<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Rhyme	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multi-touch	B-Application
,	O
slate-format	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rhyme	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
exclusively	O
by	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
releases	O
in	O
Asia	O
and	O
Europe	O
beginning	O
in	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rhyme	O
is	O
a	O
mid-range	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
distinguished	O
by	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
updated	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
3.5	I-Application
user	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
bundled	O
accessories	O
;	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
charging	O
dock	O
,	O
wireless	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
LED	O
"	O
charm	O
"	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
notification	B-Application
light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
explicitly	O
marketed	O
as	O
such	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
(	O
who	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
lifestyle	O
"	O
phone	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Rhyme	O
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
and	O
targeted	O
towards	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rhyme	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
performance	O
,	O
robust	O
physical	O
design	O
,	O
a	O
cleaner	O
user	O
interface	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
past	O
HTC	B-Application
phones	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Rhyme	O
's	O
overall	O
specifications	O
were	O
panned	O
by	O
some	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
low-end	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
recently	O
released	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
or	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
S	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
technology	O
blog	O
This	O
Is	O
My	O
Next	O
learned	O
that	O
HTC	B-Application
was	O
holding	O
focus	O
groups	O
with	O
women	O
in	O
their	O
20s	O
and	O
30s	O
regarding	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
female-oriented	O
smartphone	B-Application
codenamed	O
"	O
Bliss	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaked	O
details	O
from	O
the	O
groups	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
phone	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
calming	O
"	O
sea	O
green	O
color	O
scheme	O
with	O
a	O
design	O
resembling	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
the	O
Desire	B-Application
S	I-Application
and	O
Desire	B-Application
Z	I-Application
,	O
and	O
be	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
calorie	O
counting	O
and	O
comparison	O
shopping	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photos	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
leaked	O
on	O
a	O
Chinese	O
website	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
revealing	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
with	O
updated	O
widgets	O
and	O
a	O
streamlined	O
home	O
screen	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Rhyme	I-Application
,	O
was	O
leaked	O
by	O
a	O
pre-order	O
advertisement	O
from	O
TargetMobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
officially	O
unveiled	O
the	O
Rhyme	O
during	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
confirmed	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
exclusively	O
by	O
O2	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
unveiling	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
did	O
not	O
explicitly	O
target	O
the	O
Rhyme	O
towards	O
women	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
lifestyle	O
"	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rhyme	O
was	O
constructed	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
other	O
recent	O
HTC	B-Application
phones	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aluminum	O
unibody	O
shell	O
on	O
its	O
front	O
,	O
partially	O
wrapping	O
around	O
its	O
rear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rhyme	O
uses	O
a	O
single-core	O
,	O
1GHz	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
with	O
3G	B-Architecture
connectivity	O
,	O
768	O
MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
4	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
,	O
a	O
pre-loaded	O
8	O
GB	O
microSD	O
card	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
3.7-inch	O
WVGA	O
LCD	B-Device
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rhyme	O
uses	O
a	O
rear-facing	O
5-megapixel	O
camera	O
with	O
LED	O
flash	O
and	O
720p	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
front-facing	O
VGA	B-Protocol
camera	O
;	O
the	O
camera	O
app	O
includes	O
burst	O
mode	O
,	O
face	O
recognition	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
automatically	O
upload	O
photos	O
to	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rhyme	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
several	O
accessories	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
armband	O
(	O
designed	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
phone	O
while	O
exercising	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
headset	B-Device
and	O
"	O
tangle-free	O
"	O
earbuds	B-Device
in	O
matching	O
colors	O
,	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
speaker	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
clipped	O
to	O
a	O
car	O
's	O
sun	O
visor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
charging	O
dock	O
with	O
built-in	O
speakers	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
music	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
phone	O
as	O
an	O
alarm	O
clock	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
charm	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
via	O
a	O
wire	O
connected	O
to	O
its	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	O
;	O
its	O
design	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
charm	O
to	O
hang	O
outside	O
a	O
bag	O
or	O
pocket	O
for	O
visibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
ships	O
with	O
Android	O
2.3.4	O
as	O
its	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
3.5	I-Application
user	O
interface	O
;	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
uses	O
a	O
simplified	O
home	O
screen	O
layout	O
that	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Rhyme	O
and	O
the	O
low-end	O
Explorer	B-Application
,	O
offering	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
have	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
app	O
shortcuts	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
page	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
slide	O
open	O
to	O
display	O
additional	O
content	O
when	O
available	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
upcoming	O
calendar	O
events	O
or	O
recent	O
photos	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
curved	O
"	O
dock	O
"	O
seen	O
on	O
other	O
HTC	B-Application
phones	O
is	O
also	O
replaced	O
with	O
two	O
buttons	O
in	O
the	O
bottom	O
corners	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
for	O
the	O
app	O
drawer	O
and	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
stock	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
apps	O
,	O
the	O
Rhyme	O
is	O
also	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
the	O
exercise	O
app	O
Endomondo	O
,	O
the	O
Dropbox	B-Application
app	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Watch	O
movie	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
U.S.	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Rhyme	O
also	O
ships	O
with	O
several	O
non-removable	O
Verizon	B-Application
apps	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
V	O
Cast	O
and	O
VZ	O
Navigator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
released	O
a	O
downloadable	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	O
with	O
Sense	O
3.6	O
for	O
the	O
Rhyme	O
through	O
its	O
HTCdev	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Rhyme	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
Sense	O
3.5	O
interface	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
cleaner	O
home	O
screen	O
layout	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
HTC	B-Application
phones	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
new	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
and	O
remove	O
pages	O
from	O
the	O
screen	O
—	O
but	O
Engadget	O
's	O
Lydia	O
Leavitt	O
still	O
criticized	O
the	O
Rhyme	O
for	O
containing	O
too	O
many	O
miscellaneous	O
HTC	B-Application
apps	O
and	O
widgets	O
alongside	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
"	O
crapware	O
"	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	O
considered	O
the	O
charm	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
glorified	O
girly	O
notification	B-Application
LED	I-Application
"	O
that	O
was	O
difficult	O
to	O
see	O
in	O
sunlight	O
and	O
hard	O
to	O
attach	O
to	O
purses	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
inflexible	O
"	O
clip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
earbuds	B-Device
were	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
their	O
poor	O
fit	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
"	O
scratchy	O
and	O
downright	O
embarrassing	O
"	O
audio	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
gave	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Rhyme	I-Application
an	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
rating	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
a	O
niche	O
phone	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
want	O
a	O
"	O
stylish	O
and	O
functional	O
"	O
alternative	O
to	O
Verizon	B-Application
's	O
higher-end	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	O
's	O
Lydia	O
Leavitt	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
screen	O
,	O
dual-core	O
processor	O
,	O
or	O
LTE	O
support	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
single-core	O
processor	O
still	O
made	O
the	O
phone	O
responsive	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
LTE	O
did	O
contribute	O
to	O
longer	O
battery	O
life	O
than	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
ThunderBolt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
she	O
suggested	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
do	O
not	O
like	O
purple	O
or	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
buy	O
a	O
"	O
male	O
"	O
phone	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
's	O
Laura	O
Tosney	O
gave	O
the	O
Rhyme	O
a	O
4/5	O
,	O
considering	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
further	O
example	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
capable	O
mid-range	O
phones	O
,	O
but	O
panned	O
the	O
device	O
for	O
essentially	O
being	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
S	I-Application
with	O
added	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
