If Apple created the first round of disruption to the
business-as-usual lethargy infecting the cellphone industry then Google appears poised to bring round two. When looking around at choices, it's the Android OS backed by Google's cloud-based services and the
50k app-strong Android Market we usually find underpinning the
sexiest and
most powerful hardware on the market. And guess who's making the hardware? Right, HTC. Now HTC -- thanks to its recently introduced Desire, Legend, HD Mini, Smart, EVO 4G and Droid Incredible -- says it expects record revenues of $1.6 billion in Q2 on sales of 4.5 million handsets, up from 3.3 million handsets sold in Q1 and ahead of analyst expectations. Cheng Hui-ming, HTC chief financial officer, credits the bump to the "growing popularity of the Android platform in Europe and the US". One can only imagine what HTC sales will do when its long-standing Microsoft partner releases Windows Phone 7 OS later this year.
posted April 29th 2010 4:40AM
Well, that is if d0uchebag HTC release more Android phones in the US. Yeah, d0uchebag HTC even made their phones with only dual-band UMTS with no support for US 3G bands. Where's the UMTS Legend and Desire for the US?
@pika2000
lmao at people like you who think that gray brick "nexus" looks good.
@Natal
The nexus one looks like it was designed "4 kidz"
Where is my Evo 4G for T-Mobile?
@Natal i happen to think it looks good too hmph. scroll wheel > unsymmetrical buttons for me in terms of looks.
@Natal
The trackball on the nexus kills it for me. I know it's a minor feature, but aesthetically I don't want my phone to have a nipple and functionally an optical trackpad is just better.
@Greenverde Niether, I fail to a see a valid reason for a trackpad or ball on a touch screen phone. Whats the point?
@sonola777
for some reason the touch screen service crashes sometimes in Android. You need the trackball/trackpad to be able to reboot your phone. lol
@pika2000 It's attitude like that that is the reason why we in the U.S. don't have awesome HTC devices.
We're not mature enough.
Awwww, look at all the HTC fanboys voting me down, defending their d0uchebag company for not releasing their phones in the US. Guess what, even the HD mini is not released in the US. What kind of company that not only refuse to release their products in a large market country like the US, but also went as far as making their phones with only dual-band UMTS with no support for US 3G? D0uchebag HTC.
@sonola777 Don't knock it until you've tried it. It's amazing for editing text or selecting small links on a web page. The minimalistic iphone design is not the only usable form factor for a touch screen.
@Teslanaut Nope. More like HTC being a d0uchebag, thinking that their phones are too good for the US market. Look at Nokia. They are being bashed to no end by most US-based tech blogs, but they make many of their phones with US 3G band support, and sell them unlocked to boot. HTC is a d0uchebag, period.
Looks like d0uchebag HTC fanboys are in denial. :P
@pika2000
If you didn't keep repeating the word d0uchebag like a child who's just learned a catchy new word, people might just take you a little more seriously.
@Greenverde I agree that the trackball is a blemish on the nexus one, but it's only a minor one. It's like if Kate Beckinsale had a big pimple - she'd still be hot. :D
NX1 is not the sexiest phone but it's definitely up there as far as I'm concerned. I do find the Desire to be more aesthetically pleasing, though I would've preferred symmetrical buttons. The Incredible on the other hand is a step backward IMO.
Sir you are the douche, its not HTC job to make their overseas capable with American 3g bands. HTC has more than enough American phones
@Kromatik That's because Engadget blocks the comment if I spell it correctly, and I do want to spread what a d0uchebag company HTC is, despite how the fanboys are bragging about HTC phones that they will never have.
@Jean Marc
Wow, somebody actually defending a company for making their products unavailable for consumers? HTC could've easily put a tri-band/quad-band UMTS on their phones, but no, they intentionally put dual-band so even if somebody imported the phones to be used in the US, there will be no 3G support. Sounds like a d0uchebag company to me, considering there are other countries that use the 850 band other than the US.
@pika2000
I think HTC knows better how to do business and where to release phones, and that is why HTC reporting high profit and you just crying in comments. Maybe that's the Destiny?
Stop feeding the troll.
@Natal
Lmao
Its sad when even saying that the nexus one looks fugly is downranked.
Sorry droid fanboys but that's one ugly looking phone.
@pika2000
So let me get this straight... Your having a go at other people for liking HTC, By the sounds of it, you like them too. But your justed pissed off becuase you cant get one?
only 1 muppet around here and i think thats you..
