North America will get the HTC One by the end of April, company says
HTC has just released a statement regarding availability for the HTC One, which has seen delays because of supply shortages. As you’d expect, the company is spinning things in a positive light, and promises that we’ll see some general availability in Europe Next week, and North American and Asia by the end of April.
Here’s the full statement:
“HTC has seen unprecedented demand for and interest in the new HTC One, and the care taken to design and build it is evidenced in early reviews. The new HTC One will roll out in the UK, Germany and Taiwan next week and across Europe, North America and most of Asia-Pacific before the end of April. We appreciate our customers’ patience, and believe that once they have the phone in their hands they will agree that it has been worth the wait.”
So the UK, Germany and Taiwan next week, North America and Asia-Pacific by the end of April. Our usual MO is to tell you that a few weeks isn’t that long to wait. But after getting to use the HTC One for a couple weeks now, we can’t say that with a straight face.
Any delay should be particularly distressing for HTC, which has struggled financially for a number of quarters, as competitor Samsung prepares what should be another high-profile (and high-budget) launch with the Galaxy S4. We put the two phones up against each other last week in New York City, and it’s going to be a tough call for many folks.
While you’re waiting for the HTC One, we recommend the following stories:
- The official Android Central HTC One review
- The Android Central HTC One forums
- HTC One versus Nexus 4
- HTC One unboxing
- All about BlinkFeed on the HTC One
- HTC One versus the iPhone 5