<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
and	O
retroactively	O
called	O
M7	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
touchscreen-based	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smartphone	B-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
19	O
February	O
2013	O
at	O
press	O
events	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
and	O
London	O
and	O
is	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
seventh	O
flagship	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
2012	O
flagship	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
One	B-Application
X	I-Application
—	O
which	O
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
but	O
commercially	O
unsuccessful	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
insufficient	O
marketing	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
the	O
device	O
stand	O
out	O
among	O
its	O
competition	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
with	O
a	O
major	O
emphasis	O
on	O
unique	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
features	O
;	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
unibody	O
aluminum	O
frame	O
,	O
a	O
1080p	O
full-HD	O
display	O
,	O
dual	O
front-facing	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
,	O
a	O
camera	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
automatically	O
generate	O
montages	O
of	O
media	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
Sense	B-Application
user	I-Application
experience	I-Application
,	O
BlinkFeed	O
—	O
an	O
aggregator	B-Application
of	O
news	O
and	O
social	O
network	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
electronic	B-Device
program	I-Device
guide	I-Device
app	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
universal	O
remote	O
via	O
an	O
IR	O
blaster	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
power	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
mobile	O
operators	O
and	O
major	O
retailers	O
in	O
at	O
least	O
181	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
with	O
around	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
being	O
sold	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
months	O
of	O
worldwide	O
availability	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
One	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
industrial	O
design	O
,	O
high-density	O
468	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
display	O
,	O
and	O
high-power	O
2.6W	O
RMS	O
stereo	O
sound	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
well-received	O
for	O
its	O
overall	O
performance	O
and	O
improved	O
user	B-Application
experience	I-Application
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
earlier	O
HTC	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
photo	O
quality	O
,	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
operating	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
were	O
subject	O
to	O
scrutiny	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
received	O
numerous	O
awards	O
and	O
accolades	O
,	O
including	O
being	O
named	O
"	O
Best	O
New	O
Mobile	O
Device	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
GSM	O
Association	O
at	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
smartphone	B-Application
of	O
2013	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
conference	O
one	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
M8	O
)	O
on	O
25	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
HTC	B-Application
has	O
developed	O
several	O
notable	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dream	B-Application
—	O
the	O
first	O
publicly	O
released	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
,	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
first-mover	O
advantage	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
struggled	O
financially	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
increasing	O
market	O
share	O
captured	O
by	O
other	O
vendors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
and	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
markets	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
released	O
numerous	O
carrier-specific	O
phones	O
and	O
relied	O
heavily	O
on	O
wireless	O
providers	O
to	O
promote	O
its	O
products	O
,	O
a	O
strategy	O
that	O
was	O
unsuccessful	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
and	O
Apple	O
's	O
strong	O
marketing	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
flagship	O
phone	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
One	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
commercially	O
unsuccessful	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
's	O
CEO	O
Peter	O
Chou	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
and	O
briefly	O
revealed	O
a	O
prototype	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
device	O
during	O
a	O
company	O
event	O
on	O
1	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaked	O
information	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
M7	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
1080p	O
display	O
,	O
a	O
quad-core	O
processor	O
,	O
a	O
redesigned	O
version	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
Sense	B-Application
software	O
,	O
and	O
carry	O
design	O
traits	O
from	O
HTC	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M7	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
under	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
product	O
line	O
at	O
a	O
special	O
launch	O
event	O
on	O
19	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
and	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
originally	O
announced	O
that	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
through	O
185	O
carriers	O
and	O
retailers	O
in	O
80	O
countries	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
largest	O
global	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
initially	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
One	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
15	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
demand	O
and	O
supply	O
issues	O
(	O
especially	O
surrounding	O
the	O
components	O
used	O
by	O
its	O
camera	O
