The company's handset went on sale in Finland on Monday for about $845 unlocked. It's not clear where else the handset might make its debut. November 25, 2013 7:48 AM PST (Credit: Andrew Hoyle/CNET) HTC is getting into the gold-colored game with a new One smartphone. Finland-based retailer Gigantti on Monday started selling a gold-colored HTC One, featuring a 4.7-inch display and 1.7GHz quad-core processor. The handset comes with the same design as previous HTC One models, but boasts the long-rumored gold finish. HTC already sells versions in silver, black, blue, and red. Related stories HTC One Max touches down on Verizon for $300 HTC One owners in UK to get Android 4.4 KitKat in early 2014 Virgin Mobile signs new HTC Desire with LTE, BoomSound New HTC One successor rumors surface Massive HTC One Max lands at Sprint on Nov. 15 for $250 Rumors surfaced in September that HTC was considering launching a gold-colored smartphone. The company has remained tight-lipped on those plans and has yet to even confirm the golden HTC One's existence. Whether the Gigantti listing is a mistake or a sign of more rollouts is unknown. CNET has contacted HTC for comment. We will update this story when we have more information. In addition to joining the gold-colored market, HTC's Google Play edition of the One smartphone is getting its Android 4.4 (KitKat) update. Current owners can access the over-the-air update and start running Google's latest Android build starting on Monday. (Via Phone Arena)
The company's handset went on sale in Finland on Monday for about $845 unlocked. It's not clear where else the handset might make its debut.
(Credit: Andrew Hoyle/CNET)
HTC is getting into the gold-colored game with a new One smartphone.
Finland-based retailer Gigantti on Monday started selling a gold-colored HTC One, featuring a 4.7-inch display and 1.7GHz quad-core processor. The handset comes with the same design as previous HTC One models, but boasts the long-rumored gold finish. HTC already sells versions in silver, black, blue, and red.
Related stories
- HTC One Max touches down on Verizon for $300
- HTC One owners in UK to get Android 4.4 KitKat in early 2014
- Virgin Mobile signs new HTC Desire with LTE, BoomSound
- New HTC One successor rumors surface
- Massive HTC One Max lands at Sprint on Nov. 15 for $250
Rumors surfaced in September that HTC was considering launching a gold-colored smartphone. The company has remained tight-lipped on those plans and has yet to even confirm the golden HTC One's existence. Whether the Gigantti listing is a mistake or a sign of more rollouts is unknown.
CNET has contacted HTC for comment. We will update this story when we have more information.
In addition to joining the gold-colored market, HTC's Google Play edition of the One smartphone is getting its Android 4.4 (KitKat) update. Current owners can access the over-the-air update and start running Google's latest Android build starting on Monday.
(Via Phone Arena)
