How does the critically acclaimed HTC’s new flagship measure up to more commercially successful smartphones?

Plugged:

(+) The bold modern design, highlighting the aluminum and polycarbonate materials, stands out from other smartphones on the market.    
(+)The improved lithium-polymer battery lasts almost 12 hours.
(+) Awesome speakers thanks to its Beats Audio sound system with a powerful front amplifier, the HTC Boomsound system.

Bugged:

(-) HTC’s interface is quite difficult to use, even for current Android users. Buttons are placed differently from major Android phones (Samsung, LG).
(-) With Qualcomm® Snapdragon 600™ quad-core processor, we’d expect a faster processing speed.
(-)We were excited about HTS’s new Ultrapixel camera technology, but the results are underwhelming.
(-) No additional microSD card.

Verdict: You want an Android phone with awesome sound system? This is for you. Otherwise, you might want to wait for the price to drop.

B21,900. 4.1-inch Full HD screen, 4MP Ultrapixels main camera with 2.1 MP front camera, www.htc.com/th.