)	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
announced	O
on	O
22	O
March	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
"	O
roll	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
U.K.	O
,	O
Germany	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
next	O
week	O
and	O
across	O
Europe	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
Asia-Pacific	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
April.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
online	O
pre-orders	O
were	O
shipped	O
by	O
some	O
carriers	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late-April	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
released	O
across	O
major	O
carriers	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
network-unlocked	O
32GB	O
version	O
also	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
web	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
64	O
GB	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
exclusively	O
sold	O
by	O
AT&T	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
delays	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
North	O
Asia	O
's	O
president	O
Jack	O
Tong	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
double	O
its	O
production	O
capacity	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
by	O
mid-May	O
to	O
meet	O
growing	O
demand	O
and	O
competition	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
sales	O
lost	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
four	O
months	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
became	O
the	O
final	O
major	O
carrier	O
to	O
release	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
its	O
stock	O
silver	O
model	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
has	O
been	O
offered	O
in	O
three	O
additional	O
color	O
finishes	O
;	O
black	O
,	O
red	O
,	O
and	O
blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
blue	O
variant	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
)	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Carphone	O
Warehouse	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
Best	O
Buy	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
A	O
champagne-colored	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
select	O
European	O
carriers	O
in	O
late-November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
variant	O
electroplated	O
in	O
18	O
carat	O
gold	O
was	O
unveiled	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
in	O
October	O
2013	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Goldgenie	O
and	O
the	O
Music	O
of	O
Black	O
Origin	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussing	O
the	O
partnership	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
EMEA	O
president	O
Phil	O
Blair	O
explained	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
artists	O
have	O
always	O
been	O
given	O
gold	O
discs	O
to	O
celebrate	O
their	O
success	O
,	O
but	O
today	O
most	O
people	O
listen	O
to	O
music	O
on	O
their	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valued	O
at	O
US$	O
4,442	O
( £	O
2,750	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
gold	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
product	O
produced	O
in	O
company	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Nokia	O
was	O
granted	O
a	O
preliminary	O
injunction	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
against	O
STMicroelectronics	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
supplied	O
HTC	B-Application
with	O
microphone	O
components	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
that	O
contained	O
Nokia	O
's	O
proprietary	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
injunction	O
being	O
against	O
STM	O
,	O
Nokia	O
still	O
used	O
the	O
injunction	O
to	O
publicly	O
accuse	O
HTC	B-Application
of	O
copying	O
technology	O
from	O
its	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
would	O
still	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
remaining	O
microphones	O
it	O
acquired	O
in	O
good	O
faith	O
;	O
the	O
offending	O
component	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
an	O
alternative	O
version	O
in	O
future	O
production	O
runs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
was	O
banned	O
from	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
as	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
another	O
patent	O
infringement	O
lawsuit	O
by	O
Nokia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
also	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
ruling	O
,	O
its	O
sales	O
ban	O
was	O
stayed	O
by	O
the	O
court	O
pending	O
an	O
appeal	O
;	O
the	O
judge	O
indicated	O
that	O
banning	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
sales	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
negative	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
case	O
also	O
inadvertently	O
revealed	O
,	O
that	O
HTC	B-Application
was	O
planning	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
successor	B-Application
to	I-Application
HTC	I-Application
One	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
unibody	O
aluminum	O
frame	O
sourced	O
from	O
custom-grade	O
aluminum	O
;	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
material	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
device	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
premium	O
feel	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
smartphones	B-Application
made	O
with	O
a	O
plastic	O
shell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
polycarbonate	O
bands	O
across	O
the	O
back	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
insulate	O
its	O
antennas	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
ring	O
around	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
loop	B-Architecture
antenna	I-Architecture
for	O
the	O
One	O
's	O
near	O
field	O
communication	O
(	O
NFC	O
)	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
capacitive	O
navigation	O
keys	O
,	O
"	O
Back	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
,	O
are	O
located	O
below	O
the	O
display	O
,	O
flanked	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
logo	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
other	O
recent	O
HTC	B-Application
