holds a special place in my heart

[@HawkOnHOG]

Anyone who ever had the Thunderbolt, understands the Love/hate relationship with that phone...LoL

[@horsethi3f]

Why I like HTC phones: - stereo speakers - aluminium unibody - minimal bezels - futuristic design

[@satoshiketchump]

those are things of the past now

[@jonpetter8921]

You forget Sense, the older versions. I miss the animation of clock and weather

[@alinepiroutek8932]

Now almost no phone have stereo front speaker, only ultra premium ones.

[@noobslaya703]

satoshiketchump wtf are talking about my iPhone 11 has all that minus the aluminum unibody but like there’s a lot of phones out rn that check off that criteria

[@mogroot5790]

@@satoshiketchump Front facing speakers? In the past? Is not a good feature?

[@coolguymahad]

"Hey what phone you got there?" "The brand new HTC ChaCha" "..." "Haha just kidding, it's the salsa"

[@HamzaKhan-cd9kz]

Chacha literally means Uncle in Urdu and Hindi

[@mohammedfahad4038]

I had the ChaCha...and it was an amazing phone

[@Nana-nd6to]

I still have my HTC ChaCha

[@mohammedfahad4038]

@@Nana-nd6to lucky youu...🥺

[@OdysseyTag]

"No I lie, it's actually the HTC Tango... Or was it the HTC Foxtrot" 🤔 "Uhmmm I don't think those last two exist dude"

[@mdturnerinoz]

As a 30 year veteran of Silicon Valley, I can tell you that HTC is only one of many who suffered from (mis)management hubris and over--self-confidence in their vision. Never, but never underestimate executive's ability to make the wrong decision!

[@narensingh9376]

True

[@09NXN06]

That's correct Mr.Tuner!

[@sabersz]

Same as Blackberry

[@casualsuede]

Having worked at HTC from 2010 to 2013 doing go to market marketing, I would agree with you. HTC management was so f××ked up, despite how great the product was. I left for Samsung and helped launch the GS4 and Note3 in the US, the company operations was much more professional, but I definitely felt more like a cog in a machine than the control I had at HTC.

[@teme007]

And how about Nokia 🤔

[@struckkk1999]

Kinda crazy how powerful Samsung was without directly doing anything to HTC - the Samsung vs apple idea is soooo smart on Samsungs part to both stay in the game AND push HTC out at the same time

[@gormauslander]

"Recycled names, confusing customers. Is this the HTC one, or the new one?" iPhone SE: *wipes forehead*

[@jeremyshaw1]

Don't use numbers as part of your recycled name. HTC One, HTC One, HTC One. All three were different models, but you'd have a seriously tough time convincing people there is a difference between "HTC 1," "HTC 1," and "HTC 1."

[@Ilikepie18855]

IPad Air : looking another direction....

[@DT-gun]

@Whats in THE name Or because it works and doesn't have the bugs android suffers from?

[@jackdamenace13]

@Whats in THE name I had a OnePlus phone in between owning an iPhone SE (2016) and now owning an iPhone 11. The software was fun to play with, but buggy and infested with adware. The edge to edge screen was horrible too and lead to lot's of accidental touches. I bought this phone from a T-Mobile and had to return it. Apple is just on another level when it comes to their software. Tablets, Smartwatches, Phones, Wireless headsets, only thing Apple kinda drops the ball on is it's voice assistant and it's laptops.

[@Yddp3307]

@@jackdamenace13 dude oneplus has been famous for bugs, a samsung flagship relatively is has one of the most stable software in the market, might be less buggier compare to an ios device too

[@SelvaM_zXi_]

You know the company is going to make a comeback when the CEO comes in a hoodie.

[@adi5877]

gives the *Zucc* stare

[@LuJosef]

Haha.. Bravo

[@gauravjha8938]

Swag comes in small packages...😉

[@latebloomer2]

With a whiskey flask in his pocket?

[@ericcartmann]

The MBA mentality kills companies. You need engineers with business sense running companies. If you look at the companies that continuously provide growth and competitive edge, those companies have corporate boards full of engineers and highly value their engineering teams. When Apple first started out, when layoffs were required, they fired their marketing teams, HR, and business development teams. They kept all the engineers, that's because it's the engineers who actually create value. These business development teams are effectively dead weight until you have a good product to actually sell. Companies in decline, that only care about quarterly profit, are the ones who fire their engineering teams and protect their friends in business development. "Talk is cheap, show me the code" -Linus Torvalds.

[@TheSektorz]

At the end of the day it's just a company trying to make money. I've learned over the years that it's a terrible idea to get emotionally attached to a brand name or product, unless it's due to nostalgia

[@sauravbanerjee5921]

@@epanna totally agree .. my Nokia 3 which I bought around July 2017 still coming with security updates. Long live Nokia .

[@JDD_MD]

The original htc one was incredible! The speaker placement and quality were unrivaled. Was heartbroken when I dropped mine and the screen shattered. The models that came after the first one weren’t nearly as nice so I switched back to apple :(

[@MrExdous69]

Same. I’m using a 14 Pro Max and to this day the original HTC One is my favorite smartphone I’ve ever owned.

[@vikash7328]

I so love my HTC One , and M8. HTC is love! They were much ahead of their times. Having an HTC was lot cooler than having Apple. I sincerely wish it rises up again.

[@BillClinton228]

I had the HTC Desire and loved the scrolling mouse button thing, I really missed it when I switched to Samsung two years later. Unfortunately the higher end HTC phones were not readily available in my country and it was a headache to get them but you could get the cheaper phones. So, when time came for me to upgrade to a flagship phone I got a Samsung.

[@GreatMasterKenji]

At the time I had an Apple phone, but believe me, I really envied my cousin who had an HTC One M7: all the good of Android in a beautiful and functional skin and a really premium phone design. It was simply the best.

