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[One (M7) General] rkial:
It has been about 1.5 months after launch.. 2.5 from the announcement.

And the profits being down were expected... everyone saw it coming.

They spent a lot on making the One. The profits will show in the next quarters.
[One (M7) General] satfun123:
Pondicherry
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
just spoke to one of the leading stores which carries htc in south delhi, he is saying 10th may is confirmed
[One (M7) General] nickporwal:
Dude they are confirming like this since last month. I just dont get it why HTC is not able to give any statement in public for its loyal customers. may i ask which dealer in south delhi you asked?
[One (M7) General] Neo_92:
on april 7
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
thats true mate.. i spoke to satnam electronics in gk1 , they are really fast with the htc stocks..

they were not committing a date until yesterday finally they are.

still a lot of places are saying 7th may..
[One (M7) General] zyryn:
Dev edition !

Hey other thn the dev edition being sold by Mahesh for 50k on eBay, is there any other place we can order the dev edition from india ? ( other than importing from USA )..

I have used s1, s2 and now s3, n im fed up....i liked the s4, except the design and contacts/dialer app lag,...yeah its still there !

so i really want this HTC one man ! its the best looking phone ever made, hands down !! dunno why the hell its taking sooooo long !!

s4 is already selling like hot cakes...ppl are purchasing s4 at 41k also unlike last year, where s3 didnt sell tht much at the start !! i wish some HTC guys read this forum ! such a pity !
[One (M7) General] rkial:
I still cant get any retailer to give me a confirmed date. I dont know where everyone is getting the 7th from.. the only place I've seen it is on Saholic and then a few websites that copied that.

Anyway.. an update. I went to a store listed on the HTC website.. he said no date from HTC yet but its coming soon... and pointed behind me.

They had put up banners, posters and those long strips that cover the glass panels up. Said the HTC guys came over yesterday and put that up..

It'll be soon.

I asked him for a date and he said he has no confirmation. It'll just be guesswork at the moment..
[One (M7) General] shree.cse:
Friends please don't get panic with my words, I am just posting what my retailer said. He's the one who offered my one x on Apr 3 '12 @ 35k, so I trust him. He told that the device will be available in the last week of May or first week of June, and not any time soon. I wish he was wrong, and if any one wants to get it soon in Hyd, you can reach to Faizuls store in Banjara hills and the device was available there for 48-49k.
[One (M7) General] raunak.0731:
Well, that is what HTC is claiming themselves. Last week of MAY!!

I was told that the Tier 1 re-sellers are getting some stock sooner. Many local dealers/shops don't stock up HTC, as compared to Samsung or Nokia, cause of the low demand in HTC products.

Guess we'll have to play the waiting game. I went ahead and bought the S4, till I can get my hands on the One.
[One (M7) General] killerz2:
48k arranged from delhi. Grey mkt. ;)
[One (M7) General] Chillz88:
Looks beautiful.. the ones at my retailers are being sold at 44-45k grey though.. the last couple he got went too fast..waiting for his next stock which he doesnt know whether it will cone or not.. still a little worried on buying it without warranty...could you tell me the manufactured date and from where your dealer got it.. The retailer at mine is getting it from singapore..
[One (M7) General] Funkym0nkey:
My both developer edition phones are now in my possession finally :D

They even shipped my order which was cancelled before. Charged my credit card though. Was shock of my life. First hard time getting one, and now I have one extra. LOL :p
[One (M7) General] Chillz88:
Sell it to meee for freee..lol..how much did you get it for?
[One (M7) General] mnshzz:
Just asked HTC support through their website...... The reply I got was that it will be available around May end.

"Thank you for contacting HTC support.

As per your email, we understand that, you need information on the availability of HTC One.

We will certainly provide you with the information.

Mr. Sharma, we do understand your eagerness to buy this phone. HTC One is expected to be available in the last week of May. The given date is expected date which can be changed without prior notice.

