{"id":661040,"date":"2013-05-30T13:10:35","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T17:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=650580"},"modified":"2013-05-30T13:10:35","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T17:10:35","slug":"htc-one-with-stock-android-599-to-cut-your-carriers-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/661040","title":{"rendered":"HTC One with stock Android: $599 to cut your carrier\u2019s control"},"content":{"rendered":"

After originally denying it would do so, HTC is indeed going to offer what it calls a “Nexus Experience” edition of its HTC One handset, confirming rumors of such a move<\/a>. The unlocked phone running a plain version of Android 4.2.2 goes on sale June 26 for $599 without contract, according to Google’s Sundar Pichai, speaking at the D11 conference on Thursday. Google will sell the phone directly through its Google Play store, just as it will do for a Samsung Galaxy S 4 “Google Edition” phone.<\/p>\n

When rumors of this phone made the rounds, I liked the idea and I still do. Google can help HTC in one area it sorely lacks compared to Samsung: marketing. HTC is helping itself as well with a price that’s $50 lower than Samsung’s Google Edition smartphone. While I don’t mind Samsung’s plastic-based hardware — it helps allow for a removable battery and microSD card — the HTC One is indeed a well-designed and premium-quality phone with an aluminum frame.<\/p>\n

This new HTC One model will keep the 32 GB of internal storage<\/a> — a Developer Edition is available with 64 GB but uses HTC Sense software — and will be released first in the U.S. The handset uses GSM networks, so it will work on both AT&T and T-Mobile’s networks. Here’s a rundown of the supported frequencies and technologies:<\/p>\n