[@spencertherealist3290]

Don’t need to over sell it, it was good for a device with shitty software, Apple is just better. Sorry!

[@trainrick1]

realist haha apple is equal.

[@JKrepJC]

I loved my HTC One. The aluminum design, always on software, and all around quality were impressive, even the pixel binning technology turned out great photos from the camera!

[@loto7197]

Best phone speaker ever

[@D-2-the-no]

I loved mine. Such a nice phone to hold

[@smart11190]

I remember buying an HTC One M9 when the seller thought it was the M8. Paid 180cad when the phone was still going for retail. Best phone I’ve ever had

[@oldquaker]

That was the best phone ever produced!

[@michaelwagner8859]

I had my HTC One for eight years and loved it... just got a Samsung Galaxy which has proved to be awesome...especially the 48 megapixel camera...

[@Bandido894]

HTC's 'Wall calendar' clock display in smartphones in early 2010 is iconic!

[@SmuggiNOLA]

“The screen is too big,” iPhone using classmates commenting on my htc, circa 2010.

[@lacviet100]

My mum got HTC One 5 years ago and she's still loving it. Still run smoothly.

[@Sbinott0]

I changed it only for the battery, sometimes I still turn it on and use it because I miss it

[@danieldevito6380]

I LOVED that phone... Great front facing Beats By Dre speakers

[@John-dd8kh]

@T Tamil yes I still have it kept under care even though it's out of juice.. wish I could afford to change the battery.. I have the HTC 10 as well.. that didn't get much praise but the design is just awesome

[@AntonioCaruso906]

ME ALSO :)

[@arashm1911]

I wanted To buy an HTC ONE For Windows look guys i dont know I love Windows mobile OS windows phone is done but its have place in my heart now call me an idiot or anything

[@srajeshtuladhar2416]

"In the modern world that is so noisy, a quiet brand that makes good product isn't enough." 👈😌 awesome line #Dagogo

[@dancingleaf5826]

TSLA is an exception, no advertising yet they dominate the electric vehicle space

[@108mohdsaifansari4]

@@dancingleaf5826 i think memes and weird tweet does the advertising part.

[@BooleanDev]

Tesla would like a word

[@unf3z4nt]

@@dancingleaf5826 Is it because Tesla is practically the only serious contender in the game?

[@magnumopiss244]

@@BooleanDev Ironic considering the man the car company is named after, Nikolas Tesla, was known to be an attention seeking showman, kinda like Elon.

[@BillythaJit]

HTC one M8 was one of the most beautiful phones I’ve ever owned. I still have it even tho it’s not being used. But I do agree that when HTC was on its prime, they made some of the most beautiful smartphones

[@montikore]

Fully agree. Hands down my favorite mobile device ever. Edit: I still have mine in a drawer with it's charger, but haven't booted it up in years.

[@Stungunwol]

Loved it, but didn't like how easily the USB port went bad on it. Had to replace the daughter board on mine twice, braving it with an ifixit kit.

[@jedixo]

I agree, I had a one M8 and it was just like nothing else

[@lasitha6251]

It's camera was amazing too

[@jonathanfiel6215]

I still use my m8 to play my music w the front face speakers. The design on the phone still stands the test of time from '14 when I bought the phone. I love the metal build which gave it that premium feel.

[@TimidSylveon]

I still remember the day the One M7 hit the market. It looked like an entirely different to anything else at the time like it had come from the future. Everything else like the S3-S4 felt like absolute junk immediately when you held a One M7.

[@AimingWanderously]

I went from the Rezound to the One M9, and that M9 was a beast!

[@omegavladosovich6757]

It's quite silly people keep saying this. Back in the day the Android fanboys (mostly but not just Samsung users) were quite negative about the M7 being the "iPhone 5 of Android", because it focused more on fancy design and lacked a removable battery and microSD slot. Poor marketing is one thing but at the time HTC did worse than even LG to appease the Android core users. I had the HTC Butterfly s which had a plastic body and a huge 3200 mAh battery. They should have launched this worldwide instead of M7.

[@kelgk2086]

Fondest memories of HTC. Breaks my heart to know that...this incredible pioneers lost their foot...this is sad...very sad.

[@tilburg8683]

Good things never last long unfortunately.

[@Ticklestein]

Try the new Nokia's. Got a Nokia 5.4 from my new job today. It gave me the HTC vibe, after the HTC Galaxy Nexus I've never had an Android that tickled me the right way, like the Apple philosophy did. Until now, that Nokia. About 200 bucks. Great value, great styling. Very nice.

[@sinuslebastian6366]

@@Ticklestein I'm yet to trust Nokia after the horrors of owning a Lumia back in the day. Maybe someday in the future when they've established their reliability I would think of switching. Sticking with Samsung A series for now

[@adorabasilwinterpock6035]

The only android I ever liked was an HTC One. Only iPhones since then for me

[@JustBen81]

I started with the (widely impractical) windows ce phones that where manufactured by HTC. I know I had several of them and than switched over to android HTCs for a while, but the only phone I still remembered is my first xda(HTC wallaby).

[@calvinarrow]

This is sad, my heart is breaking for them. This is the only smartphone that made sense with its design and innovation back then. I hope it's not yet too late for them and I am hoping for them to get back up there. That would complete their story.

[@PrettiBoiMicah]

I feel the same.

[@anonymitytube]

Android world could have been much more innovative and competitive. Sad, indeed.

[@stevethea5250]

@@PrettiBoiMicah I STILL MISS FRONT FACING DUAL SPEAKERS BRING IT BACK

[@Nonelogic]

Quote from a engineer and designer at htc that I know in person ”htc has given up on smart phones.” They have brilliant talents, but short vision leaders.