devices	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
One	B-Application
X	I-Application
)	O
used	O
a	O
three-key	O
layout	O
with	O
"	O
Back	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Recent	O
apps	O
"	O
keys	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
designers	O
believed	O
that	O
using	O
only	O
two	O
navigation	O
keys	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
three	O
would	O
reduce	O
user	O
confusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
HTC	B-Application
devices	O
lacking	O
a	O
hardware	O
"	O
Menu	O
"	O
key	O
(	O
as	O
per	O
revised	O
Android	B-Application
human	B-Application
interface	I-Application
guidelines	I-Application
introduced	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
which	O
deprecate	B-General_Concept
their	O
use	O
)	O
,	O
apps	O
that	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
newer	O
guidelines	O
display	O
a	O
"	O
Menu	O
"	O
button	O
on	O
a	O
black	O
bar	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
4.7	O
inch	O
,	O
1080p	O
Super	B-Application
LCD	I-Application
3	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
with	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
468	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
a	O
0.14-inch	O
(	O
3.6mm	O
)	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
and	O
the	O
power/lock	O
key	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
functions	O
as	O
an	O
infrared	O
blaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
bottom	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
microphone	O
and	O
a	O
microUSB	O
port	O
for	O
both	O
data	O
connections	O
and	O
charging	O
;	O
the	O
device	O
can	O
stream	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
via	O
the	O
microUSB	O
port	O
using	O
MHL	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
incorporates	O
a	O
1.7GHz	O
quad-core	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
600	O
,	O
an	O
ARMv7	O
SoC	B-Architecture
,	O
with	O
2GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
models	O
come	O
with	O
either	O
32	O
or	O
64	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
,	O
non-expandable	O
storage	O
—	O
unlike	O
the	O
international	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Chinese	O
and	O
Japanese	O
models	O
include	O
a	O
microSD	B-Device
slot	O
and	O
a	O
removable	O
back	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
internal	O
components	O
are	O
arranged	O
in	O
a	O
pyramid-like	O
layout	O
similar	O
to	O
HTC	B-Application
Butterfly	I-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Phone	I-Application
8X	I-Application
with	O
larger	O
components	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
battery	O
)	O
positioned	O
towards	O
the	O
front	O
and	O
smaller	O
components	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
motherboard	O
)	O
positioned	O
towards	O
the	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BoomSound	O
stereo	O
system	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
two	O
five-volt	O
NXP	O
TFA9887	O
integrated	O
circuits	O
combining	O
NXP	O
's	O
CoolFlux	O
audio	O
DSP	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
class-D	O
amplifier	O
with	O
current	O
sensing	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
DC-to-DC	O
converter	O
to	O
boost	O
the	O
output	O
level	O
of	O
micro-speakers	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
times	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
2.6W	O
RMS	O
)	O
without	O
damaging	O
the	O
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
4.0-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
module	O
that	O
contains	O
a	O
custom	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
marketed	O
as	O
UltraPixel	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
that	O
are	O
2.0µm	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
high-end	O
smartphones	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
used	O
8	O
-	O
or	O
13-megapixel	O
cameras	O
with	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
sizes	O
ranging	O
from	O
1.4	O
to	O
1.0µm	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
considerably	O
smaller	O
in	O
size	O
than	O
the	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
found	O
in	O
the	O
One	O
's	O
UltraPixel	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
these	O
smaller	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
sizes	O
were	O
typically	O
necessary	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
camera	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
did	O
not	O
compromise	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
concerns	O
that	O
this	O
could	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
dynamic	O
range	O
and	O
sensitivity	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
result	O
in	O
poor	O
performance	O
in	O
low-light	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
camera	O
module	O
with	O
larger	O
sensor	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
is	O
intended	O
to	O
increase	O
overall	O
image	O
quality	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
low-light	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
also	O
includes	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
further	O
enhanced	O
by	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
Sense	B-Application
camera	O
software	O
and	O
the	O
ImageChip	O
2	O
image	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
confirmed	O
"	O
isolated	O
reports	O
"	O
of	O
users	O
experiencing	O
a	O
purple	O
or	O
red	O
tint	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
in	O
low-light	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
fix	O
was	O
not	O
launched	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
send	O
the	O
devices	O
to	O
be	O
physically	O
repaired	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Linux-based	O
open	O
source	O
operating	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
maintain	O
customized	O
home	O
screens	O
which	O
can	O
contain	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
applications	O
and	O
widgets	B-Application
for	O
displaying	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-loaded	O
applications	O
