HTC confirms March 1 unveiling of its upcoming flagship

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HTC confirms March 1 unveiling of its upcoming flagship

HTC UK confirmed in a Tweet that "the new HTC One", likely to be called the HTC One M9, will be unveiled on March 1st. The company has also started advertising the announcement on television during today's round of European Champions League games.

Last month, HTC sent out invites for its MWC 2015 event scheduled for March 1 in Barcelona. However, it didn't say what exactly the event would focus on, even though it was fairly reasonable to expect that the Taiwanese company would unveil its next generation flagship.

Rumored specs of HTC One M9 include 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC, 5" 1080p display, 20.7MP camera, and Android 5.0.  

HTC's upcoming flagship to be called HTC One M9?

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HTC's upcoming flagship to be called HTC One M9?

HTC's upcoming flagship, which we have been referring to as the HTC One (M9) until now, given that its predecessor was called the HTC One (M8), apparently carries the moniker "HTC One M9" (i.e., M9 without brackets).

The name is mentioned in HTC's website source code (see image above), followed by a tagline "One Life". Given that HTC hasn't yet officially confirmed the moniker, we'll have to wait a couple of weeks, as the company is expected to launch the device on March 1 during an event at MWC 2015 in Barcelona.

Meanwhile, you can take a look at the complete list of the phone's features revealed by popular leakster upleaks.

HTC A55 Desire series phone with flagship-level specs leaks

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HTC A55 Desire series phone with flagship-level specs leaks

HTC has another high-end device in the making, that should be announced with the M9 at MWC. The A55, as it is known for now, will be a Desire series device, but still packs some amazing specifications.

According to upleaks, the A55 has a 5.5-inch, QHD display, MediaTek MT6795 octa-core 64-bit chipset, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, 20 megapixel rear camera, 13 megapixel or 4 UltraPixel front camera. BoomSound speakers, Bluetooth 4.1, less than 3000mAh battery. and Sense 7.0 on top of Android 5.0.

The phone will be available in White Rose Gold, Gray, and Brown Gold colors. The phone will get its own Dot View case. There will be two variants, a single SIM one for EMEA markets and dual SIM for Asian markets.

New Sony flagship to skip MWC

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New Sony flagship to skip MWC

With MWC 2015 just over a month away the hype is naturally growing around new device announcements and primarily flagship smartphones. And while chances are high that we will be seeing the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the HTC One M9, recent rumors speculate that Sony might just disappoint on the Xperia Z4 front.

The Japanese manufacturer has traditionally kept to an end-of-March release scheme for its premium models, but insider sources now point to a summer release for the next generation flaghsip. Of course plans may change and this should be taken with a grain of salt, but upon further observation of the mobile scene this scenario seem very likely.

The fact of the matter is that we haven't been hearing as much about the upcoming Xperia Z4 as we would expect, which either means that Sony has somehow tightened all leaky cracks or the Xperia Z4 will not be appearing in Barcelona this March.

Furthermore the recent announcement of a purple Xperia Z3 only further suggests that Sony still intends to pass it off as the current flagship and is therefore trying to keep it as fresh as possible.

We do however have enough puzzle pieces regarding the rumored Sony flagship to put together a tantalizing picture of the new device. Beastly specs have been rumored, featuring a Snapdragon 810 SoC, 4GB of RAM and a 5.2-inch display, which might be available in QHD and Full HD resolutions. Other than that, and an alleged certification in Japan, little is known of the Xperia Z4 which should not be the case if Sony was anywhere near the release.

Still we remain hopeful that MWC will bring us more than mid-range Sony devices as the manufacturer has some time to speed things along and not get outshined by the competition at the expo. What is your take on the Xperia Z4 and a possible delay in its release?