[@Alpha4Sierra]

After Google bought the smart phone division out, it is never going to happen.

[@ekowyamoah5807]

I remember back in high school when the whole year group used HTC HTC Desire S HTC M8 HTC ONE damnnn . These phones were awesome

[@bestamerica]

hi E Y... ' HTC with a 3-D was cooooool design

[@sunofabob]

LOVED the M8

[@sohaibalmahagri589]

One x & one m7

[@arnoldkul3827]

And I'm still using the U12+, my first HTC device was the Wildfire S and after that I have upgraded to the One X. And a friend that brought me to the brand first had an Desire HD and latter upgraded to an One X+ 64gb. Ow yeah those were some times 😀 Also had a classmate that used the M7 and latter upgraded to the M8.And my other friend also had the One S.

[@speedyg2012]

I had the HTC legend with Froyo back in the day till it got stolen. :'-(

[@TMWT]

As a previous owner of both the One M7 and M8, I remember back in the day the biggest reason for going with an HTC phone over a Samsung one was build quality and material. Even if their phones had more features, Samsung stuck with ugly plastic bodies for years, hence why I stayed with HTC. However when the S6 came around and the M9 looked like a disappointing sequel to the M8, I switched and never looked back. It's a shame HTC failed to innovate and market their phones correctly, the M8 still holds a special place in my heart.

[@Defensive_Wounds]

I still prefer my Galaxy S5 over the newer phones DUE to its removable back cover.

[@Giratina143]

Same man , Man , I still remember, two of my friends had an m7 and m8 and they were AMAZING. so when htc announced m9 , I was waiting for it, I spent months obsessing over it and I even had a poster of it in my room . When I launched I bought it without a second thought. Oh but who would have thought they would have fallen so low. The build quality and software was great. BUT the battery had issues and THE CONSTANT HEATING ISSUES MY GOD. because it was a full metal body, I felt like I was holding a burning piece of metal in my hands without a case.

[@peterl.deegan9059]

M8 all the way. I kept it for 4 years. It was just brilliant.

[@michaelthom5864]

I still have my M7 and my kids were playing games on it at the end of last year. Fantastic piece of electronics

[@andrewwright.]

HTC vs Samsung!! I had the s2 s3 s5 and now the s20 ultra. My main phone has always been the nexus 6.

[@haystackhider7158]

I had HTC M7 and M8. Best quality phones I ever owned. The looks, sound, and "the feeling of holding it" was 10/10!

[@ankit_kakran]

Best phone ever. I still kept it with myself

[@JosephWheeler14]

Those double speakers were crazy man if you liked music it was the phone to have

[@thoughtstorn854]

I hated the overheating though

[@OrdinaryG33K-SF]

I *LOVED* HTC!!! They made my first Android phone: The One X+. They also made my second & third Android phones: The One (M7), and the One (M8). Of those 3, the M8 was my favorite. It was just so beautifully made, in the Gunmetal finish! It was an Apple level of build quality, which was UNHEARD OF in Android phones back in those days. For the longest time, I actually thought APPLE might buy them! Apple had agreements with HTC that they never had with other Android manufacturers. They didn't chase HTC, and try to sue them into the ground, like they did with Samsung. It was almost like a truce. Also, you touched on it here, with the mention of Beats, but really: HTC kind of did everything first (everything except huge OLED displays. Samsung did those first): Stereo speakers on a smartphone (for YEARS, HTC was the ONLY manufacturer paying attention to this. It was this feature that kept me as a customer), a great audio experience in the headphones with Beats audio, buying into a music streaming service, the dual-lens camera (everyone LAUGHED when HTC did this. Even back then, I said "Yeah, everyone's laughing now, until Apple follows suit, and ends up getting credit for INVENTING it!" And that's EXACTLY what happened, of course!). Even in the pull back from the high megapixel wars that were going on with smartphone cameras at that time. HTC was the first to step back & say "Hey, high megapixel count isn't everything!". They put their money where their mouth was, and put an 4 MEGAPIXEL camera on the One M7. OK, they were probably a bit TOO uncompromising with this vision, as it really hurt them. But Apple followed suit, and for years kept their megapixel count at 12 for the rear camera, instead focusing on the quality of the sensor, and letting in more light. We're only creeping back into the high megapixel wars again NOW, in 2020. Oh, and even BlinkFeed! Everyone laughed at that, too, at the time! But now, both Apple AND Samsung have informational feeds when you swipe left-to-right on their home screens! That was HTC that did that first! So, yes: HTC was DEFINITELY ahead of its time. Unfortunately, that did not work out for them from a business perspective, but for those of us old enough to remember, HTC was one of the great innovators in the smartphone space.

[@obidean3964]

One of the things that I find lovely about all their phones back then was the clock widget. The design along with the animation was quite mesmerising at that time :)

[@alejandrosalazar7849]

You're so correct omg. I had a One X (would've loved to have the m7, m8, m9 but didn't have money lol). I also got mad af when they were mocked for the dual cameras only for it to become a thing like 2 years later!

[@danielc6925]

Agreed!

[@THOMASWINGRIDER]

So accurate ...you cant deny that ring unlock on the lockscreen..miss that

[@leebeeskee]

Don’t forget ZOE photos that Apple now calls Live Photos! The One M8 blew my mind.

[@schneil]

I was and Android early adopter and owned the Hero and the One S. What frustrated me about HTC was the lack of android updates once the phone was over 6 months old. This was when Android was evolving really fast (e.g. 1.5 to 1.6 saw the introduction of turn by turn navigation). Also it meant important security updates. However HTC were really slow or non-committal about providing any updates, instead they spammed the market with new models. So in 2014 I jumped ship to Google, I'm sure many other of their customers also left for this reason. Releasing three models of phone a year and providing excellent support has been a successful model for google.