StupidUglyPhone7 ? WHO CARES???
@pika2000 You do realise that for Mobile Phones the US is a tiny market? Minor compared to Europe and Asia where we get free phones and contact lengths of 12-18 months.
Still waiting for the Evil 4g official review...
One company to rule them all if they bought web OS. Windows phone 7, android AND webos. all the cards on the table except for iPhone os. Well i guess a man can dream.
Windows Phone 7 sales will surpass this.
They had my sale with the Evo, although I can't wait for their Windows Phone 7 offerings to eventually get jealous at.
Cant wait for the HTC offering for Win Pho 7
@AlienSix Will it come with Sriracha?
@AlienSix The Giz task force has found you though you tried to mask your name by changing a letter.
FREEZE!
...and the profits will go to paying the fees for their shiny new Microsoft license. :D
@macserv They needed that agreement for their business in the USA, unfortunately.
Defeating 20 useless US patent is no joke, but MS understands the game and Balmer has the mouse to keep the suckers away.
So, see that deal in a very positive way - it is for now and the future.
It also gives HTC access to MS patents, so HTC have the freedom to innovate and bring its goods to the US.
Congratulations, HTC is simply doing a great work - hope my PC maker Dell will come up too.
The licensing deal with MS is also another smart move by HTC. With the current state of affairs you cannot do serious business in the USA without that agreement.
Besides, the MS needs HTC more that anything for its WP7 future and there in the USA, so HTC may not even be paying anything for that deal :)
Planning to buy the HTC Desire by Softbank-Japan next month...Yeah! I wish to join the fun. My phone company for over 10 years AU by KDDI is simply refusing to give us something cool to work with and as a developer, I need to look for opportunities.
So, come on HTC, I am in your next quarter :)
Incredible "officially" hits today. And EVO sales will only mean better things for HTC, no doubt. Can't wait for that one. Phone of the year, hands down.
@Shoemeister I can swear I do not envy you, but I will rather pray for Softbank here in Japan, we shall overcome one day :)
@Shoemeister I extreamly highly doubt phone of the year. iPhone 4G might be very impressive. Evo might outshine it plus it's already future proof 4g anyone. Win7 will prob have best specs this year cuz they come out end of year. Incedible will be a great phone but I'm sure it will come in 3rd to 5th best phone this year.
I got sold when i saw the Desire. Bought it and love it. I hope they will smartly use their money in order to make HTC Sense better. I love that ui and with some more work into it will rule.
Evo 4G should definitely help to bump their sales in the following quarter, and then in Q3-Q4, time for WinPho 7 to perpetuate their domination!
EVO 4G should prove to be another money maker for them, and then of course WinPho 7.
woo!
My first smartphone was the 8125, second was the 8525 and I just love HTC! Kudos to them for not being shitty like other phone companies
More grease to your elbow HTC you guys rock!
I want to see profit, realised profit, before we talk "loaded". I like HTC, they make cool hardware, nut to go as far as saying it is better than the rest, it really is not.
@JFH
My thoughts exactly. Ive owned 3 HTC built phones and they werent THAT great hardware wise. The designs were certainly "uninspired" and dated quickly. Plus they used shoddy build materials..the touchscreen was plastic and scratched up in minutes, and the paint on my Kjam wore away and scratched off with a fingernail.
I wish they released fewer models and "perfected" their hardware. The Hero for instance....thats ones theyve improved upon and it shows.
HTC = win. If only we could have seen what lustful devices they could've cooked up for Palm.. Either way, keep up the great work HTC!
HTC is now getting mainstream attention and their sales will go up because of it. A year ago HTC was a company know only to people into smartphones and gadgets, the average Joe had no idea what HTC was.
Now HTC is making the flagship smartphones for 3 of the 4 US mobile network operators. Sprint's EVO 4G, Verizon's Droid Incredible and T-Mobile's HD2 and is becoming a household name
They could also stop f****** with Microsoft if they really want to increase their sales (talking about the HD2 hardware excusivity).
A high end quality product : no more PenTile matrix AMOLED screens, better capacitive touchscreens and, optionally, 2 front side and 2 back side up & down edge cameras (3D everywhere) and the motorola-like parallax cover.
@fiduce ... hd2 doesnt have pentile cause its tft... its not amoled..
@drksilenc : Who said that ?
@drksilenc : Who said that HD2 was AMOLED or Pentiled ? I didn't.