Computer Pad: HTC 10: What differences with the Samsung Galaxy S7?

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

HTC 10: What differences with the Samsung Galaxy S7? – Mensquare

HTC launched its rescue operation last week with the announcement of HTC 10. The last chance smartphone that we wanted to compare the Samsung Galaxy S7.

We could take over the smartphone last week on the occasion of its launch party in Paris. An appointment that allowed us to form a first opinion on this phone that will be available around May 9 in France according to company officials in France. However, we lack a lot of information for us to make a final opinion. That is why this article will be updated as soon as we test the smartphone within the next weeks. The S7′s situation is different because we use this phone for two short weeks now. So we could appreciate the quality of its design and its finishes, its photo sensor or its comfortable power.

Design and dimensions

HTC continues its momentum in design. His new top of the line is in line with what he proposes for two to three years with its range One. We find the unibody metal shell in three colors (gold, white and black) but this one is beveled edges on the rear and offers a pronounced chamfer which offers a new experience in handling. The good news of this new design is the disappearance of the black stripes on the front. The result is a better use of space. Another change is the location of the speakers facing BoomSound which are one of the highlights of the phone. We find a still facade on the top of the unit while the second takes place on the lower end as that can offer the iPhone or the Galaxy. The side of the S7 precisely, we are in the line of S6 with shell tempered glass back and metal edges. We still found a job on the edges to improve grip that is less steep than before.

Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10
Our first pictures of the HTC 10

Photo Gallery: first grip HTC 10 26 pictures

Photo Gallery: unboxing the Samsung Galaxy S7 33 pictures

Dual screen Quad HD

This is the first time a HTC smartphone is equipped with a Quad HD panel containing a pixel density of 564 pixels per inch against 577 for the S7. A quite logical difference to the extent that the diagonal of the first is a most important hair than the second (5.2 against 5.1 inches). But quality does not play on this small difference. The brilliance of the colors and contrast are elements that will decide between them. Hard to say for now to the H10. However, the S7 is considered the best screen in its class according to DisplayMate specialized site. The cross bar is high for the Taiwanese smartphone.

HTC One 10 more powerful than the S7?

On paper yes. The latest HTC is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with 4GB of RAM and a graphics chip Adreno 530. It is considered the most powerful processor of the first quarter 2016 the reference platform in the field, AnTuTu . The S820 is ahead of A9 chip that Apple iPhone 6S team, 6S and SE. The Exynos 8890 that is present on the European version of S7 ranks third in this ranking. But the three engines boast very high performance and are close enough to level the scores obtained. We will conduct a speed test house in the coming weeks to determine if one is really more reactive than the other.

No differences for storage

No difference can be reported to the storage capacity. She climbs to 32 GB for both phones. They offer both a micro-SD card slot to increase this capacity.

A promising opposition to the photo

The Galaxy S7 is already a reference for photos. Especially at night even if we can find fault here or there being particularly demanding. HTC 10 also promises on paper with a 12-megapixel sensor much more discreet than previous versions. It exploits technology house HTC UltraPixel 2. Technology that offers wholesale pixels 1.55 microns to capture maximum light especially in low light. We also find the standard of a device of this standard equipment: laser auto-focus, optical stabilizer and a wide aperture lens at f / 1.8. Extremely promising on paper. Unfortunately our grip did not allow us to test the truly. We will deliver a complete analysis when we have to test. Meanwhile we will rely on the expertise of the site DxO Mark who gives him a very nice score of 88 out of 100. Either the same as their opponents.

Read also: our test photo Galaxy S7

A more expensive than the HTC Galaxy

This is probably the argument less for the phone. His price. It amounts to 749 euros without subscription when the Galaxy is still 699 euros without subscription. This is the same price as the iPhone 6S! This may play against him.

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