[@penelope-oe2vr]

I loved my HTC phone. I was a welder and that thing was tough and lasted a long time. Wish they were making phones now :'(

[@aasiantuntija4193]

they are but they aren't marketing it any more

[@John-dd8kh]

@Brendan Cronin the m8?

[@nutellapromo8029]

HTC had THE BEST LOOKING smartphones back then!

[@dangtupaz9790]

Htc dual speakers rebirth.# hope

[@Jiishaan]

Great hair btw 👍

[@tingokuman]

HTC failed because of bad Marketing. They basically invented the modern smartphone. Samsung and Apple just knew how to hit target markets.

[@422JF]

i think that's not bad marketing at all. look at xioami. their products and customers became their marketing itself.

[@MrCooper83]

`the modern smartphone`? Well, I have SontEricsson P800 in the early 2000s and iPhone after 2007. HTC came out with the HTC G1 a year after the iPhone. Actually Apple filed a lawsuit against HTC because they `copied` 20 ideas. Look, HTC made great phones back then such as the One /M7-M8/ but inventing the modern smartphone? No way dude.

[@fellowcitizen]

"When will you learn, Dr. Jones, that there is nothing that you possess, which I may not take away..."

[@RedTyphoon]

no marketing* ftfy

[@timtam53191]

Had 2 HTCs before. Both were great phones. Imo HTC's a company with brilliant designers and engineers, let down by hopeless management and marketing.

[@comprehensiveness9748]

The first ever HTC One was one the best designed smartphones in the Smartphone History in my opinion.

[@lespaceman]

The first phone I bought with the money I made is an hTC One V

[@finnegansx4423]

which One are you talking about

[@comprehensiveness9748]

@@finnegansx4423 it's simply called HTC ONE, but sadly it is no longer available for years now.

[@MrSidneycarton]

This thread alone demonstrates how confusing their naming scheme was.

[@AnointedFlow]

The best designed period at that time.

[@silent045]

man i remember back in the day my cousin got a One M8 and it was so far ahead of its time. I was so blown away by the boomsound speakers

[@akparhi007]

Dreamed of buying HTC phone back in 2012, by the time I was making my own money, they were not making phones... kek

[@shawnparadox9299]

I was thinking of getting one cuz of beats audio and the idea that it was a strong phone Over time I just forgot about it

[@maurices.3194]

thumbs up for that kek

[@stopmessingaround-shutdown]

ㅋ

[@aerzhhey4549]

Same. I really wanted to have HTC brand as my first Android phone before but it was so expensive

[@veryverygoood]

Lol

[@SunnyByNoon]

I remember my buddy having an HTC back in the day and we saw these tiny tiny little bugs that just looked like little dots to the naked eye, you couldn't even make out their legs they were so small. When he zoomed in on those things with his HTC you could see each leg individually and their antennae and so much detail. Bbsolutely blew my mind at the time. No other phone was even close to that level of zoom quality

[@Wievz144]

I legit used my brothers htc as a telescope to find planet at night, moon was mind blowing detailed

[@Mandrag0ras]

Just yesterday I was thinking how brilliantly amazing my old HTC phone was. I still use it when at home to preserve my daily driver's battery. HTC are top dogs when it comes to software optimization for maximum battery efficiency. Without performance loss. No one could beat them while they were still in business.

[@daughterofsekhmet81]

HD2 is still my favorite phone ever, it was an absolute beast and revolutionary at the time. It had the most active development community of any phone ever released, I think you could load something like 6 or 7 different OSes on it including a full Linux build. I had so much fun modding it back in the day, I still remember the anticipation and anxiety I felt firing up MAGLDR and holding my breath until it passed the "GO GO GO!" screen. Manually adjusting the partition sizes in notepad to allot enough memory to make my custom ROM run better. It's the phone that got me into Android funnily enough- first the XDA devs figured out how to run Android off the SD card, then NANDroid builds came out which could be flashed over Windows. Hands-down best dev phone ever! I used to get a lot of attention back then for having a "huge phone" too. Hard to imagine that 4.3 inches used to be considered huge lol. I just picked another one up on ebay, it's not really usable as a daily driver anymore and most of the links for modding resources have gone dead, but I just wanted to have it for my nostalgic phones collection.

[@mgkaotic]

I loved my hd2 as well. It was my first android phone 😂

[@JGLCSW]

My first Android phone and my first and last Windows Phone.

[@CycleAlong]

Windows OS was a big pile of steaming dogshit

[@mgkaotic]

@@CycleAlong no shit that's why folks loaded android on it.

[@ShimaS-0079]

😭 I missed these days

[@robotomo4249]

My favourite era of smartphones was the early 2010s. Smartphones were still relatively new, but companies were quickly getting the hang of it. Smartphone technology was advanced to a point, but not overly advanced like today, it was at a "sweetspot". Smartphones were small and Actually comfortable to hold. Innovation in the smartphone market was drastic and exciting. And Finally, they were seen as an accessory and or a tool, not a lively hood. Don't get me wrong, smartphones today are impeccable in terms of how far they've come and what they can do. I have a galaxy 20+ and love every bit about it. But early 2010s smartphone era was just perfect in my eyes and I hope that one day, HTC will come back and wow us all once again like they did in the early 2010s!

[@dhanaty6744]

You are right. I loved between 2007-2010 of Nokia phones. Extremely small and easy . We don't spend a lot of time on it and would rather spend time meeting people compared to today's shitty virtual world. Hate today's.

[@marcotricks9297]

So true! I remember the Nokia 5300 aka Nokia Music, the LG Chocolate, LG Voyager, T Mobile Sidekick, the Blackberry phones.. Back then each phone brand had its own identity or niche. Nowadays all the brands look alike (iPhone) and they’re all trying to do the same thing, nothing separates one brand/phone from another.

