[NEW UPDATE] HTC One In Metallic Blue: Nice Or Not?

The “metallic blue” version of HTC’s One will be available through Best Buy on Sept. 15. It sure looks nice, like a fresh paint job added to a premium supercar; it’ll certainly stand out against the HTC One’s typical silver and black finishes.

With a 4.7-inch 1080p HD display, quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, UltraPixel camera and stunning front facing speakers all inside a snazzy new Blue aluminum shell, this is one sexy phone.

Still debating the purchase of HTC’s One? Well, you might want to hold on a bit longer, as word emerged today that HTC might be considering a stock Android version of the handset, much like the Nexus 4

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HTC has bet heavily that its Sense user interface will set its products apart from the rest of the Android pack. The move follows a similarly surprising announcement by Samsung Electronics that it would launch a version of its Galaxy S4 with stock Android.

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For those curious about Maxis’s offering, we got tipped off on its plans from one of our readers who managed to get some details from one of its centres. It is offered with its usual TalkMore or SurfMore plans and those entitled for SKMM RM200 rebate, it can be yours for just RM1,249.

Most of the stores in Malaysia sold the phone starting from RM2,299. However some stores also offer better deals with lower prices. Lowest price (currently): RM 2,048

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HTC One, the latest HTC flagship smartphone will come to Malaysia at the end of April 2013. HTC One price in Malaysia is RM2299 for 32GB model

The new HTC One will be heading to Malaysia but slightly later by end of April 2013. The HTC One is priced at RM2,299 which is the similar to the HTC Butterfly when it was launched here.

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"It makes last year's Exynos quad-core 1.4GHz offering on the Samsung Galaxy S3 seem so old fashioned."

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...the One also wins the the battery and pixel density breakdowns, respectively, with a 2300 mAh Li-ion battery and 468 ppi screen.

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We've put the innards of HTC's One side-by-side with last year's flagships so you can see just what's changed from year-to-year.

The new HTC One boasts its new Ultrapixel camera that focuses more on pixel size rather than mere megapixels.

There’s BlinkFeed, which acts as a live feed of all your social network and news content, and there’s Zoe, a Vine-esque app that creates highlight videos from static photos and videos.

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..comes crafted with an all-around premium look and feel, housing its 4.7-inch 1080p Super LCD 3 display (boasting 468 dpi and protected by Gorilla Glass 2) in a machined aluminum unibody.

"The more megapixels a camera has, the better the pictures." It's a big fat lie... A camera's lens, circuitry and sensor... are far more important factors."

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The new HTC One has a 1/3″ CMOS Sensor that has a sensor pixel size of 2mmx2mm. That’s double of typical 8MP smart phones that are 1.4mm x 1.4mm, capturing more light which HTC claims to be 300% extra

This isn’t about competing against Apple or Samsung, it’s about fielding a great phone.

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HTC unveiled newest HTC One at a special press event in NYC and London today, and the drastically different design marks a departure from a strategy of trying to beat other Android OEMs (ex: Samsung).

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"We had a few great devices, a lot of innovation, but we just need to let people know all of these HTC innovations. So today we are introducing the HTC One and that's exactly what we're going to do,"