The HTC One has been voted best smartphone at the Global Mobile Awards 2014. That goes with its T3 award for the same category last year. I’ve had mine for almost a year now and it there really is nothing else out there that I’d want at the moment. I called it a “super phone” back then, and I really meant it.
The device is truly amazing. Apart from its ability to browse websites normally – as though it were a laptop – it functions neatly as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot so I can use my laptop/tablet without having to have a separate contract. It’s just the right size, neither too big or too small.
It takes great photos and videos as and when I need them, and the sound from the speakers when I am watching an online video or news report is second to none. It’s amazing how much power comes out of those speakers, and this was something that all the reviews have picked up on.
When I first bought it, I had planned on disabling Blinkfeed – the home screen which updates with latest news from various feeds you can customise to suit your reading habits. But when I realised just how much you could customise it I wouldn’t be without it now.
It’s made out of aluminium, so it is reassuringly heavy, and it is sleek – putting the chunky iPhone to shame. I recently bought a handmade leather case for it which ramps up its sexiness no end.
At least one of my pupils has gone out and bought one after seeing mine.