on	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
provide	O
access	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
various	I-Application
services	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
purchase	O
apps	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
e-books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
pre-installed	O
apps	O
on	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
include	O
a	O
browser	O
with	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
support	O
,	O
Calendar	O
,	O
Contacts	O
,	O
Dropbox	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
FM	O
Radio	O
,	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Chrome	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Android	I-Operating_System
,	O
Kid	O
Mode	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
Notes	O
,	O
Polaris	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
,	O
SoundHound	B-Application
,	O
Tasks	O
,	O
TuneIn	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Weather	O
(	O
data	O
provided	O
by	O
AccuWeather	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Recent	O
Apps	O
menu	O
,	O
which	O
displays	O
nine	O
recently	O
opened	O
apps	O
on	O
a	O
grid	O
of	O
thumbnails	O
,	O
is	O
accessed	O
by	O
double-tapping	O
the	O
Home	O
key	O
,	O
while	O
Google	B-Application
Search	I-Application
is	O
accessed	O
by	O
long-pressing	O
the	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
devices	O
in	O
its	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
adhering	O
to	O
its	O
official	O
deprecation	B-General_Concept
in	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
"	O
Menu	O
"	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
apps	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
specifically	O
built	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
or	O
later	O
display	O
a	O
virtual	O
menu	O
key	O
on	O
a	O
black	O
bar	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
this	O
black	O
bar	O
is	O
removable	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
and	O
later	O
if	O
users	O
choose	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
"	O
Menu	O
"	O
key	O
functionality	O
by	O
long-pressing	O
the	O
"	O
Home	O
"	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
"	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
and	O
version	O
5.0	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
proprietary	O
Sense	B-Application
software	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
Sense	B-Application
5	O
uses	O
a	O
flat	O
,	O
minimalist	O
visual	O
style	O
with	O
refreshed	O
icons	O
and	O
the	O
condensed	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Roboto	O
font	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
home	O
screen	O
display	O
with	O
apps	O
and	O
widgets	B-Application
,	O
Sense	B-Application
5	O
defaults	O
to	O
a	O
screen	O
known	O
as	O
BlinkFeed	O
,	O
a	O
news	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
which	O
displays	O
a	O
scrolling	O
grid	O
of	O
news	O
headlines	O
from	O
selected	O
sources	O
(	O
as	O
syndicated	O
by	O
Mobiles	O
Republic	O
)	O
and	O
social	O
network	O
content	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Flipboard	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
’s	O
live	O
tiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Directly	O
above	O
the	O
BlinkFeed	O
display	O
is	O
a	O
clock	O
which	O
displays	O
the	O
user	O
’s	O
local	O
time	O
and	O
weather	O
forecast	O
;	O
the	O
signature	O
flip	O
clock	O
widget	O
seen	O
on	O
previous	O
HTC	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
simpler	O
digital	O
clock	O
for	O
Sense	B-Application
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hundreds	O
of	O
different	O
clock	O
designs	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
’s	O
designers	O
,	O
narrowed	O
down	O
to	O
25	O
,	O
were	O
considered	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
design	O
was	O
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Sense	B-Application
,	O
users	O
can	O
still	O
add	O
or	O
remove	O
pages	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
for	O
housing	O
app	O
shortcuts	O
and	O
widgets	B-Application
;	O
one	O
such	O
page	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
page	O
to	O
display	O
by	O
default	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
sorted	O
into	O
folders	O
within	O
the	O
drawer	O
;	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
preset	O
folders	O
are	O
provided	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
Media	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Productivity	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Tools	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
pre-loaded	O
apps	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
wireless	O
carrier	O
,	O
where	O
applicable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
video	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
,	O
or	O
posted	O
online	O
through	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Share	O
service	O
(	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
accessible	O
for	O
30	O
days	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
television	B-Device
guide	I-Device
app	O
is	O
also	O
provided	O
,	O
which	O
incorporates	O
remote	O
control	O
functionality	O
via	O
an	O
infrared	O
blaster	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
One	O
's	O
power	O
button	O
,	O
show	O
recommendations	O
powered	O
by	O
Peel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
display	O
show	O
reminders	O
as	O
stories	O
on	O
BlinkFeed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Get	O
Started	O
feature	O
(	O
as	O
introduced	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
One	O
X+	O
)	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
perform	O
initial	O
setup	O
for	O
their	O
One	O
via	O
a	O
web-based	O
service	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
new	O
Sync	O
Manager	O
allows	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
migrated	O
from	O
iOS	B-Application
device	O
backups	O
or	O
HTC	B-Application
devices	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	B-Protocol
and	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
devices	O
