HTC, Once a Top Smartphone Maker, Had a Terrible 2019

guest · Jan 6, 2020

HTC’s woes continue as revenue dropped to $333 million in 2019
January 6, 2020
https://9to5google.com/2020/01/06/htc-2019-revenue/

HTC continues to suffer a slow death as the former smartphone king saw a 57% dip in revenue over the previous year throughout 2019 to just $333 million.

The Taiwanese firm disclosed financial reports on Monday, with the shocking decline being all the more evident (via TechCrunch). These financial reports show that revenue for 2019 was just $333 million, down 57.8% from the $789 million posted in 2018.
As pointed out by Bloomberg columnist Tim Culpan Apple now generates more revenue every two weeks from sales of their immensely popular AirPods than HTC does in an entire year.

It’s sad to see such an innovative champion for the Android platform struggling, but without innovation or a product catalogue to speak of, it doesn’t come as a great surprise.
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TechCrunch:
HTC had a terrible 2019
HTC had a truly terrible 2018

guest · May 26, 2020

[Update: Possible July Launch] HTC is still making phones and will launch a 5G smartphone this year
February 22, 2020 (Updated: May 26, 2020)
https://www.xda-developers.com/htc-still-making-phones-will-launch-5g-smartphone-this-year/

Do you remember HTC? Yes, it was the world’s largest Android smartphone vendor at one time. HTC has many firsts to its name, the most significant being that it was the first to launch an Android phone in the form of the Dream/T-Mobile G1. In recent years, however, it became a sorry spectacle. Its revenue declined continuously all through 2016 and 2017.

According to most observers, HTC’s focus is no longer on the smartphone market as it now prioritizes other ventures such as VR, but the company kept saying multiple times that it wasn’t dead. In a strange turn of events, the company’s new CEO, Yves Maitre, has now said in an interview that they are planning to launch a 5G phone this year.
Maitre is the new CEO of HTC since September 2019.

The interview didn’t go into any more detail regarding HTC’s first 5G phone and the expected time of its announcement, unfortunately.
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Update: HTC’s first 5G phone will reportedly launch in Taiwan in July
According to reports originating from Taiwan, HTC will be launching its first 5G phone in July 202 in Taiwan. The company is hoping to ride on the first wave of 5G smartphone releases in the country. Most of the current crop of 5G processors are in the upper end of the market, so the phone is also expected to hover around those regions.
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guest · May 26, 2020

HTC could launch a 5G flagship phone in July
May 26, 2020
https://www.neowin.net/news/htc-could-launch-a-5g-flagship-phone-in-july

The Taiwanese smartphone maker still has not given up on its smartphone business though and it now plans to release a flagship smartphone with 5G connectivity no less in a couple of months from now.
The device will be based on the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform and launch in July. As per the report, the upcoming 5G HTC flagship would feature a design similar to the company's last flagship, the U12+, though it would be updated to reduce the bezels around the display. Other details and specs of HTC's next flagship are unclear as of now.

The report also claims that before HTC's new flagship launch in July, the company will announce a 4G Desire mid-range handset in June. The device would be powered by a Snapdragon 6xx chip from Qualcomm. It is possible that both these products from HTC would only launch in China, though again there's no clarity on that as of now.
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