Click the web link for the specification of HTC One; http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-one/#specs

Click the web link to know retailer detail at your location; http://www.htc.com/in/buy/"

There you go.....
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
there is a great demand for the device and hence they are saying last week may so that people stop harassing them.

speak to the good mobile dealers around you, they give the best info.

btw, has the htc one released in other asian countries? does anyone have any info. on that, coz i think its just out in eu and usa for now and taiwan
[One (M7) General] SecretPup:
didn't you say few pages back that it was released in Thailand and you had your hand on a One for a while? or am i wrong?
[One (M7) General] mnshzz:
Let's hope that's the case... Although it's a shame if they feel harassed by customer enquiries about their flagship device..... It's better to level with customers....... there should not be much guess work involved.... Inventory is planned and allocated in advance.... I'll wait for HTC ONE even if it's May end to be honest...
[One (M7) General] bondx99:
Question to all the owners here..how is memory management of this device? in short how is multitasking? do apps/ launcher reload after heavy tasks like s3? how much free ram is available generally? burned my fingers with s3's ****ty ram management..so just wanna confirm before buying this!
[One (M7) General] slim007:
Guys, need some help. Just wanted to confirm, a T-Mobile handset will work on Indian networks, right? 3G in particular?
[One (M7) General] satfun123:
price for HTC One 42900 is not final... Retailer told price not yet finalized.. hence he told price will be same as s4..

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India Network Coverage:

2G : GSM 900, GSM 1800

3G: UMTS 2100

4G: LTE 2300

T-mobile handset will support 2G and 3G india... check specification
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
it was a demo piece i tried in the stores.. the store had no clue when it was releasing though.. lol
[One (M7) General] nickporwal:
Had a long talk with a retailer today evening. He told 10th may. Htc is throwing party for dealers only on 8th may. On 9th they wil get it. On 10th we can buy it. Nw i am not sure how much true is this
[One (M7) General] bornotty:
to be honest this highly annoying now, at least a release date would suffice, HTC is losing so many potential customers they seriously don't know how to market properly!! I hope on 7th of May like everyone is saying they'll release it.
[One (M7) General] spbhutia:
Still Waitin...

finally a phone to replace my iphone... been waiting for ages...
[One (M7) General] Funkym0nkey:
Well finally I got home to get to play with my One. After almost overnight travel opening one at 4AM in the morning...... :D

This time, I have been lucky. I had lot of problems with One X and its QC when it was launched. 4 units needed to be replaced.

I received my One dev edition couple of days ago. Didnt get time till today to open the package and use it for any length of time. But honestly I am relieved to find a perfect unit physically. No gaps, perfect fit an finish. Glass flush with the speaker grill and seamless boundaries.

No dead pixels as well. So all in all very happy with the unit.

The experience of the software has been mixed bag. I rooted straight out of box, havent yet tried the custom ROMs. But stock HTC ROM annoyed me the ***** out. I mean really? After all this talk about lighter skin and lot of reviewers claiming this is very light skin, I found it the most intrusive, stubborn take on a skin of any manufacturer in 2013. I cant use blinkfeed. It does not have all the content I need and I would rather use one app which I already use than use blinkfeed plus another app to keep up with all stories. And I follow some very crazy people on twitter. I cant dare to add their twitter on blinkfeed :p

The app drawer was appalling. Whoever was in charge of this part of the skin and whoever approved it needs to be fired. Really. Why make simple things more complex and waste space with giant clock in app drawer. Why would they make things like this harder or very un-android like to use?

The entire thing feels like they are trying to woo in Windows Phone customers instead of focusing on what Android users really want from Android phone.

The only reason I wont be desensing it completely is due to camera app. So AOSP is out of question. But after about an hour of trying to adjust with Sense 5.0 the Nova Launcher Prime made glorious comeback. ROM testing starts today.

Beautiful hardware, great performance but Sense still spreads little stink. HTC really needs to scrap this project right here and start fresh for their next update. But I know it wont happen. It will be too big of a change in a product with software update. Even though it makes sense, they wont do it out of fear.

But in the end they have done enough things right for me to keep it. SGS4 which I have for 3 days now has given much better out of box experience so far. This is the reason Sammy is doing this well. It might look garbage, but it is just more intuitive and easier to use out of box. The Apple key word "It just works" applies to Galaxy devices these days.

HTC needs new software team. A new team who is ready to take fresh look at sense. They really do if they want to succeed in penetrating the masses. Not just with One, but with future phones as well. One is going to sell by hype. May not be as much as SGS4, but it will sell well. But a frustrating experience with One will turn casual users away from HTC in the future.