[@blarg35]

Back then it made sense to upgrade every year because mext years was much more different and better than the years before, now its like you can wait like 4 years unt something much better has come to the market

[@sc29607]

@@marcotricks9297 the sad thing is that applies not only to phones. Cars the same, take often brand logo and model name and most cars look almost the same. Even different models (for example Audi) always had a small difference in their model lines so you could immediately see if it’s an A4, A6 or A8, nowadays you have difficulties to recognise the correct model…

[@leoxavier5785]

I had the htc one m8 and I loved that phone, to this day it’s design still holds up very sleek with those front facing speakers is legendary

[@brutechieftain9321]

Damn, bro. This brings back memories. Also, I had forgotten they existed 🥴 Didn't even realize they had gone.

[@PPSRHD]

In India HTC launched a budget smartphone in 2019 , it's named the HTC wildfire X and yes they are still doing absolutely NO marketing and it's dead here.

[@user-zr4wh3lh5v]

Typical HTC

[@antoinepersonnel6509]

It's actually a phone made by Lava.

[@stevethea5250]

@@user-zr4wh3lh5v DO NOT DO THIS. Laws in Victoria states that your only obligations is to leave the property 'reasonably clean', allowing 'wear and tear'. The scummiest category on earth can't enforce absolutely shit. They push this bullshit hoping the tenants are not aware about the laws and pay top prices to their buddies who own the cleaning company. Clean the apartment or have some company you like to clean it, TAKE PICTURES before giving back the keys, if the agent try and say something about keeping a part of your bond, you answer in writing and use the magic letters VCAT. They will consequently provide giving your bonds back in full and shut the fuck up. I fucking hate real estate agents when they pull this kind of bullshit, if that wasn't clear enough. Don't give up OP, tell them to get fucked.

[@user-zr4wh3lh5v]

@@stevethea5250 Sorry I don't understand. You mean Victoria in Australia? I don't live there.

[@user-zr4wh3lh5v]

@@antoinepersonnel6509 🔥🔥🔥

[@bigbrotherbeau]

I had the T-Mobile G1. That phone was sweet! It reminded me of the sidekick when it was released. Cold Fusion is making some really dope content.

[@MrCraig123111]

I remember literally switching carriers to get the htc one. The one that came with the beats headphones. Still my favorite phone of all time. Those speakers were incredible

[@khmerkandal121]

HTC onem7

[@ratinthehat_]

And that camera for the time 😭

[@NamanArya]

HTC: The best looking smartphones that no one had heard of!

[@alex.cristescu]

In your country, maybe. Here, my first smartphone was an HTC Desire, a loooong time ago.

[@risro.O]

nexus phones. NEVER HEARD OF!

[@vishalpachpande5921]

I have heard of HTC.........feel sad for them......

[@CBielski87]

best phone i ever had -- HTC 10 2016-2020 RIP lil metal buddy

[@jayakrishnan26]

Htc is well known all over the world..you may have been a child when htc was on top

[@coritrottman9699]

Just like BlackBerry, they missed the curve

[@emeraldtakora6929]

Cori Trottman u said curve , lol that was the name of a blackberry phone

[@nankidd3050]

Actually both got cursed.blackberry the best table.l have one and it still is a beautiful thing but of course it cant be upgraded.but no back doors.

[@muhammadrafay4743]

BB didn't even took the curve they go straight into the walls

[@ixxxn749]

They flattened the curve? 😁

[@walkingthedistance]

Naah.. They weren't bold enough.

[@daun7710]

I used to have the Evo 3D. That was the coolest phone ever. The 3D camera lens was so innovative and it still blows my mind

[@toonclips3898]

I remember the cool “m series” phones. I hope HTC make a comeback in the future.

[@fluite9336]

It's possible, I think I saw a tweet maybe a year or a couple of months ago from one of HTC marketing people asking what HTC phone should make a comeback. M7 and m8 were the popular ones in the replies, maybe one day.

[@JayTechZM]

@@fluite9336 I'd be first in line to buy these. Super LCD technology was so ahead of it's time.

[@nchmusic99]

@@fluite9336 He is a lead designer !! So most likely we will have metal body again !!

[@BryanMario]

Guys if you really want an HTC phone so bad, try a Google Pixel phone. That's the closest thing you can get to an HTC phone in 2020. I have been using Pixels for years now. I believe HTC has been actively working with Google to design these phones since 2016. Just designing, the manufacturing its currently being made by Foxconn. I'm using the Pixel 4XL right now, would totally recommend.

[@nchmusic99]

@@BryanMario heard there are lots of bad press about pixel 4

[@TheZekeZeke1]

I remember getting my son an early HTC for Christmas. That thing was so revolutionary... It was like a giant step into the future. The widget clock was it.

[@JayTechZM]

The one M7 and M8 for me remain impactful phones in my life. Even seeing one today makes my spine tingle they're beautiful phones to this day. Hope they return stronger but it will be difficult unless they take the Nokia HMD route which is working well so far EDIT 2 YEARS LATER: Well HMD have practically driven the Nokia brand to the ground and HTC are inexistent in the smartphone market. Talk about careful what you wish for am I right?

[@tauno908]

M8 is one most beautiful phones that i ever used.m7 had some camera problems but brilliant speakers

[@ultimatestoryteller]

Here in India , Nokia HMD Global started well but have slowed down in the last year or so. Their design department is practically doing nothing , Pureview is a perfect example of this. The last great Nokia phone since HMD happened is Nokia 6.1 Plus (Nokia X6 globally).

[@alchemist2048]

This phone was way ahead at that time. I still remember my cousin , tech enthusiast ,telling me how advanced this one is from the competitions with its high audio , ultrapixel camera and so on.

