HTC One

AndroidPit | Loie Favre

HTC has created a classy device with its new flagship, launching the manufacturer out from Samsung's shadows. Along with its first class hardware, HTC made some crucial decisions.

VentureBeat | Devindra Hardawar

Finally, there's an Android phone that doesn't make me miss anything about the iPhone. It's called the HTC One, and it's the best Android phone I've ever laid hands on.

IT PRO | Mike Jennings

The HTC One is currently the world's best smartphone. It's got the best design, specification and screen so, if you're in the market for a high-end handset, this is the phone to buy.

What Hi-Fi?

The camera might not be as good as was promised, BlinkFeed won't be for everyone and the Zoe photos could become a little used gimmick, but the overall package is an excellent one that's pretty hard to find any serious fault in. HTC has managed to create a well-designed, well thought-out phone both inside and out, which is sure to give its competition plenty of food for thought.

MSN Tech | David Phelan

HTC's latest flagship is an accomplished, attractive and highly enjoyable phone. It feels great in the hand, and it's no surprise that the gorgeous display the highest pixel density yet on a mobile.

The Gadget Show

The HTC One is a mighty smartphone, and well worthy of its name.

Pocket-lint | Chris Hall

The HTC One is the best phone that HTC has made. The design, the refreshes made to HTC Sense, and the power on offer make this among the best that Android has on offer. There's innovation, there's attention to detail and there's plenty on offer straight out of the box.

Expert Reviews | Chris Finnamore

A beautiful handset with an amazing screen and innovative camera - an Ultimate smartphone

Know Your Mobile | Basil Kronfli

With as close to flawless design as we've seen on an Android phone, the best display on the market, an innovative, charming user interface and a novel camera experience, not to mention ground breaking power and respectable battery life, it's a given, the HTC One is the phone to own.

PC Pro | Mike Jennings

HTC needed to come out fighting with its latest handset, and it's done so with gusto: the One is the finest smartphone money can buy.

Mobile Choice

The HTC One is an all-round marvel, from its solid yet elegant metal body which looks and feels smashing, to its brand new Sense 5.0 interface which is streamlined and intuitive as ever.

TechRadar | Gareth Beavis

... You can see the passion that flows through the One from top to bottom.

Stuff | Sophie Charara

...until the HTC One we'd never really fallen for an Android phone. Until now.

T3 | Thomas Tamblyn

We can confidently say that the HTC One is the best Android smartphone you can buy right now.

TechnoBuffalo | Todd Haselton

From the stellar camera and its highlight reels to the aluminum body and stellar screen, the HTC One offers a truly first-class experience. The HTC One is the first smartphone in a long time that we've been drop dead excited to use every single day during the review period.

Mobile Syrup | Daniel Bader

The HTC One is currently the best smartphone on the market. It's not perfect, and nor is the Android app ecosystem, but the combination of stunning design, prodigiously fast hardware, superbly-implemented software and keen focus on what's important to the average customer makes it the best choice for most consumers.

phoneArena | Victor H

It is a brilliant device in virtually every aspect. Coming with a beautiful aluminum body that fits almost organically in the hand, it has a great and vivid, extremely sharp 4.7-inch screen. The stereo front speaker bring a small revolution in smartphone sound that you'll appreciate instantly when you hear it.

TheEffect.Net | Tony

Over all, the HTC One is HTC back on form and I for one am glad. This is a great phone, solidly made with some great new and improved tech on board. I can't recommend it highly enough.

Phone Scoop | Eric M. Zeman

The hardware is quite good, and possibly the best available for the Windows Phone platform. The device truly conquers the basics, with an excellent screen, great audio quality, superb performance on Verizon's network, and killer battery life.

ITProPortal | Sandra Vogel

The HTC One is a stunner to look at, and its screen is superb. The processor should be able to cope with anything, and sound quality is great.

PC Advisor | Matt Egan

The HTC One is up there with the very best smartphones on the market today. It has superb performance, and excellent build quality spoiled only slightly by running hot in use.

