Ladies and gentlemen, meet the HTC One SV. One S, meet the people. What you see before you here is the second of a pair of entry-level(ish) phones from HTC in recent weeks. This one’s on Cricket Wireless. Its cousin, the HTC One VX, is on AT&T.
The One SV, while simple, is very nicely designed. It’s not quite a solid piece of kit, but chances are you might not notice. While the battery cover comes off, there’s no obvious notch to get a fingernail into. Pry it open, though, and you get the power source, SIM card and microSD card slot. You’ll need that microSD card, as there’s just 5 GB of storage available in the phone for apps and pictures and what-not.
But, really, it’s not the specs, which won’t overwhelm you — it’s the no-contract pricing of $349 (which is the way you think you should buy phones), plus Cricket’s data plans and Muve music that make the One SV a rather attractive device. It’ll be available January 16.
We’ve got more pics and video after the break.
