14 DAY TRIAL // HTC has certainly made us curious about its upcoming smartwatch, especially since it has been delayed quite a few times. HTC has been reportedly working on a smartwatch since back in 2014, when it intended to launch the device during the summer but postponed the date for technical reasons.
Fast forward to this year, and HTC has yet to unveil the smartwatch. HTC was supposed to launch the device back in April this year, then the company delayed the date until June 6, and now, it seems that we won’t be seeing an HTC smartwatch until this fall.
Evan Blass from @evleaks has reported that the HTC smartwatch launch date has been pushed back until autumn, and he has also pointed out that consumers might thus start to lose interest in a smartwatch produced by this company.
In September 2014, Evan Blass reported that the manufacturer changed its mind and pulled the device for good, but four months later, production started again. Since becoming an Android Wear partner in 2014, HTC has released some fitness devices, but it has yet to unveil a smartwatch.
HTC’s smartwatch will come with a circular display
Aside from the unveil date, HTC has also made changes in specs over the past few years. Initially, the HTC smartwatch was expected to feature a square display, but now, it seems that the device will have a 360 x 360 circular one, with the code name of Halfbeak.
It is also rumored to come with a 1.8-inch display and 320 x 160 pixel resolution, alongside a 100 mAh battery. It might have IP57 certification, which would make it water- and dust-resistance. But HTC might change its mind about the resolution and battery capacity, as well as the screen size.
Still, HTC could be working on incorporating the smartwatch with Android Wear 2.0 and Qualcomm’s first wearable processor, the Snapdragon Wear 2100, in order to provide a true competitor to other similar devices in the market. With such specs, the upcoming HTC smartwatch could truly catch the attention of consumers interested in such devices.
What a clusterf***: HTC wearable bumped again, to the fall. Hurry up, HTC, before people realize that they don't really need these products. — Evan Blass (@evleaks) May 27, 2016