Android By Russell Holly Mar. 31, 2014 3:29 pm
If you weren’t already convinced that HTC is gunning for Samsung with everything they’ve got, take a look at the company’s launch plans for the One M8.
HTC shocked quite a few people last week when it made the M8 available to purchase just minutes after it was announced. You could order it online from almost every major carrier and have it delivered to your house the very next day. If you wanted to see a One M8 in stores, Verizon Wireless had scored a temporary exclusive. That exclusive was only ever going to last a little while, but HTC has decided to make its in-store debut with at least one carrier happen on the exact same day Samsung will launch the Galaxy S5.
One 4/11, alongside the Galaxy S5 and the Gear smartwatch trio, T-Mobile Stores will be carrying the 32GB gunmetal variant of the HTC One M8. The phone comes pre-loaded with all of the usual T-Mobile software goodies, including visual voicemail and T-Mobile TV, and of course includes a microSD slot that can support up to 128GB more storage. It’s the same day that the T-Mobile website claims that it will start shipping the phone from their warehouses, so it seems likely that the phone will be available at the other carrier stores on the same day.
Samsung is by far the most popular Android OEM today, with the Galaxy S5 expected to have record sales for the company (based on pre-orders). HTC choosing to launch its phone in stores on the same day is one of many jabs the smaller company has taken recently in the hopes that it will win them customers. HTC has done a great job delivering a powerful new phone, and the next month will undoubtedly be spent comparing the One M8 and the Galaxy S5 in every conceivable way, but in the end it seems like HTC runs the risk of being shut out in this head-to-head situation.
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HTC shocked quite a few people last week when it made the M8 available to purchase just minutes after it was announced. You could order it online from almost every major carrier and have it delivered to your house the very next day. If you wanted to see a One M8 in stores, Verizon Wireless had scored a temporary exclusive. That exclusive was only ever going to last a little while, but HTC has decided to make its in-store debut with at least one carrier happen on the exact same day Samsung will launch the Galaxy S5.
One 4/11, alongside the Galaxy S5 and the Gear smartwatch trio, T-Mobile Stores will be carrying the 32GB gunmetal variant of the HTC One M8. The phone comes pre-loaded with all of the usual T-Mobile software goodies, including visual voicemail and T-Mobile TV, and of course includes a microSD slot that can support up to 128GB more storage. It’s the same day that the T-Mobile website claims that it will start shipping the phone from their warehouses, so it seems likely that the phone will be available at the other carrier stores on the same day.
Samsung is by far the most popular Android OEM today, with the Galaxy S5 expected to have record sales for the company (based on pre-orders). HTC choosing to launch its phone in stores on the same day is one of many jabs the smaller company has taken recently in the hopes that it will win them customers. HTC has done a great job delivering a powerful new phone, and the next month will undoubtedly be spent comparing the One M8 and the Galaxy S5 in every conceivable way, but in the end it seems like HTC runs the risk of being shut out in this head-to-head situation.
[Photo by Chris Sewell]
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