Comments on: HTC: We “dropped the ball” with oversized LTE phones http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Sat, 12 May 2012 14:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Guest http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180923 Guest Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:21:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180923  HTC is for losers and the results are proving it.

HTC = Hate This Crap

]]> By: Vera Comment http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180721 Vera Comment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:05:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180721 ”
HTC Ville”
Marketing doesn’t think that’s too close to VILE?

]]> By: ohiseeyou http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180580 ohiseeyou Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:58:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180580 As a guy who has owned 5 HTC phones, would like to say this problem started years ago.  The bottom line is they chose next quarters financial results over delivering a great product and experience to existing customers. Remember that customer that didn’t get an OS update and had to deal with a phone with bugs and crappy battery life for 18 months?  Those are the people that won’t be buying your phone this quarter.  And since most customers aren’t shareholders and investors, they don’t care too much about “product cycles”.  This loyal HTC customer is gone for good.

]]> By: 1andnotout http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180575 1andnotout Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:26:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180575 Wow  Not again

]]> By: 1andnotout http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180576 1andnotout Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:26:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180576 Wow  Not again

]]> By: gadgeteer21 http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180573 gadgeteer21 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:18:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180573 Unfortunately whatever HTC do, Samsung can top it in terms of hardware. Samsung gets the first dips to the latest AMOLED screens and they usually have the fast chips too. Also Samsung’s plastic means, as much as it is hated, their phones are thin and light.

The only way at this point for HTC to compete is either to differentiate through software or service, or lower price. Sense UI might be hated by geeks but there is a reason why it is still there. 

]]> By: The CW http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180571 The CW Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180571 Huge ugly Android phones with poor battery life don’t sell well? Amazing.

]]> By: Brian Topping http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180510 Brian Topping Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:30:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180510 I just wanted to reach out to HTC with a warm “thank you” for helping the chipset manufacturers improve power consumption before other manufacturers move in to eat lunch.

]]> By: jaxzfon http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180501 jaxzfon Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180501 Source? I’m not an industry expert, but just do the news cycle math. Carrier iq made headlines in the last quarter, senators launched investigation, lawsuits in multiple states. Other manufacturers and providers distance themselves from the software, all but Htc. Did this have an effect on q4 + q1 revenues? Or was it too many choices in quality handsets?
Btw battery life improvements are welcomed, but I’ve never had a problem with any of my units.

]]> By: KhornePony http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180488 KhornePony Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180488 source?.

]]> By: Tenderanger http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180487 Tenderanger Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:29:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180487 I would get a lot of HTC devices (read any of their current devices) if they had ; Better life and FFS , I don’t want to give up my guarantee just for actually using ICS !

]]> By: Tenderanger http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180484 Tenderanger Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180484 pubic … ?

]]> By: Tenderanger http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180485 Tenderanger Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180485 pubic … ?

]]> By: jaxzfon http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180475 jaxzfon Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180475 Htc may notice their fortune faded with the discovery of carrier iq. It may have left the news cycle but its still on the mind of the public. Htc has an excellent build quality, sense overlay, plenty of units to choose from, so what could be wrong? They failed to strip carrier iq from the handsets. Explaining it won’t make it go away. If Htc launched a pr campaign that let the public know that carrier iq was a success and they were finished with it, didn’t use it in the next products released, removed it from existing units, and pushed out updates like ics faster, they could turn the tide. Otherwise Htc will fade away like Windows mobile.

]]> By: Aading09 http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180455 Aading09 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:32:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180455 When you can admit your mistakes and hold your self accountable, it says a lot about ones character. I have no doubt HTC will bounce back.

]]> By: Enoel69 http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180454 Enoel69 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:31:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180454 Make one MEGA penta-band device with 3G/HSPA+ a la GNex, 4.5″ 720p HD super Amoled screen, Quad core 1.5GHz S4 chipset, beats audio, 32GB internal plus 32GB micro SD card slot, 1.5-2GB RAM, 12-16Mpx rear and 2-4Mpx front cams, 2500+mAh battery, pure Android ICS with NO Sense UI and not more than 130mm tall, 68mm wide little or no bezel, abt 12-14mm thick due to a bigger battery (will trade a little girth for more juice). If the Razr Maxx can cram 3300mAh in a device of that size sure HTC can almost duplicate that with a 2500+mAh battery. Design change welcomed and LTE variants for LTE networks but starting point should be 3G/HSPA+ 21/42. Now that will be a pretty HOT seller, a device for all of us who yearn for that MEGA HTC DEVICE…not a bunch of just Okay or mediocre devices. But for now i am loving my GNex (with one or two reservations..being more than 130mm tall and battery being less than 2000mAh). I have my eyes and hands open just waiting for that one killer HTC device to make me think other-wise..EDGE or ZETA hope one of them comes with penta-band and the unthinkable NO SENSE UI

]]> By: masands http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180449 masands Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:19:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180449 At least they had the nerve to admit it.

]]> By: tastygroove http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180430 tastygroove Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180430 admitting you have a problem is the first step.

]]> By: tastygroove http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180431 tastygroove Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180431 admitting you have a problem is the first step.

]]> By: nexusnoodles http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180408 nexusnoodles Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180408 HTC Titan ll for AT&T’s LTE is earmarked for March. Will battery life be improved vis-a-vis past models?

]]> By: nexusnoodles http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180409 nexusnoodles Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:42:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180409 HTC Titan ll for AT&T’s LTE is earmarked for March. Will battery life be improved vis-a-vis past models?

]]> By: BearMinimum http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180400 BearMinimum Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:34:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180400 They meant to say “…with undersized batteries in LTE devices.”

]]> By: BearMinimum http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180401 BearMinimum Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:34:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180401 They meant to say “…with undersized batteries in LTE devices.”

]]> By: A http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180354 A Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:37:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180354 i dont think thickness and size was the issue as much as the horrible battery life of their stuff. if they released phones with razr maxx batteries everyone would forgive them

]]> By: A http://www.slashgear.com/htc-we-dropped-the-ball-with-oversized-lte-phones-06212197/#comment-180355 A Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:37:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=212197#comment-180355 i dont think thickness and size was the issue as much as the horrible battery life of their stuff. if they released phones with razr maxx batteries everyone would forgive them

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