Enough of my rant. Time for tinkering to begin.
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
Yes.. Same! The store I spoke to.. Said 10th as well.. let's see..
[One (M7) General] ImSherlocked:
Where did you order it from? What about shipping to India?
[One (M7) General] Funkym0nkey:
Ordered from lets talk only. I have amex card with us address on file.

I ordered using that and from the to India using my mail forwarder.

From my HTC One, right in your face....
[One (M7) General] Sunil_k:
^any chance you'll be selling the other piece? I'm interested, let me know :)
[One (M7) General] pranavmukne:
Yes we all will be interested in buying that if you feels to sell it....
[One (M7) General] Funkym0nkey:
Settle down guys. I am not selling this. One of my relatives is taking it here.
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
Any news or updates on the release?
[One (M7) General] UCFour:
can u please elaborate little furthur?

one of my relatives is ready to buy the phone for me in US but im clueless about receiving the mobile here in india

are there any better ways costing less? can u suggest me one?
[One (M7) General] Sunil_k:
We wouldnt know that bro (as u werent replying) thats why we were asking. Now that you said so, the matter ends. :)
[One (M7) General] nickporwal:
Same news buddy. Saying 10th of may.
[One (M7) General] mathen:
shop owner from whom I buy my mobiles,just called me to say that launch will be on 8th and wide avilability will be by 15th:)
[One (M7) General] kunsam:
Those of you who are ordering the Developer's edition from the US, hope you realise that -

1. you do not have a choice of colour; you are stuck with silver

2. headphones are not included

3. warranty terms for these devices are vague; have even read that you will have to shell out money every time you need to repair it

4. 4G/LTE will not work in India as the frequency bands in India are different and this developer's edition only supports the US bands

I have been dying to own this phone. But for the above reasons, I have decided to wait for the India version.
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
seems its getting closer.. next week hopefully then :D
[One (M7) General] nickporwal:
Yup i also think that it will be definitely available in small batches by 10th and all over the India by 15th May. I am just confused between the S4 and HTC one now. I tried S4 demo in samsung cafe and that phone is also a beast. But the design of HTC One is attracting me more on its side. Its a very tough decision.
[One (M7) General] sgurpartap:
which mail forwarding service did you use??
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
i feel power wise both are the same.. so its overall (design+performance) for me personally, that is why the htc one :D
[One (M7) General] Funkym0nkey:
To be honest, HTC ordering process may suck, but their customer care service in USA is good.

The main attraction of developer edition is 64 GB space and no loss of warranty by unlocking the bootloader.

I read the warranty terms and they see same as all other HTC devices other than no loss of warranty due to bootloader unlock.

4G is irrelevant to us. Indian version is not expected to be lte ready either for our future 2300mhz lte band.

From my HTC One, right in your face....

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I have very old account with NYBox before they closed down their new registrations for our country.

Been using them for last 4 years (they were called myusabox before).

There are plenty of new entrants now, but I have stuck with them. Very reliable and prompt people.
[One (M7) General] dishayu:
Actually headphones are included with the DE.
[One (M7) General] vari9:
The Indian version of htc one will have 4g, I have seen it, atleast it was there on the one which the htc rep had, he told me that it was meant for Indian market.
[One (M7) General] Funkym0nkey:
It wont. It will carry 1800/2600 Mhz bands. IT is LTE but it is not meant for Indian LTE bands. Just like iPHone 5 carries LTE hardware but is not compatible with Indian LTE bands.

And frankly nobody is coming out with wide spread mobile oriented LTE till the end of this year. Reliance will roll out their network by November or December at earliest and Airtel will start expansion at the end of the year as well.

But as I said, none of it matters. Indian TD-LTE is going to be 2.3-2.4Ghz Band. At the moment, no phone here has support for it.
[One (M7) General] Chillz88:
It wont matter if it has or not.. 4g wont be good enough or widespread.. even in the u.s.a, they only have limited towers and limited areas covered by it.. even if 4g comes from reliance and other networks start catching up..it will take atleast 2years ..i bet i will be having some other phone by then.. btw i still wonder from where you saw the 64gb version as a demo unit in india??? You sure you checked the storage seetings..?:rolleyes:
[One (M7) General] kunsam:
Well, am talking about warranty support for the Developers Edition in India. Would love to have more clarity on this.

