Recently, HTC launched its new flagship model, HTC U Ultra. For the first time, this new machine has abandoned HTC's all metal one-piece rear cover, which has been used for many generations. Instead, it uses colorful glass. Under the glass, a special colored mineral layer called "liquid surface" is added, which has a quite gorgeous luster, quite different from HTC's previous products.

What's more striking is that the machine uses a dual screen similar to the LG V20, which is composed of a 5.7 inch screen with a resolution of 2K and a screen with a resolution of 160 * 160. In addition to its outstanding appearance, it is quite amazing. Now let's take a look at what other flagship models in HTC's history have made us shine.

As one of the oldest mobile phone manufacturers, HTC has been one of the most important mobile phone design and manufacturers in the world since the era of Windows Mobile. After entering the era of Android, HTC at its peak has a significant impact on the development of Android, and has become one of the most representative brands of Android.

The world's first mobile phone equipped with Android system is HTC's G1 launched in 2008. The Sense desktop developed by HTC has a profound impact on Android design style. Although HTC products lack competitiveness in recent years, coupled with poor management, they are no longer brave. Today, we will review HTC's classic Android models that have touched us.

HTC Dream (G1) - 2008

As the original Android manufacturer, HTC has launched many Android models with sliding full keyboard, and G1 is a typical representative. As the first mobile phone equipped with Android system in the world, HTC G1 adopts the retro operation mode of full keyboard+touch ball, but its shape is very beautiful, and the side sliding full keyboard can also be called ingenious. G1 has a 3.17 inch TFT display screen, HVGA 480 × 320 resolution, and Qualcomm 7201 is used in the configuration, 192M RAM 256M ROM, 3.1 megapixel camera. Even in that era, it was not a good configuration, and the operating experience was not excellent, but as the first Android phone in history, it was still a milestone.

HTC HD2 - 2009

As the most versatile model in the history of "cleaning", HD2 can be described as "everything". From the Windows logo in the middle, you can see that it is a model belonging to the Windows Mobile series, but it is selected in this list because of its inclusive system compatibility. It came out with Windows Mobile 6.5 system, but it can be uploaded to Android, Ubuntu，Firefox OS，MeeGo， You can also use Windows Phone 8 or even RT version of Windows 8... HD2 can be regarded as the king of machine cleaning in history.

HTC Hero (G3) - 2009

Hero has a very unique design, which is different from the straight shape of ordinary mobile phones, but the 15 ° angle bending design. Although it looks slightly strange, it is also because of this that it is more popular. Its unique design is more suitable for the palm of the hand than ordinary straight mobile phones, and it has a good grip. In addition to its unique design, it is not only the first HTC model to support multi touch, but also the first model to use HTC Sense desktop. In that era, the native Android launcher was quite simple, and the emergence of HTC Sense made Android beautiful, simple, and easy to use for the first time. Hreo G3 was also one of the best Android phones to experience at that time.

Google Nexus One - 2010

Of course, the Nexus One cannot be ignored. HTC is not only the manufacturer of the first Android device, but also the first generation manufacturer of the son. As the first self owned brand mobile phone under Google, Google chose HTC, the most powerful Android phone manufacturer at that time, to create its first son, Nexus One (G5). For the first time, this mobile phone eliminates the physical buttons on the front and adopts the full touch button control mode. At that time, the configuration of this mobile phone was called monster level, with 1Ghz Qualcomm QSD8250 processor, 512MB RAM, and a 3.7 inch screen with a resolution of 480 × 800. You should know that the screen of the iPhone 3GS was only 320 × 480, and the display effect of the Nexus One at that time was amazing.

HTC G7 Desire - 2010

When it comes to HTC, we have to mention G7 Desire. This meritorious model in HTC history is also one of the most important models in Android history. As a derivative of Google's customized Nexus One, Desire is highly consistent with the Nexus One in terms of hardware. The hardware configuration is excellent. What's more, HTC Sense gave everyone better usability in an era when the native Android interface was still very backward. At the same time, G7 has adopted a slender metal body with more ergonomic design, which has outstanding texture and grip. Its unique asymmetric function key design also has high identifiability. There is no doubt that G7 Desire has left a significant mark in the development history of Android, and it can also be called the first generation of HTC.

