The struggling wireless carrier tries to appeal to customers by focusing on streaming music. Hoping to excite customers, and keep them from leaving the network, Sprint announced Tuesday a new version of the HTC One designed to provide a better music-listening experience, and signed a pact with Spotify.
The phone will improve the sound quality of compressed music files, CEO Dan Hesse said at an event in New York, where he also announced a deal with streaming music service Spotify.
Sprint sorely needs some buzz. As it's been working to overhaul its existing 3G network and add faster 4G LTE service, Sprint customers have defected to other carriers.
Nearly half a million customers left Sprint in the first quarter of -- 12 percent higher than a year ago. The Overland Park, Kan. Hesse said compression has allowed people to buy music in the form of MP3 files and stream music from their devices. Text to 3rd parties to participate in promotions or other may result in add'l charges.
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May not be combinable with other offers. Line must be active 30 consecutive days. Allow 8 wks for rebate. Reward Card: The prepaid Card may be used at U. Funds do not expire. That matches our overall average for Sprint, but again, Excelsior was one of the more poorly covered neighborhoods we tested. In downtown San Francisco, meanwhile, we managed There, the phone achieved Given how in-your-face HTC's new Sense 5 UI is its BlinkFeed home page manages to be reminiscent of Flipboard, Blur and Windows Phone , we feel a bit silly kvetching about something as unobtrusive as carrier bloatware.
That said, we know it's a pet peeve for many of you, and it's one of the few things distinguishing these models from the unlocked version we reviewed last month. Thankfully, neither carrier does too much damage. All of these can be uninstalled. Perhaps most intrusive of all is the "Discover It" widget, which shows you a curated selection of apps in different categories, but even that can be removed with a simple long-press.
The worst part? You can't uninstall any of these, though it's at least possible to disable them. In either case, you won't find too many apps that aren't either carrier bloatware or part of the native Android experience.
It looks like the global HTC One, and performs like it too. Regardless of whether you're loyal to Ma Bell or the Now Network, you can expect the same high-end design and fast performance, though battery life seems to vary modestly depending on the carrier.
Even if you're not planning on switching carriers, though, the One is the best phone you can get right now on either network. Update : After testing a final, production-grade version of the Sprint model, we've updated our review with conclusive battery life results. Sign up. Latest Reviews. See all articles.
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