[@JayTechZM]

@@ultimatestoryteller HMD have failed the Nokia brand. They just have no consideration for their customers after their last Nokia PureView update scandal. They did not even try to mask the fact that their phones were broken and needed saving. They've definitely turned the Nokia brand and as for HTC it's sad just how they went out with a whimper

[@JayTechZM]

@@alchemist2048 Yes to this day I still envy those phones and I would still absolutely love to have them in my collection.

[@Arturo-im1nh]

In middle school I had an HTC Evo 3D on virgin mobile. HTC’s design and UI was so modern and ahead of Samsung and other android phones with their custom skins.

[@eddy-currents]

HTC smartphones were some of the first smartphones I used. They were glorious. The HTC one M8 was really amazing, beautiful aluminum body, front facing speakers, buttery smooth all around without a metric ton of bloatware that was characteristic of the time. I miss HTC's flagships for sure.

[@youtuber-452]

Apple with their shitty 'GLASS PHONES' that break, revolutionairy!

[@mrgreatauk]

Ooooh I remember really wanting the one m8 when it was around, but was a student at the time so couldn't justify the expense (had a galaxy s2 at the time which was getting on a bit in age, but still a great phone in its own right despite being well behind in design terms). They really made some awesome phones.

[@eddy-currents]

@@mrgreatauk I won mine in an international pitching competition when I was in secondary / high school! Great memories :')

[@Blind_Hawk]

Also, you could personalize it in such a cool way. I've never seen such features on any other phone. It was basically a theme setup wizard where a program guides you step by step to change symbols, fonts, wallpapers, color themes, etc. And this was all NATIVE! With free or your own designs directly integrated... I really do miss this feature.

[@EverydayIndividual]

I remember being the only one in my school that had an HTC phone. Everyone else was on the Galaxy vs iPhone train. I always preferred HTC over the other brands because their devices were definitely ahead of their time

[@jabirv5483]

When You an hTC One M7, every iPhone will step away... still beauty, Still memorable... RIP Friend

[@slimsketchy1489]

I still have it

[@wakaflockaproject]

Still got my m8

[@PatrickDKing]

HTC One M7 in that sexy blue from Best Buy...my favorite to this day!

[@mdjey2]

If it works you can still use it. Why throw away?

[@Wilsonphenmooneter]

@@PatrickDKing The main designer Thomas Jian (簡志霖) of M7 M8 M10 Has been sentenced 7 years in jail.

[@corneliussmiff2773]

HTC Desire, my first Smart Phone and still in my Hall of Fame of gadgets I have owned.

[@denniskanyimo4592]

The One M8…a super classic. Still looks amazing till today

[@Snappers1_]

I had the One M8 HK Edition. It was a Sprint exclusive.

[@Lee.S321]

I still have my M7 from 2013, & to this day I still believe it's the best looking phone ever made. It's a shame it runs like a dog these days, but it occasionally gets security updates...

[@tehemister042]

@@Lee.S321 a phone from 2013 getting security updates in 2020's? Huge 🧢🧢

[@xamtra]

I still remember when I bought HTC Dual Sim, at my office I was a celebrity. It was so classy that everyone wants to touch and feel it.

[@alexhop1143]

My first ever phone was the HTC Evo 3d, absolutely loved that thing. It lasted me like 3 years, and when I got rid of it, there was next to no damage on the phone whatsoever. I remember wanting the original HTC one so bad when it first came out. It’s a shame they lost they’re relevance, they were truly iconic in the early days of smartphones.

[@one8s7n]

Agreed that was my new phone after my rzr

[@AnimEva_33]

That htc evo 3d was a great phone.

[@ShadowJetX]

The HTC One X was my first smart phone 10 years ago and it's still one of my favourite pieces of technology. It worked fabulously and had little features that made you just a little bit happier.

[@mpound97]

I had that as well around the same time too. The white one. Those were some really nice devices.

[@sumonkay]

HTC is a kind of brand that everyone quietly respects. Even though they don't own their products.

[@fgc-linux1650]

I remember jailbreaking my Iphone 3GS and 4 just so I can get the HTC clock and weather widget. I'm on Android now and haven't looked back but HTC phones made a big impact on me.

[@ilarehan]

The one m8 is the best phone I’ve ever owned.

[@progmanmike]

Today everybody is just making their version of an iPhone, that phone was different and a cut above the rest

[@andrewwright.]

Custom android community loved this phone. I was an i9100 guy.

[@alexjohnward]

I miss that phone...

[@Viktor007]

Gr8 b8 m8

[@alexanderg1935]

Same. Gorgeous handset.

[@carlife6529]

“If you had an Htc phone, you’d love it” HECK YES! My first smart phone was an HTC Sensation 4G. I loved the emulators I had there. Best ones I’ve had.

[@TheBlackShinigami]

Same here man. Still got it to this day rooted and everything. Just doesn't work cause I have to charge the battery externally lol

[@Tadpole1612]

I had the HTC M7. The camera was pink after a few years, the screen lost some colour as well, but it was still decent. I cracked the screen and a few months later it finally died, which was around January last year. Probably not the best, but it lasted a while.

[@TheBlackShinigami]

@@Tadpole1612 I loved my M7. That phone had it all. If I ly the camera was just a smidge better but everything else that phone did amazingly

[@theconspiracytheorist]

HTC was a goat of proper design and simplicity 🔥 to this day i dont find any fone to compete with them

[@dominiksx]

I've owned HTC One X and its still my favourite phone I've ever used. Still hopeing they make a return at some point.

[@almatalosig1504]

So sad too.because i once worked at Htc taiwan

[@mranonymous481]

I'm writing this with HTC Desire 728 Ultra still the best phone.

[@omegavladosovich6757]

I had the One X+ it was my least favourite phone, partly because my Canadian carrier did not give it any signficant software updates and the battery life was short.