Suggest you read about the international warranty terms on the DE just to be sure.

Indian version WILL support 2300 MHz, which is the Indian 4G band.

If you still want to go for it, enjoy!
[One (M7) General] vari9:
Yup, that's the first thing I checked out.
[One (M7) General] Chillz88:
I have seen a lot of fuss about 4g even when the s3 and htc one was released.. 4g will be very limited and unreasonably costly that 3g would be preferred

..it would take time for 4g to be properly implemented.. by that time i bet you will be on your next phone..

I like to hear about the warranty about the de version too.. but most people on xda will be rooting and flashing stuffs on it..so warranty is gone.. i wont care for it unless there arent initial build issues on it.

ohh:o i wish there was a 64gb version..the only (might be) deal breaker for me...:(
[One (M7) General] vari9:
The piece was a 64 gig model
[One (M7) General] Chillz88:
I got that.. but i doubt we would be seeing 64gb ones on sale.. well atleast not untill june or later..
[One (M7) General] saifbukhari:
+1 Bro & Touch'e
[One (M7) General] kunsam:
Agree that 4G in India would take as much time (if not more) to stabilise as did 3G. And it would be available in pockets. Would still like to have my HTC One ready for it when it comes, I am a heavy downloader.

The Developer's Edition's bootloader is already unlocked. So HTC knows you will try different custom ROMs. So, installing cooked ROMs will not void the warranty. Think what will happen if the phone develops a hardware problem.
[One (M7) General] rajrana007:
My dealer in Mumbai Magnet telelink at Irla confirmed that it will be available on 10th May for sure and would be priced around 40K
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
Amazing..been hearing about 10th in 2 Delhi stores as well
[One (M7) General] whosaysjohn:
I cant wait for 6 more days, i sold my iphone 5 and now the wait is killing me...
[One (M7) General] rkial:
Wasnt everyone hearing 7th from every dealer a couple of days back?

I'm sorry to be the one to put the damper on things.. but I'll believe the dates when its actually in stores.

Its coming.. The reps have started handing out pamphlets and posters. I've seen them myself... but the dealer I trust (and is listed on the HTC website) said yesterday that he didnt have a fixed date but it'll be soon.
[One (M7) General] Funkym0nkey:
Dude, it does not support 2300Mhz. Not as per official sources themselves.

The specifications of Indian version is out. None of HTC One variants that are going to be made support 2300Mhz. Plain and simple. This hardware is not ready for Indian LTE. They will advertise it as 4G ready, just like Apple does with their tabs and phones. That is what marketing does. But it will not support 2300Mhz.

There is only one TD LTE model for One and it support chinese bands (2600Mhz). The asian model is going to support 800/2600Mhz only. It includes the one that will be released here.

Don't go by articles in india press saying HTC one is ready to support LTE around the world. That is not the case. Most of them like Tech2 will just copy paste marketing stuff. Or they wont bother checking the finer details of technical specifications.

If you have any source of your claim, feel free to post them.
[One (M7) General] zyryn:
guys who got THE ONE in your possession...can ull tell me how deep/dark are the blacks ??? in a pitch dark room with a full black wallppr,,

i hv never used an LCD droid before, so just wanna know if it is very greyish or almost black ??

one more thing, hw is the phone screen under direct sunlight ??
[One (M7) General] nickporwal:
Forget the LTE. First let it get available in stores. HTC has seriously shot itself in the foot by not releasing before S4. Its the fact.
[One (M7) General] hunkumar:
Sad but true if HTC does not release one till end of may I fear that Samsung galaxy s4 will outsell it seeing how non-tech people will buy s4 only without even looking at HTC one
[One (M7) General] Slim Shady:
any word on 64 gb edition for india ???
[One (M7) General] Chillz88:
As its always a known fact, the falldown of htc is because of htc itself.. delays,qc issues etc are all just a start..

s4 will outsell htc one even if they release it early.. but right now, their delays might also push htc loyal customers to samsung too..

i doubt it would be released in india..not atleast for this or next month.. you cant get a 64 gb version other than the dev .at&t versions even outside of india.... so i dont think htc would release a 64 gb version any soon from the fact that they dont even give much importance to india in even releasing the more common 32 gig versions even after 2 months.. hope i m wrong though..
[One (M7) General] forumhookersdotcom:
Just don't believe Sammy fanboy words . Htc one 64gb version also coming this month.

