HTC Bolt Specs

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HTC Bolt Review
8.0

Description

Made from aluminum, the HTC Bolt is actually the first water resistant Android phone to be sculpted out of the material. It has an IP57 certification rating. It carries a Gorilla Glass 5 protected 5.5-inch Super LCD-3 display with a 1440 x 2560 resolution. A Snapdragon 810 chipset is under the hood with an octa-core 2GHz CPU. 3GB of RAM is inside along with 32GB of internal storage. A 2TB microSD slot is available for those seeking additional storage. The 16MP rear camera features PDAF laser focusing, and the aperture weighs in at f/2.0. And yes, OIS is included. The front-facing 8MP camera takes selfies and handles video chats. The 3200mAh battery keeps the lights on and works with Quick Charge 2.0 for rapid recharges. Android 7.0 is pre-installed along with HTC's Sense UI.

This device is also known as HTC 10 evo

Pros

  • High pixel density screen (534 PPI)
I want it 3 users
I have it 3 users
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Display

Benchmarks
Size: 5.5-inch
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 px, 534 PPI
Technology: S-LCD 3
Screen-to-body: 70.16 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

Benchmarks
System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Processor: Octa-core, 2000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU: Adreno 430
RAM: 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage: 32GB, available to use: 24 GB
Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS: Android (7.0 Nougat), HTC Sense UI Screenshots
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 3200 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera Camera samples
Main camera: 16 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Specifications: Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 28 mm
Flash: Dual LED
Video recording: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Features: Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front: 8 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Dimensions: 6.06 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches
(153.9 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm)
Weight: 6.14 oz (174.0 g)
Materials: Back: Aluminum
Resistance: Water, Dust; IP57
Biometrics: Fingerprint (touch)
Features: Touch sensitive control keys
Keys: Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors: Black, Silver

Cellular

4G (FDD): Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 25(1900+), 26(850+)
4G (TDD): Bands 41(2600+)
3G: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type: Nano SIM
HD Voice: Yes

Multimedia

Benchmarks
Headphones: No 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring: DLNA, Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s): Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.1
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB: Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, OTG, Charging, Headphones port
Hearing aid compatible: M4, T4
Location: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other: NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Oct 17, 2016
FCC ID value: NM82PYB200
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.60 W/kg
Body: 0.07 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.17 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.07 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced: Nov 11, 2016
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Alternative variants

HTC 10 evo
Differences from the main variant:
Colors: Gold, Gray, Silver
4G (FDD): Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD): Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA

Carrier Availability

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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
7.3
Camera quality
8.3
Performance
8.3
Display
8.3
Battery life and charging
7.3
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
4
Burns up! Died quick. HTC service is horrible.
Phone owned for less than a year

HTC has no parts available to repair and I shouldn't have to pay $15 extra a month to Sprint to get good service when I've been their customer since the 90's. No more. Sprint and HTC stink at customer service.

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Best
Phone owned for less than a month

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10
My real HTC BOLT opinion so far, almost kept my HTC M8 or went to the M10
Phone owned for less than a month

Very important is that first I am lucky to be in a excellent Sprint coverage area for past 2 years plus. Second I do Love HTC and had a hard time giving up my HTC M8 HK but until I reset the phone and set it up the way I wanted it I almost gave it back. By using the transfer utility I must have put some incompatible app(s) on the Bolt because it had performance issues. While my ratings seem unreasonable they are very much spot on for me. I am very technical being in I.T. for a couple of decades and while in semi-retirement I still am the CTO/Co-founder of a IBM Mainframe based Biometric authentication system. You must try this phone. Keep in mind HTC made the new Google phones and not the first time. While using a Mac right now the BOLT blows away the iPhone and at least tied with the S7. Even the fingerprint sensor is really fast and I have a lot (12+ years) experience with this. Whatever you do remove any reference to the processor in ANY review since it the same as we used to do with MIPS on mainframes (Meaningless Indicator of Processor Speed vs,. Millions of Instructions Per Second) and my M8 used an 801 Quad (Fast) the Bolt uses an 810 Octal (8 core) processor. I have not used nearly all of the Camera's features but so far it takes great pictures. Also keep in mind my Condo is on the intra-coastal and is built with re-enforced concrete and the call quality is like a land line. I expect to get a lot of heat for writing this but I just don't like it when people review products and it is obivious to me that they are not qualified to do so. I even considered if a change was to be made it might be the S7. Last but not least Sprint made me an offer that was too good to pass up.

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