HTC: New ‘Bolt’ handset is “Sprint’s fastest smartphone ever”

HTC has launched its new handset – ‘Bolt’ – which is a Sprint-exclusive smartphone in the US. The Bolt connects to Sprint’s LTE Plus network; and is being touted by HTC as “Sprint’s fastest smartphone ever.”

In officially announcing the new Bolt smartphone, HTC said that the device will be available at the Sprint retail stores, and can also be purchased online via Sprint’s website. The cost of the handset is $600.

The new HTC Bolt handset is strikingly similar in appearance to the company’s 2016 flagship handset --- HTC 10. The Bolt is also an all-metal smartphone like the HTC 10, and it comes with the same chamfered edges as the flagship handset.

Some of the most notable features of the new HTC Bolt handset include a 5.5-inch Quad HD Super LCD 3 display; Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 processor; an Adreno 430 GPU; 3GB RAM; fingerprint reader; a 16-megapixel rear camera; and 8-megapixel front camera; a 3,200mAh battery; and 32GB of onboard storage capacity, with microSD slot for storage expansion.

The Bolt runs the latest Android OS version 7.0 ‘Nougat’ with HTC’s Sense on top; and has received a rating of IP57 for dust and water resistance.