in	O
the	O
One	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
25GB	O
of	O
Dropbox	B-Application
storage	O
is	O
available	O
free	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
NFC	O
,	O
the	O
One	O
can	O
also	O
share	O
content	O
between	O
other	O
compatible	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
,	O
and	O
conduct	O
mobile	O
payments	O
where	O
compatible	O
systems	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
FeliCa	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
in	O
selected	O
regions	O
;	O
alongside	O
internal	O
changes	O
,	O
it	O
added	O
a	O
quick	O
settings	O
panel	O
to	O
the	O
notification	O
area	O
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
support	O
for	O
BlinkFeed	O
,	O
auto	O
focus/auto	O
exposure	O
lock	O
to	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
additional	O
Highlights	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
optimized	O
how	O
Zoes	O
are	O
saved	O
(	O
producing	O
a	O
static	O
JPG	O
and	O
a	O
MP4	O
video	O
file	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
saving	O
each	O
frame	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
image	O
file	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
upgrade	O
also	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
current	O
battery	O
percentage	O
on	O
the	O
status	O
bar	O
,	O
more	O
consistent	O
behavior	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
key	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
icons	O
from	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
's	O
dock	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
Home	O
key	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
deprecated	B-General_Concept
"	O
Menu	O
"	O
key	O
in	O
certain	O
apps	O
by	O
long-pressing	O
(	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
displaying	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
black	O
bar	O
on-screen	O
)	O
,	O
allows	O
Google	B-Application
Now	I-Application
to	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
swiping	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
displaying	O
widgets	B-Application
on	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
unlike	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
only	O
one	O
widget	O
can	O
be	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
was	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
the	O
pre-loaded	O
software	O
on	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
 '	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
since	O
HTC	B-Application
considered	O
4.2	O
to	O
be	O
relatively	O
minor	O
on	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
North	O
American	O
models	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
upgraded	O
directly	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
late-September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
had	O
previously	O
released	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
upgrade	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
edition	O
in	O
early	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
the	O
upgrade	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
unlocked	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
internal	O
changes	O
introduced	O
by	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
update	O
adds	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
custom	O
soundtracks	O
on	O
Highlights	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
corrects	O
low-light	O
camera	O
issues	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
4.2.2	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late-October	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
released	O
Sense	B-Application
5.5	O
for	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
a	O
software	O
revision	O
which	O
adds	O
RSS	O
and	O
Google+	B-Application
support	O
to	O
BlinkFeed	O
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
disable	O
BlinkFeed	O
entirely	O
,	O
adds	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
making	O
animated	O
GIFs	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
Highlights	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
unveiling	O
on	O
31	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
confirmed	O
an	O
upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.2	I-Application
for	O
all	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
models	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Sense-equipped	O
models	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
4.4	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
web	O
page	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
release	O
process	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
upgrade	O
for	O
its	O
products	O
,	O
and	O
aimed	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
4.4	O
upgrade	O
for	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
within	O
90	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
to	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
6.0	O
,	O
as	O
introduced	O
on	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
M8	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
unveiling	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
committed	O
to	O
releasing	O
updates	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
"	I-Application
,	O
again	O
within	O
90	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Per	O
this	O
commitment	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
planned	O
to	O
release	O
Lollipop	B-Application
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
missed	O
its	O
deadline	O
due	O
to	O
bugs	O
in	O
the	O
operating	B-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
that	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
addressed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
unlocked	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
models	O
on	O
6	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
is	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
that	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
models	O
with	O
firmware	O
serviced	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
,	O
as	O
