HTC One officially launched in India for Rs. 42,900, shipping end of April

HTC has launched its latest flagship, the HTC One, in India. The phone will be available in stores by the end of the month and is set to cost Rs 42,900. It has an aluminium unibody and will be available in silver or black colours. The One has a 4.7-inch full HD SuperLCD3 display that has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. This means the screen has a pixel density of 469 PPI, the highest we have come across yet. The phone has a lot of new features, including the BlinkFeed, Zoe, BoomSound, and the new version of Sense UI.

Here are some of the key specifications of the HTC One:

4.7-inch LCD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels

HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, GPRS/EDGE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS

Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP

NFC

HTC UltraPixel camera with autofocus, 2.1-megapixel front camera

32 or 64GB internal memory

There has been a lot of buzz around the HTC One camera, as the company has ditched the conventional megapixel in favour of something that the company dubs as the UltraPixel camera. There is a 2.1-megapixel front camera and a 2,300mAh battery. Stay tuned for a full review of the HTC One.

The company has also bundled a data and content pack from Reliance Communications with the phone. Every Reliance GSM subscriber would be able to avail 1GB of 3G data free for 3 months along with free sharing of unlimited text, music, pictures and videos through WhatsApp and Facebook for 3 months. Users will also get free BigFlix subscription for 3 months that will enable Reliance 3G users to watch movies on the go without incurring any additional data charges.