HTC rocks , Samsung suck this time.
[One (M7) General] Slim Shady:
hope ur right
[One (M7) General] kkrazzyyguy:
Great news!

HTC will be releasing One In India on 9th of May.

It's a confirmed news :)

64 GB to be here soon.
[One (M7) General] joslicx:
with all this delay and qulity issues, the Sony XZ at 34.5k (available with next.co.in) is starting to look very tempting. I am just waiting to see HTC 1's final street price. If it is 40k+, XZ it is!
[One (M7) General] Chillz88:
.you are right.. i wont believe sammyboy fannyboy words:D

.

awesomeness.. can wait for a few more days.. not having 64gb was my only issue..
[One (M7) General] shourya_saha:
Now I read something different. Can't find the article right now it I'm sure if u search it, u might. Yes updates are dependent on CID's. However, when you download the update, the first thing it does is runs a md5sum on the system folders. If the check passes then it installs it. However, with the HTC One, the manufacturer have placed a certain file (this is what I can't remember), inside the system folders, which changes when one unlocks it. Therefore, it will not install the updates. I know my argument is not supported by facts but I thought it's fair to give a warning. I'm sure u can do the research to be at peace. :)
[One (M7) General] pradeepvizz:
Good luck with your XZ, you I'll miss lots of stuff.
[One (M7) General] bornotty:
I've asked 2 dealers today, first shop said 7th and the 2nd shop said 10th. They both took my no so they'll call me whenever it reaches the shops =D
[One (M7) General] StolenSouls:
Can you please state your source?
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
Seems its coming this week..many of their main stores are giving dates now..which they were not earlier..fingers crossed!!
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
Hmmm..now spoke to some stores and they say around 20th

Earlier they were getting on 9th..but now 20th

The reason is that they declared 42k price but after excise HTC is having to pay around 60k for importing .and that is why they are stuck and delaying it coz of negotiations with custom dept.

Also stock production issues..

I hope they release it in India..damno!!

Sigh o sigh!!
[One (M7) General] nickporwal:
Are you sure this is real news buddy?
[One (M7) General] androidindian:
Pata nahi yaar..dukhi ho gaya hoon!

Called 4 stores this morning across Delhi

2 saying it was supposed to launch on the 9th..but possibly now on 20th

And 2 are saying 10th for sure as of now..

When I asked that other stores said 20th..they said.. Well actually know one knows.. And everyone is giving their own assumptions.. so let's wait and see!!
[One (M7) General] piyush7243:
I don't think so. Excise is going to be same for any phone brought into India which could be iPhone as well as HTC butterfly. So your dealer probably doesn't know what's going on
[One (M7) General] nickporwal:
Its ok Buddy. Don't get too sad. Probably i am going to take S4 today. I don't have any phone and cant wait more than this now.
[One (M7) General] kmysore:
Hello folks,

I am using a AT&T unlocked phone with Airtel SIM. My device still has the software version 1.26.x. Can someone please tell me if I would be getting the updates directly from HTC or do I need to rely on AT&T? If I need to depend on AT&T, will I even get the updates, as I am not on their network? Any insight would be greatly appreciated!
[One (M7) General] StolenSouls:
I still believe the HTC One will be launched within Week 19. If, however, HTC fails to launch this device it would be a marketing suicide on their part. Also, I will buy some other phone or stick with my GS3. I don't want to wait till the One is outdated, and then wait again to get software updates (That's right! A majority of people still don't root their phones) which God knows how much long it will take!
[One (M7) General] vickysud:
you have to rely on AT&T.
[One (M7) General] nickporwal:
Even though you have unlocked the phone, you have not changed your CID number. So you will get updates from AT&T only.
[One (M7) General] forumhookersdotcom:
So a week later won't make the device outdated.

If you are in need in new device go with s4 as you can't wait. But you will own cheap plastic phone similar to s3.