HTC One M10 Tipped To Skip MWC 2016, Launch At Separate Event In March

Menchie Mendoza, Tech Times 22 January 2016, 04:01 am

As the annual Mobile World Congress draws nearer to its schedule, several OEMs already revealed plans on launching their handsets at the event.

While some companies consistently show up every year, others prefer holding their own organized event instead.

This may be true for HTC this year. The company announced the HTC One M9 at the MWC 2015, but is now rumored to reveal the One M10 at a separate event.

Some speculations suggest that HTC is simply not prepared to release the One M10 just yet. The company has already proposed quite a few prototypes of the device and even assigned it with the codename "Perfume." However, the said prototypes were allegedly rejected, leading the company to decide on redesigning the device.

This will cause a delay in the handset's unveiling, which means that HTC will not be able to announce the One M10 at the MWC this year.

The new HTC One M10 is purported to feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset, a 23-megapixel rear camera, a fingerprint scanner and a massive 3,000 mAh battery. Rumors say it will be the first HTC handset to earn an IP68 certification for water and dust resistance capabilities. Other notable features include HTC Sense 8.0 and Android 6.1 Marshmallow on the software side.

Recently, HTC unveiled a pink version of its One A9 handset and made it initially available through its Taiwan-based site. However, the reason to release a pink One A9 should not in any way be compared with the release of a pink One M9 back in October.

HTC said the pink One M9 was the company's own contribution to the Breast Cancer Awareness month. Since it was meant to highlight the month-long campaign, the One M9 device was made available to U.S. customers only until the end of October.

With that said, it's safe to say HTC is again taking its own sweet time in adding the final touches to the One M10's new exterior. While this year's MWC is slated to occur in February, HTC is reportedly holding a dedicated event sometime in March for the launch of its next flagship. The One M10 device is scheduled to become available in April.