HTC's rumoured 5-inch smart phone for Europe has cropped up in new snaps, giving us a clearer glimpse at what the Taiwanese giganto-phone will look like, as well as colour options.
The images, which surfaced at GSMArena, show a slender smart phone with a design that's similar to the HTC One X. It looks to have a curved glossy back and the familiar Beats logo stamped on its rear.
The glossy snaps look to my eyes like press shots, as they're rather more posed than your average leaked photo. There's no confirmed name or specification for the mystery mobile, but the smart money says the Deluxe will be an international version of HTC's US-only Droid DNA and Japan-only J Butterfly.
That gives us a good idea of the kind of hardware we'll find kicking around inside this phone when it eventually enters the realm of reality. Expect to see a quad-core processor, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a 1080p resolution on that great big screen, as well as 2GB of RAM.
The site's source says more information on the phone could be due on 6 December, which means we could get a glimpse of the Deluxe before Christmas. It could be unveiled early next year at either the CES trade show in January or Mobile World Congress in February, or HTC could shirk the big events and host its own party.
Are you tempted by the Deluxe? Or would you rather own Samsung's massive Galaxy Note 2? Tell me in the comments or on our deluxe Facebook wall.
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anonymous 23 November, 2012 12:16
arghh look how fat the bezel outline is on the width.
If they tried to reduce the bezel it could be the same size as the S3/one x with a bigger screen...then at least you would have a chance to operate it with one hand.
I dislike motorola but i hope they have success with their razr hd so other makers prioritise battery and ergonomic bezel (sony)
Seriously if you have the tech to now make a 1080p 440ppi screen that means you can have 720p 330ppi with a reasonable battery. But these manufacturers are in some stupid ppi +size race
Choccie Milk 23 November, 2012 15:58
Based on the reviews of the Droid DNA comparing it to a Note isn't really right. The reviewers have said that it's built so that it doesn't feel any bigger than a One X or a Galaxy S3.
Matt Winston. 23 November, 2012 16:15
I dont think this phone is to rival the Note 2, its their flagship phone for 2013. Its only 0.3 inches bigger than the One X and most people that own 4.7+ inch phones wont notice the difference.
Furthermore, HTC shouldn't rush this phone out like the One X, whose earlier models were very buggy and battery life was awful.
anonymous 23 November, 2012 16:25
I hope this comes with an SD card slot because its Japanese counterpart the J Butterfly has one and any reason not to is stupid.
I use SD cards move information quickly like photos/documents as well as expanding memory, its a great convenience since not everything has NFC and my attempts to use it so far have failed poorly.
anonymous 24 November, 2012 14:34
stunning, I have mine. best phone ever. had to ebay my S3..