[@almatalosig1504]

@Kanwalnoor Singh Hundal PHILIPPINES😊

[@omegavladosovich6757]

@@Mr_Penguins_Pet_Human I later bought the Butterfly s from Taiwan and the updates came fairly fast, but One M7 still had top priority and there were a number of issues never fully addressed like distortion from the headphone jack.

[@maedhyne]

In my country, HTC was rarely to never heard of. They were indeed "quietly brilliant."

[@dennisbarnes9317]

OnePlus is the next giant

[@Darkboy5109]

@@dennisbarnes9317 OnePlus is great but apple is overrated

[@atsonaga5520]

@Setzer K yes one plus phones are overpriced now No longer flagship killer

[@smitdholakiya5957]

@@dennisbarnes9317 I also believe that,but after lunching 8 pro,I doubt one plus core is Flagship killer but now they are making flagship or what...in India price is high so telling not know about other countries.

[@Nolan-xc3yl]

Mauritius the same to get it it's really difficult

[@Dom1337]

They started dying when they stopped using aluminium cases

[@VariouschipHD]

I was lucky enough to grow up with several HTC phones in my early to mid teens, and I couldn't have been happier. My first HTC was Desire S. It was absolutely trash in it's performance, but the charm and the UI made me get a Sensation XL next, when you got beats solo's along with the phone. This for me is the phone that first gave some real premium feeling. The half metal/aluminium removable back was a completely new feeling, as well as the screen being an entire 4,7 inches, which was massive back then. But of course, when I got the HTC One with that metal unibody, it was a different world. The classiest phone to have ever existed imo, and no other design has ever come close. It's a shame it got so little recognition, and I definitely felt the same way as described in this video when I talked to my friends about it. No one knew or even cared about the phone, and the android users around me had already been captivated by Samsung

[@FlowSINISTER]

*HTC phones were pretty good flex back in the days when iphones weren’t out that much*

[@anchorbait6662]

Is this the new One? The old One? Or the One that spells "one" with a "1"? I for one don't know which one it is.

[@shimeih2287]

Impressive comment😂😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ultimatestoryteller]

*OnePlus wants to know your location*

[@gormauslander]

iPhone SE has left the chat

[@masternobody1896]

Rip

[@lepmuhangpa]

China number.1

[@alwaysrock1000]

Basically Samsung Captured the Market of 3 Giants 1- Nokia 2-HTC 3-Blackberry

[@Olimpico230]

4. Sony

[@wellnas6625]

@@Olimpico230 Sony Ericsson to be precise.

[@Amphibax]

That's some heavy nostalgia, back when, apart from apple, HTC and Sony were most important players and Samsung's software was just a mess

[@rager5600]

Apple had big respect for HTC and Sony

[@WimiBussard]

Sony's e-Reader were big, too, but Amazons Kindle killed it.

[@colternewkirk6163]

Samsung's software is still very flawed. Not near as messy but it doesn't get very many updates and when it does they don't change much

[@whitepaper5241]

@@colternewkirk6163 Samsung has learned so much from their mistakes in the past. Their One UI is probably the best android UI in the market today, and they consistently give new updates to their phones (i've been using the Galaxy Note9 since late 2018, and it feels like a brand new phone whenever Samsung gives a major update). Not to mention they've been making solid mid range phones since 2019 because they were heavily criticized for releasing ugly and expensive mid range phones. If you give a new Samsung phone a try, you'll understand what i mean.

[@colternewkirk6163]

@@whitepaper5241 I've been using my s9+ since early June of 2018 and I get small updates once every few months that don't do much. OneUI is better than Motorola and LG's UI but not by much.

[@moreflowfalls2404]

Often wondered what happened to HTC. Loved the HTC one. Thought it was a better phone t hat Samsung. The speakers were brilliant too. My wife owned it. Just considering the new HTC U23 pro. This was a very good informative video. Thanks ColdFusion. There is power in knowing good history!!!

[@hosam1670]

I miss the windshield wipers on my screen on a rainy day... Best UI was the Sense before they ruined it

[@abp1400]

lmfao! i remember that! they're pretty much the reason i still keep a large android weather widget on my home screen. I had a HTC Evo Shift and a One. It's a shame they stopped making phones.

[@wille5080]

I forgot about that! I always thought that was cool.

[@hosam1670]

@@abp1400 me too...shame they ruined such simple and creative UI

[@hosam1670]

@@wille5080 it was one of the reasons I bought an HTC!

[@ganiwaseem9210]

Same here, mate. I miss the droplets and the wipers and the lightning thunders too

[@manpreetsinghkaint8904]

My HTC's best and last phone was HTC One M8. I wish they were still in the market.

[@hanspeterblytmann6662]

Mine too until the battery died....

[@manpreetsinghkaint8904]

@@hanspeterblytmann6662 lmao true 😂😂

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

I almost bought one... But then i bought an oppo find 7A instead.

[@No_timezone77]

Mine was the M9 thing burned my hands

[@shravanchoudhary2425]

Same here

[@E_Dubb21]

Sadly, the LG smartphone is on its way out the door too.

[@cdismufasa]

yick

[@anonykip]

I loved my LG G5 so much. That phone had an amazing wide angle camera way before Samsung had it.

[@LKicksBucket]

all the smartphones I've used are on their way out :(, HTC Magic, HTC Butterfly, LG G3, G6... Maybe I should Jinx Samsung next.

[@sudipsaha2298]

And the Sony too....

[@Astra757]

Remember the G2?

[@vikramm939]

My all time favourite.. starting from wildfire x, one plus e9+, and those one series 😍 Miss all of them, they should launch again

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

HTC: we are quietly brilliant. Me: yea, I'll say, you were a bit too quiet.

