HTC 10 64GB may not be available in the US market after all

“Don’t shoot the messenger” may be the phrase running through the head of Jeff Gordon HTC’s Senior Global Communications Manager. He was the one who gave the bad news that the new flagship, the HTC 10 only has IP53 certification. And now it seems that he has confirmed that the 64GB version of their newest smartphone may not be available in the US market. There isn’t an actual final word that it won’t ever be available, but that’s what people are surmising from his response to a Twitter inquiry.

A user on Twitter asked him if US customers will be able to choose the 64GB version but he responded in a roundabout way that we probably won’t. He tweeted that the US would be getting a 32GB HTC 10 in Carbon Gray or Glacier Silver. He also included (emphasized?) on the tweet that it is with expandable flex storage, probably to soften the blow that the 64GB would not be sold in the US. And since it will support microSD of up to 2TB, then storage shouldn’t be a problem.

The US is getting HTC 10 in 32GB (with expandable Flex Storage) in Carbon Gray or Glacier Silver (with black front). https://t.co/1A2sTe5Kov

— Jeff Gordon (@urbanstrata) April 12, 2016

It’s too bad though that the 64GB HTC 10 will not be sold in the US, as some people would prefer to have a high storage device (excluding the microSD) given how much media and apps we store on our devices already. No reason was given as to why this is so, but it probably has something to do with stocks and the OEM would prefer to bring the 64GB device to markets that have a high probability of purchasing an HTC high-end product.

The HTC 10 has a 5.2-inch Quad HD Super LCD 5 display and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset (at least for the US market). It has 4GB RAM, a 12MP UltraPixel 2 rear camera and a selfie or front-facing camera with 5MP and ultra wide lens. It has dual non-stereo Boom Sound speakers, a 3,000mAH battery, fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C, and the HTC Sense 8 UI on top of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow that comes out of the box. Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T will carry it with a launch price of $699. You can already pre-order your device and shipping will start in May.

SOURCE: @urbanstrata