Verizon

It’s hard to believe, we know, but the flagship HTC One smartphone is now fiiiiiinally available for purchase from Verizon Wireless. HTC’s hero phone for 2013 first debuted about four months ago, and we had almost nothing but good things to say about it when we reviewed the AT&T version. In fact, we called it the closest thing to a no-compromise smartphone we had ever seen. Technology progresses at breakneck speeds in the mobile world, but even four months later, we still think the HTC One is the best Android phone on the planet. Beginning August 22nd, the One is available from Verizon in stores and online, and it starts at $199.99 on contract.

You might not remember it at this point since it launched about 10 years ago in smartphone time, but HTC makes a gorgeous flagship smartphone called the HTC One and at some point, it will be made available to Verizon Wireless subscribers. Earlier rumors pointed to an August 1st release date for Verizon’s One, but a new report from Droid-Life claims that the phone’s launch has been pushed back to August 15th. The site published what it claims to be an internal document that notes the new launch date, but Verizon hasn’t confirmed anything at this point. All we know for certain is that the HTC One first launched in April in the U.S. and by the time it hits Verizon store shelves, the Moto X and LG G2 will have been announced and Apple’s new iPhones will probably be a little over a month away from debuting. Timing, as they say, is everything. The leaked document follows below. More →