HTC G16 Chacha - 2011

Strictly speaking, Chacha is not a classic Android model, but its unique straight keyboard design has become a rare attempt after smart phones entered the era of full touch. Different from the old-fashioned BlackBerry or Nokia's full keyboard model, it has a clean and beautiful appearance. As a customized Facebook model (QQ for the Bank of China version), it has a blue button, and you can start Facebook by pressing it. Simple and refreshing, both silver version and black version are so popular after adding Facebook blue color matching, which is a rare appearance design to make people look bright in that era. However, it is a little pity that the horizontal screen support of both the Android system itself and the major applications is quite ordinary. In addition, Chacha is only equipped with 1250mAh batteries, so the experience is not excellent.

HTC One X - 2012

One X is the first model of HTC One series and the first model of HTC to use a quad core processor. It is equipped with Tegra3 processor developed by Nvidia. It is equipped with Android 4.0 system and the latest HTC Sense 4.0 interface at that time. One X is also a representative product of HTC's strategy of abandoning the air sea tactics and returning to the high-quality route. In addition to the breakthrough in appearance design and hardware configuration, this machine is HTC's first model to use Beats sound effect. Although it is the first model of the One series, its back is also printed with Beats logo. Although One X is the first work of One series, it is one of the most typical representative works of HTC's "traditional" design style. Since then, the One series has been fully transformed into an all metal integrated body design.

HTC Butterfly - 2012

Butterfly machine, as its name suggests, has made a new breakthrough in its appearance. Unlike HTC One's sleek and cute shape, Butterfly's design style is unique. It adopts a more holistic design, with a compact and thin body and a piano paint back cover. It is one of the few non "ugly" models in HTC. Of course, the most proud thing is that it carries a 5-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1080P, and has up to 440 PPIs. In the era when the iPhone retina screen dominated, Butterfly's 1080P screen was the leader with outstanding quality.

HTC One M7 - 2013

There is no doubt that the M7 is HTC's reborn work, which pioneered the all metal fuselage, making HTC completely get rid of the name of "Ugly Back", and from then on HTC has become a synonym for design and technology. The most symbolic design of the machine is that it adopts an all metal one-piece body, which is very beautiful in appearance and exquisite in workmanship. It can be said that it was quite amazing at that time. It is a rare classic, and it is also one of the most successful works in HTC history. The phone is equipped with a 4.7 inch 1080P screen, with a ppi of up to 468, and adopts Android 4.1.2 system and Sense 5 interface. The overall experience is still outstanding and well received by consumers. It is one of the best phones in 2013. However, the phone uses the controversial Ultrapixel 4.08 million pixel camera, whose unit photosensitive area has reached an astonishing 2 μ m, and the night shooting effect is very amazing. However, due to the low pixels, the daytime performance of the phone in front of a group of phones with more than 13 million pixels is still a bit difficult. This is the beginning of a new era for HTC, but sometimes a good start does not mean a better tomorrow. Since the M8, HTC has entered the era of "multi chin", and this design has been criticized by users for many years.

HTC 10 - 2016

After years of complaints from many users, HTC finally abandoned the "multi chin" design on the 10, and finally got back on track on its appearance. The redesigned 10 retains HTC's iconic all metal body design, but the front design has changed considerably, with the front covered by a whole glass panel, The BoomSound speaker adopts a different opening design than the front one. The bottom speaker opening is located at the bottom of the body, not at the front. The top speaker design is also fully integrated into the earpiece, which greatly enhances the integrity of the front panel. In addition to significant changes in appearance, its configuration has been greatly improved. It uses the Snapdragon 820 processor+4GB operating memory+5.2-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 2K. All configurations have reached the mainstream flagship level. It is one of the few competitive products of HTC in recent years. Unfortunately, HTC is too confident in the pricing of its own products. In addition, at the beginning of the product launch, it only launched the version equipped with Snapdragon 652 in the mainland, resulting in its poor reputation. Therefore, its sales volume is not ideal.

Google Pixel/Pixel XL - 2016

Well, the story of HTC has come to an end here for the time being. Although rumors of bankruptcy have been heard many times, it has unexpectedly won a three-year OEM order from Google's own son, which has also turned HTC around.

As the agent of the early Nexus, HTC has a glorious history, leaving many classic models with excellent reputation, but it has also fallen behind in the fastest growing years of smart phones. Lack of core competitiveness and out of control of the supply chain are the main factors of rapid decline. Looking around, Nokia, Motorola, and Blackberry, the traditional giants that once dominated the world, could not escape the fate of falling. If HTC cannot return to the mainstream market with the help of Pixel, then it can only be said that after all, HTC is just a legend, it is not a myth, and it will eventually be rehabilitated.

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