only	O
models	O
with	O
firmware	O
serviced	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
will	O
receive	O
Android	B-Application
5.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
variants	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
selected	O
regions	O
in	O
32GB	O
and	O
64GB	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
801e	O
(	O
M7_U	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
801s	O
(	O
M7_UL	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
Singapore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
801n	O
(	O
M7_UL	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
and	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
801n	O
LTE	O
versions	O
(	O
M7_WLJ	O
,	O
M7_WLV	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
HTC6500LVW	O
(	O
M7_WLV	O
)	O
LTE	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sprint	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
HTC	B-Application
M7_WLS	O
)	O
LTE	O
version	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
only	O
in	O
32GB	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
J	O
One	O
HTL22	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
HTC	B-Application
TD101	O
802w/d/t	O
in	O
mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
developer	O
edition	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
edition	I-Application
were	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
32GB	O
and	O
64GB	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Developer	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
64	O
GB	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
limited	O
quantities	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
exclusively	O
from	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
website	O
on	O
19	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
variant	O
ships	O
with	O
an	O
unlocked	O
bootloader	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
installation	O
of	O
custom	O
ROMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
would	O
sell	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
with	O
a	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
as	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Experience	I-Application
device	I-Application
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
26	O
June	O
2013	O
alongside	O
a	O
similar	O
version	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
still	O
carrying	O
Beats	O
Audio	O
support	O
,	O
infrared	O
functionality	O
was	O
not	O
initially	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
variants	O
were	O
unveiled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
China	O
in	O
late-April	O
2013	O
with	O
HTC	B-Application
TD101	O
802w	O
for	O
China	O
Unicom	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
TD101	O
802d	O
for	O
China	O
Telecom	O
,	O
and	O
HTC	B-Application
TD101	O
802t	O
for	O
China	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Chinese	O
models	O
feature	O
a	O
removable	O
back	O
cover	O
,	O
exposing	O
a	O
microSD	B-Device
slot	O
for	O
storage	O
expansion	O
and	O
dual	O
SIM	O
card	O
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
include	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
in	O
the	O
Chinese	O
model	O
because	O
its	O
radio	O
hardware	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
up	O
as	O
much	O
internal	O
space	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
international	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
variant	O
known	O
as	O
HTC	B-Application
J	O
One	O
(	O
HTL22	O
)	O
or	O
One	O
J	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
Japanese	O
carrier	O
au	O
by	O
KDDI	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
also	O
received	O
an	O
"	O
Editor	O
’s	O
Choice	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
AnandTech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
European	O
Advanced	O
Smartphone	B-Application
2013	O
–	O
2014	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Imaging	O
and	O
Sound	O
Association	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
T3	O
Gadget	O
Awards	O
2013	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
won	O
"	O
Gadget	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Phone	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
T3	O
Design	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
smartphone	B-Application
of	O
2013	O
during	O
the	O
Global	O
Mobile	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walt	O
Mossberg	O
of	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
favored	O
the	O
One	O
over	O
its	O
closest	O
rival	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
's	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
considering	O
the	O
One	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
more	O
polished-looking	O
,	O
and	O
quite	O
capable	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
review	O
conducted	O
4	O
months	O
later	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Boy	O
Genius	O
Report	O
’s	O
Zach	O
Epstein	O
also	O
favored	O
the	O
One	O
over	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
among	O
the	O
[	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S4	I-Application
,	O
Moto	O
X ]	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
phones	I-Application
on	O
the	O
market	O
right	O
now	O
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
is	O
in	O
a	O
class	O
by	O
itself	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epstein	O
cited	O
differences	O
in	O
hardware	O
construction	O
and	O
industrial	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
features	O
of	O
Sense	B-Application
5.0	O
;	O
one	O
example	O
included	O
the	O
higher-quality	O
IR	O
blaster	O
and	O
TV	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
One	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
S4	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Pogue	O
criticized	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
continuing	O
usage	O
on	O
the	O
Sense	B-Application
user	O
interface	O
,	O
the	O
arrangement	O
of	O
its	O
physical	O
navigation	O
keys	O
,	O
the	O
inability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
storage	O
or	O
replace	O
its	O