[@dushas9871]

video is misleading, as if eveyr phone htc produces was gold, and then out of nowhere "unknown" samsung came at took it all from them. Let's start with quality, while their flagship phones were indeed high quality, their other models were miles away from it, with poor build quality, dubious design choices, laggy software, zero updates and so on. As for samsung, it was never "unknown", samsung was a giant before it even entered mobile market, comparing samsung and htc of that time is as comparing wallmart to your local grocery store owned by rashid, of course samsung will come out on top.

[@RankaNikunj]

HTC was like Apple's Android. Their Sense UI and Hardware was the best. Even Apple wasn't able to compete their design (both hardware wise and UI wise). HTC should start focusing on Indian Market. Huge potential here and HTC can have a comeback. In India, we mostly loaded with Chinese brands, people will consider having a *Secured Android Phone* under $400.

[@Defensive_Wounds]

Exactly why Apple COPIED HTC when they brought out their phone6 3 years after HTC released a phone that was basically the same thing (but also had stereo front speakers and a dual rear camera!)

[@karebu2]

U meant androids Apple?

[@640A]

Don't be silly, the iPhone 4 is the most beautiful phone EVER created and it dates back to 2010!

[@flytrapYTP]

@@640A iPhone 5 is better looking.

[@Skawagon]

I think that would be dire straight for HTC. Chinese manufacturers like Xiaomi are flooding the Indian market with subsidized phones in an effort to build a stronghold and recoup the investment later on by selling services. While there is a great potential for growth in the Indian market there is also currently no way to make money from handset sales alone. Also, India has introduced tariffs on phone imports in a bid to establish home-grown assembly and later manufacturing capabilities. So HTC would be either penalized by import tariffs or had to establish costly local operations. Neither ideal for a company that is betting its future on the success of its next phone. I personally would focus on markets in US and Europe first. An example of Nokia (and this video, when I think about that) clearly demonstrates that people can be nostalgic about phone brands.

[@Marqan]

I think Dagogo is trying to say "hi" at the beginning with less and less effort, seeing how far he can go. In a few years he'll simply exhale.

[@j4genius961]

lol😆😆

[@therealarien]

Such a relaxing voice

[@ReVDeatH]

I remember my dad having a ChaCha that he was given for his work-related purposes. Despite the fact that I really disliked an embedded solid keyboard on a smartphone frame, I believe ChaCha was the only smartphone I could bring myself to using as my personal device. That thing just felt unique and premium, an exclusive thing to own...

[@DamithaRaveendra]

I was a HTC Fan boy for many years. I've owned, HD2 / Sensation XE / One M7 / One M9... Love them to bits and hope they can make a comback

[@tehDmez]

My HTC M8 was one of my favorite phones by far. It looked amazing, performed great, the dual facing speakers were top quality, and that phone was a tank that never broke.

[@Daddioangel]

I’ve Owned HTC one m7 HTC one m8 HTC one m9 The m7 was game changing loved that phone and then upgraded to m8 ever better these phone were way ahead of there time.

[@jonasm.trinidadbonilla821]

I used HTC One M10 and was amazing.

[@mhdiqbal6275]

@@jonasm.trinidadbonilla821 me too

[@scrwbl8]

Same here and still loyal to the brand today.

[@arwahsapi]

Even now its design still stands out

[@caphowdy666]

I remember one of my friends having a HTC back in the day (in the UK), but beyond that I barely heard of them. At the time he had the HTC everyone was raving about the iPhone and it tended to be a case of you were either a Nokia loyalist, sticking to older style phones rather than smart phones, or you spent your time arguing whether iPhone or Blackberry was the best. Due to being a Nokia guy, I ended up with a phone that resembled a Blackberry before moving onto Nokia's smartphones when they finally bit the bullet and switched over. I was actually a big fan of their phones with Windows OS, as many of the features it had (and certainly the camera) was far better than the iPhone, but it just never got the support from Microsoft or the public which is why it ended up dying a death. I am now on Android as it is the most similar OS to Windows, and like the fact it is less propietary than iOS. My last couple of phones have both been Samsung ones. I just don't think HTC ever really got a foothold here. Hell, even my one friend who had one used to rave about it but withing a couple of years he moved to Apple.

[@Akinwalesegun]

lots of android users in the ukbad HTC most just transitioned to Samsung, i remember trying to get htc launchers cos i was envy how beautiful my friends androod phone was, theyndidnt do enough to hold that dominance

[@MasayaShida]

"In the modern world, a quiet brand that makes great products isn't enough anymore" damn sounds like what's happening to Sony Xperia

[@sasorishino]

Well, Xperia's integration with Sony's electronics department is now complete. We'll see if something will change. Though, I doubt marketing will improve.

[@MasayaShida]

@Dark of the knight MSI, Asus and others seem to be quite good with marketing though

[@Milos596]

I stopped using Sony when they started using that ugly name "Xperia". Ugliest name of some product in history of capitalism.

[@nikolatasev4948]

Except that Xperia was nowhere close to a "great product". I've owned 5 phones by 5 companies over 11 years, and the Xperia was by far the worst.

[@marcobonera838]

@@sasorishino i love xperias but their "integration" to me is just useless cr@pware lol.

[@sellothabane3331]

Your documentaries are SO addictive, and that's a GOOD thing. Not only are they "Addictive" but also educational, informative, eye-opening, fun, inspiring, etc. And nothing WRONG with something or anything that is educational, informative, eye-opening, fun, inspiring, etc. Please keep them COMING. Blessings!

[@hectorjackson8645]

Dagogo has the most relaxing and happy "Cheers guys!" in the world. Love his voice.

[@sussvarman]

i still remember the when they got all the popular youtubers to promote the nexus phones, that ryan higa video is some damn good advertising