AnandTech | Brian Klug

The result is a phone that's not just exciting because it's something new to review, but because it's different and uniquely better for the right reasons.

Register Hardware | Alun Taylor

The One deserves to be a success and if you are after a new smartphone in 2013 you really have to include it in your shortlist no matter what your OS allegiance.

Trusted Reviews | Andrew Williams

The HTC One might be the most desirable phone available right now. Its metal-backed body feels fantastic in the hand, its screen is superb, performance is great and Sense 5 offers some interesting new features that you can choose to side-step if you prefer old-style Sense. The UltraPixel camera is a mite disappointing given the ballyhoo made at its launch, but it proves that HTC is one of just a few mobile companies trying something truly interesting.

Engadget | Brad Molen

HTC's latest flagship is the company's best effort to date. Its beautiful design, great display and solid performance have convinced us that the One is among the finest phones you can buy.

Australian PC World | Ross Catanzariti

The HTC One is one of the best designed phones we've ever used, has an outstanding display and its battery life is slightly improved over previous models. However, the One's new camera technology isn't a revolution and the tile-based 'BlinkFeed' home screen won't suit all users.

The Verge | David Pierce

I really, really like the HTC One. I'm a sucker for beautiful hardware, and this device is one of the best-designed smartphones I've ever used.

The Independent | David Phelan

It's handsome, well-made and well thought through. Plus, the full metal jacket gives the phone a premium feel. It certainly has a hard battle ahead to squeak in between the inevitable sales of Samsung's and Apple's crowd-pleasers, but if there's any justice, it will.

Eurogamer | Damien McFerran

HTC has a lot riding on the success of the One, and has pulled out all the stops to produce a top-tier handset capable of challenging the best the smartphone world has to offer. The HTC One is a premium product with exceptional power, but battery life is average.

V3 | Alastair Stevenson

A super fast, well-built smartphone with a decent camera.

The Telegraph | Matt Warman

The One is not so much 'the one' as one of many.

Wired UK | Dave Oliver

The HTC One is a lot of smartphone, with a terrifically powerful processor, a stonkingly good screen and pretty good camera. But its premium spec comes at a premium price and with other high quality Androids like the Google Nexus 4 coming in at half the price, how many will want to stump up the extra ackers for just a few extra attributes?

What Mobile | Allan Swann

The HTC One is an impressive device. Its screen and industrial design are now industry leading, and while its processor is impressive, it may be a bit overpowered (sacrilege!) as the punishment comes in the form of battery life.

AllThingsD | Katherine Boehret

Those looking for a new take on Android, and especially a better smartphone camera, should consider the HTC One.

The Guardian | AP

Samsung will outspend HTC many times over in marketing when Samsung's Galaxy S4 comes out shortly. But if you take the time to feel the One in your hand, it will probably be your One.

TechCrunch | Chris Velazco

The HTC One is easily the best device that the company has ever crafted, and it's perhaps the single nicest Android phone I've ever used.

Gizmodo UK | Chris Mills

The One is, undoubtedly, an excellent device. It does everything well, some things - the build, screen and mind-bending speakers come to mind - superbly, with only a few entries in the negatives column.

CNET UK | Andrew Hoyle

With its super-crisp, bold screen, monstrously powerful processor, all-metal chassis and fun, attractive interface, the One is a real contender among this year's high-end smart phones.

Which?

... it's a great smartphone and though the new Samsung Galaxy S4 is still our top-scoring model, the headphones supplied with the HTC One are superior [subscription required for full access to review]

Digital Trends | K. T. Bradford

The HTC One is a beautiful, speedy smartphone with a gorgeous screen. Sadly, the battery life is poor, the back of the phone gets hot, and its new software features are too limited.

Ars Technica | Florence Ion

I'm inclined to say that the Galaxy S 4 is still the Android phone to beat, if only because HTC's Sense 5 is too grating for my normal TouchWiz ways.