battery	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
typical	O
[	O
one	O
day ]	O
4G	O
LTE	O
Android	B-Application
"	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Verge	O
gave	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
an	O
8.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
;	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
positioning	O
of	O
its	O
power	O
button	O
and	O
navigation	O
keys	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
hard	O
to	O
reach	O
,	O
its	O
hardware	O
design	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
"	O
totally	O
unique	O
and	O
somehow	O
still	O
understated	O
"	O
look	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
1080p	O
display	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
sharpest	O
displays	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
—	O
although	O
not	O
bright	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
properly	O
in	O
direct	O
sunlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
regard	O
to	O
performance	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
an	O
impressively	O
powerful	O
phone	O
across	O
the	O
board	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
scores	O
on	O
various	O
benchmark	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
camera	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
while	O
it	O
had	O
better	O
low-light	O
performance	O
than	O
its	O
competitors	O
as	O
advertised	O
,	O
the	O
One	O
's	O
photos	O
were	O
criticized	O
for	O
looking	O
"	O
soft	O
and	O
mushy	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
extensive	O
post-processing	O
and	O
only	O
looked	O
relatively	O
good	O
at	O
smaller	O
sizes	O
applied	O
by	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Instagram	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zoe	O
features	O
were	O
considered	O
unique	O
and	O
useful	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Share	O
service	O
was	O
panned	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
kind	O
of	O
like	O
Vine	B-Application
,	O
except	O
 [ that ] 	O
your	O
clips	O
only	O
last	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
and	O
no	O
one	O
’s	O
ever	O
going	O
to	O
use	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
decidedly	O
average	O
"	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
unintuitive	O
"	O
design	O
changes	O
that	O
HTC	B-Application
made	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
UI.Wired	O
’	O
s	O
Michael	O
Calore	O
praised	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
’s	O
"	O
truly	O
gorgeous	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
seamless	O
"	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
internal	O
speakers	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
any	O
smartphone	B-Application
thus	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
's	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
considered	O
cleaner	O
and	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
design	O
than	O
previous	O
releases	O
,	O
while	O
BlinkFeed	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
slick	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
useful	O
"	O
,	O
yet	O
"	O
far	O
from	O
original	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
UI	O
were	O
criticized	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
"	O
cramped	O
"	O
on-screen	O
keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
deviation	O
from	O
the	O
common	O
three-key	O
button	O
layout	O
used	O
by	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calore	O
also	O
criticized	O
HTC	B-Application
for	O
shipping	O
the	O
phone	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
when	O
Android	B-Application
4.2	I-Application
had	O
been	O
released	O
three	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
official	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
factors	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
unsatisfactory	O
battery	O
life	O
experienced	O
by	O
Calore	O
,	O
prompted	O
him	O
to	O
give	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
a	O
rating	O
of	O
7.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
panned	O
BlinkFeed	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
sources	O
and	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
custom	O
sources	O
or	O
turn	O
it	O
off	O
completely	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
updates	O
to	O
Sense	B-Application
and	O
the	O
TV	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Again	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
bloatware	O
"	O
added	O
by	O
Sprint	O
and	O
AT&T	O
was	O
criticized	O
,	O
but	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
placement	O
of	O
carrier	O
apps	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
separate	O
folder	O
in	O
the	O
application	O
drawer	O
was	O
noted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal''	O
reported	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
had	O
reached	O
around	O
5	O
million	O
since	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
comparison	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
sold	O
five	O
million	O
units	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
availability	O
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
shipped	O
10	O
million	O
units	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
quoting	O
any	O
further	O
numbers	O
,	O
Mark	O
Woodward	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
North	O
American	O
division	O
,	O
considered	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
's	O
launch	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
its	O
success	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
released	O
two	O
other	O
HTC	B-Application
One-branded	O
devices	O
throughout	O
2013	O
that	O
extended	O
traits	O
and	O
design	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
device	O
into	O
other	O
form	O
factors	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
mid-range	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
,	O
and	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
Max	I-Application
phablet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
