HTC could be cooking up a 5-inch smart phone for the UK, if new leaks are to be believed.
A render of the so-called HTC Deluxe was posted to Twitter by mobile tipster evleaks, and is apparently a "global edition" of the phone. It's always worth taking rumours like this with a pinch of salt, though there are other 5-inch HTC mobiles out there that make this leak a bit more credible.
The palm-stretching mobile looks likely to be a European variant of the HTC Droid DNA, which features a 5-inch display, a quad-core processor and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. That screen has a 1080p resolution to boot.
There's a Japanese variant doing the rounds too, dubbed the HTC J Butterfly, which frankly is a far superior name to 'Deluxe'. Where's our J Butterfly, eh, HTC?
The Droid DNA has already been reviewed by our US colleagues, who said, "Text and details in photo and video looked crisp and colours vibrant," while also praising the phone's power and a sterling design.
Lots to be excited about then, though that review also noted a frustrating lack of a microSD card slot, and a bulky frame that makes the phone hard to squeeze into your pockets.
HTC is in a spot of trouble right now, having recently seen a dramatic drop in the number of smart phones it's flogging. I know big phones like the Galaxy Note 2 have the potential to be popular, but is HTC coming too late to the big-screen party? Tell me in the comments or on our Facebook wall.
Image credit: evleaks
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Ryan Simmons 16 November, 2012 11:22
http://htcsource.com/2012/11/face-htc-dlx-press-shot-keeps-hope-alive-for-a-global-variant-of-the-droid-dna/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
anonymous 16 November, 2012 11:33
The j butterfly has an SD card slot, the dna no card slot, this is hands down the best phone on the planet at this moment in time but if the international version has no SD card support it will be another epic fail by HTC, maybe the final nail in the coffin!
CaptainPicard 16 November, 2012 11:38
I seen the link, the image is fake apparently. But if HTC were to release a 5 inch phone, I doubt its gonna be a rival to the Note 2; its only 0.3 inches bigger than the One X, which is not that big, its roughly the thickness of a pencil. I think its going to be their flagship phone for 2013 and probably going to be unveiled at the MWC 2013.
gtp 16 November, 2012 11:44
As long as this gets sd card support or 32/64gb internal memory its going to be epic! Destroys the iPhone 5 without even trying!
leoevs44 17 November, 2012 11:07
Don't think it will rival the note 2, and to the above comment anything these days destroys the iphone, icrap users are still living in the dark ages haha
ace9988 17 November, 2012 15:58
have a look of the droid dna comparison against the note 2....it's a huge difference even though the screen size is in the same ballpark. the htc is sold as a phone rather than a "phablet" which the note 2 is. they've pushed the screen almost to the edge which might be issues for those of us who like to put thumbs on the bezels
anonymous 19 November, 2012 16:41
HTC should release a pheblet like Samsung Note II, with that 1080p display then there will a little chance to take huge advantages in this pheblet field.
anonymous 30 December, 2012 09:21
Design model and the favorit mobilphono is, Of course the world's best HTC mobile phone. therefore we have the HTC Desire HD today.