HTC One indicated May launch now for India
The HTC One smartphone is very much the smartphone of the moment and in many regions it’s hitting the shelves before the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The One is already available in the UK and heading to the US for launches on various carriers from this month but although it was originally thought to be receiving an official launch in India in April, indications now are that it is likely to launch in May instead.
We’ve already reported on some delays for the HTC One because of component supplies but that only appears to have meant limited delays so far so hopefully it won’t be too much longer before the HTC One becomes officially available in India too. We have a large readership in India and so like to keep people informed about smartphone launches and when you can hope to get your hands on some of the top phones around. There has been a lot of frustration about the delay of the Nexus 4 in India so we are hoping the same saga doesn’t happen in India for the HTC One as well.
On March 20th we informed readers in India that Rediff was selling the HTC One with 32GB of internal storage in the silver finish for Rs. 49,990. However a 30-business day shipping time was quoted and we had some doubts about whether this would be fulfilled. A look at Rediff today shows the phone listed as out of stock, still with a delivery time of 30 working days quoted but of course we cannot verify this.
Now it does look as though the arrival of the HTC One is getting closer though as we hear that retail stores Saholic and Infibeam are now showing the HTC One on their databases with a ‘coming soon’ message. What’s more, Saholic also says that the HTC One (M7) will be available by May 7th so it does look increasingly likely that early May is a good time to expect the One.
We should point out though that Saholic release dates are not always reliable but we would expect that early May will now be the very earliest that the HTC One will go on sale in India. When we start to see accessories arriving that is also a good sign that a smartphone release is coming soon and so it’s also a positive sign that Saholic now has HTC One Screen Protectors for sale while eBay India also has a list of accessories for this phone.
We’d really like to hear your thoughts on this news. If you are in India and waiting for the HTC One are you hoping now that the release will come in early May? Maybe you had hoped to already have the phone by now and are considering purchasing another smartphone instead? Let us know with your comments.
Source: Daily Bhaskar
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24 thoughts on “HTC One indicated May launch now for India”
cant wait any more .
going for xperia z instead.
making a mistake
dude dont..xperia z has serous screen issues..im waiting fr htc one
@ Rano & shreyans
thanks for letting me know . 🙂
i googled abt xperia z screen issue …. yes ur rit ….
Sirni..u r doing correct..sorry to say..HTC chutiyapa kr raha hai
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
yeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
wtf man why is it getting late and can somebody tell me at what price this phone will come in India
Around 35000 hope so…:)
It just might be over 42k
i sooooo hope it is around the 35K mark!!!but i m scared after looking at some reports that it might by around the 50K bracket…
Yeah keep hoping fellows. 35 k. sure. not even in my dreams
I think I am going to purchase this from UK. I don’t understand why HTC isn’t giving any importance to this country. India is the country that is bailing out big companies like GM & Ford due to it’s tremendous sales here and HTC is still pursuing with UK & US as it’s first launch countries.
That’s bad. They should realize the potential of this country. They are making a big mistake.
you and couple of more thousand that all htc can sell
I know how many people are buying this mobiles from Benifits
??? what was that UK GUY btw its benefits not binifits
Worth a wait 🙂 If price is reasonable, this is my next smartphone!
ppl in India still buy HTC as opposed to other countries. deeply disappointed that they delay here.. lets just hope they get here before the S4 or so much for the bg HTC revival..its still my fave brand over apple and samsung.
If the S4 comes out in india before im going for it. HTC has made us wait wayy to long
I am literally frustrated with d delay..I have dropped my number to d outlets; to inform once Stock comes. Don’t know what d fuss..y HTC acting pricy…stupid marketing strategy..can’t believe HTC launching such a big phone n they have shortfall of some parts. Its a joke…
India market has the huge potential…if HTC ignoring INDIA…tough luck..its there funeral…we can buy from anywhere…but now I have dropped d idea to buy HTC one. Better I will buy xperia Z. More or less like similar smartphone.
I have been waiting for htc one since feb… N now am this close to giving up and buying the s4…. May 7th that’s it… If its not out s4 it is… They r losing business…. Having said that I love the htc one way more than the s4…. But alas!!!
Same here…..waited too long for this Phone..
Does anybody know why on earth India doesn’t offer the HTC One as a postpaid phone?? I’ve looked online and it seems like you can only get it at a retail price!