HTC has admitted its latest batch of smartphones aren't good enough, as the company posted disastrous January sales figures.
The company's latest monthly sales figures are more than 50% down on the same month last year, plummeting to 16m Taiwanese dollars. The company had previously reported a sharp drop in sales of 22% from the third to the fourth quarter of 2011.
HTC was one of the early Android smartphone pioneers, and won plaudits from PC Pro and customers alike for its HTC Sense interface and wide range of affordable, high quality handsets.
However, it has since been caught up and surpassed by companies such as Samsung, with HTC executives admitting its current range of handsets have failed to impress.
Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/372616/htc-admits-phones-could-be-better-as-sales-tank
Making them more reliable would be a start, son had one which lasted a year before it became faulty, we're now on the third one month later. Build quality and materials really are quite poor.
Build quality aside, with Android and HTC Sense, they're all the same but different sizes, so there's no novelty value in upgrading any more.
And you would miss your novelty value. :)
I definitely prefer the Sony Ericsson Ray over the HTC Desire S.
Its very heavy in comparison with the Ray and IMO some of the design features are a bit bizare.
Maybe its because I'm a lefty but found that when I cupped the bottom of the phone with my hand it lost most the signal, it turns out the antennas are in the bottom.
Quote from: Simon on Feb 06, 2012, 22:18:32
HTC has admitted its latest batch of smartphones aren't good enough, as the company posted disastrous January sales figures.
The company's latest monthly sales figures are more than 50% down on the same month last year, plummeting to 16m Taiwanese dollars. The company had previously reported a sharp drop in sales of 22% from the third to the fourth quarter of 2011.
HTC was one of the early Android smartphone pioneers, and won plaudits from PC Pro and customers alike for its HTC Sense interface and wide range of affordable, high quality handsets.
However, it has since been caught up and surpassed by companies such as Samsung, with HTC executives admitting its current range of handsets have failed to impress.
Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/372616/htc-admits-phones-could-be-better-as-sales-tank
This is encouraging as the new one is due here around 1 pm.................. still got my bb ;D and who knows where the new one will end up ;) ;D
Sorry David. :)x
:evil: I can see the abject sorry Simon :laugh:
;D
Quote from: Steve on Feb 06, 2012, 22:39:43
Making them more reliable would be a start, son had one which lasted a year before it became faulty, we're now on the third one month later. Build quality and materials really are quite poor.
I agree, my daughters got a HTC phone which developed a fault and when she took it back to the shop they said they said with HTC she would have to deal with HTC's support directly which cost me a few pounds in telephone calls and she had to send it away to them for repair. The shop said with other makes of phones they could have sorted it for her.
Isn't it a legal obligation of the retailer to sort it, like everything else?
I think you are correct Simon the contract is with the retailer I would have thought and this would be my first port of call
Assuming you could make calls on the phone. ;D
;D Trust you to think of the obvious ....Its here anyway and Im tempted to keep this one ;D
:music: Je Ne Regrette Rien :music: :evil:
thats strange we have 3 HTC phones and all are ok.only thing we've noticed on one is the bad reception in the house,texts not getting picked till hour later sometimes.
I've got one room in the house where the phones constantly 'roam' from Orange to T-Mobile and back, Baz. Quite literally, moving it a few inches will prompt the shift. Wireless is a funny thing...
yeah its very frustrating thats all.the bad one is my daughters and most of her texts are work related so missing them is not good at times.Called orange about it and they basically said try emptying old txts,turning phone off when charging instead of tricklw charge etc. rubbish really.it didnt work.
if not that may be a faulty phone :dunno:
What sort of signal strength does it show?
as you say with yours some places is bad other is better but its strange that the other 2 are ok.
may be it is the phone.
Different antenna design, perhaps, Baz.
Quote from: Rik on Feb 07, 2012, 17:10:51
:music: Je Ne Regrette Rien :music: :evil:
;D ;D this one is showing 4 bars well 3-4 is more accurate
Well ale be damned... ;)
That took some courage Rik ;D
I went to the Drs today he looked at my legs and shouted Watneys you have there ;D
You had better scotch those rumours ;D
I'm more of a stout man. ;D
I can see that you don't rum too much
It makes me groggy...
I don't like rum. But I'm not bitter.
I lost my bottle ;D
Quote from: Simon on Feb 07, 2012, 18:26:13
I don't like rum. But I'm not bitter.
Mild mannered or a pale imitation?
Just heavy. ;D
Unions are up in arm about this thread they are calling on a Gineral strike ;D
Orange have been very good with the HTC faults they replace within 24 hours although my wife does pay £6/ month for the privilege and the 'excess' is £25 although we've only paid that once.
Quote from: Rik on Feb 07, 2012, 17:30:47
I've got one room in the house where the phones constantly 'roam' from Orange to T-Mobile and back, Baz. Quite literally, moving it a few inches will prompt the shift. Wireless is a funny thing...
Does the ringtone change to 'Don't fence me in'? ;D
Mobile coverage in MK is pretty dire mainly because all of the damn trees.
Not that the signal has to go round all the roundabouts? ;D
Maybe that too ;D, lot of the roundabouts now have mobile masts on them
Quote from: pctech on Feb 07, 2012, 19:00:20
Does the ringtone change to 'Don't fence me in'? ;D
;D