HTC came out with a tablet in Africa, and other parts of the world didn't pick up on it until a few days later. The tablet, A101, comes with a 10.1-inch display, entry-level specs, and a design straight out of the middle of the last decade, according to 9to5Google.
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A HTC logo hangs from a beam during the Mobile World Congress on the third day of the MWC in Barcelona, on March 1, 2017. Phone makers will seek to seduce new buyers with artificial intelligence functions and other innovations at the world's biggest mobile fair starting today in Spain.
Moreover, it features a metal unibody design, FHD+ resolution, and thick bezels. It is powered by Unison's T618 SoC paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage that is expandable via microSD. The tablet has a 5MP front-facing camera and a 16MP camera on the back.
It comes in grey and silver colors and is currently available in Russia and South Africa.
It appears to be that it was announced last month quietly, and its main target is the African market. However, it is unclear whether it will come to other regions.
The company launched its first smartphone last week with the Desire 22 Pro.
The Verge finds the release to be weird, considering that HTC is one of the big companies that has always been pitted against other big names, like Samsung. Moreover, the newly-released tablet is unimpressive as well and the world didn't even notice it until days later.
Compared to the Desire 22 Pro, the new tablet isn't pitched as any kind of metaverse device that doesn't offer any value to its customers or even as part of the company's portfolio.
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HTC in the Metaverse Today
Today, the metaverse is most popularly described as a collective virtual shared space where people can socially interact with each other, even though we have yet to experience this in real life. The virtual world is the place where we are free to be anyone and do anything.
It is a new way of spontaneous, undefined, and infinite communication. Moreover, it is the next logical step, in which the next generation will consume content. Today, the metaverse is most popularly described as a collective virtual shared space where people can socially interact with each other, even though we have yet to experience this in real life. The virtual world is the place where we are free to be anyone and do anything.
It is a new way of spontaneous, undefined, and infinite communication. Moreover, it is the next logical step, in which the next generation will consume content.
HTC has been a part of the metaverse for a long time now, and many have been wondering why the company would release a tablet, which not many people would be interested in using. It is not clear whether or not the company will release a different version of the A101 in other regions as well, but it will be interesting to see if it ever happens.
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Written by April Fowell
