The reviews are pretty much in and fairly unanimous. The HTC One smartphone is a sexy, gorgeous, device. Some reviewers can't stop staring at or holding it. It's like the Android holy grail of beautiful design. The question is, now that HTC seems to have really fine-tuned its design mojo, should it consider releasing a companion device? An HTC One Tab?
HTC has been out of the tablet game now for some time. Admittedly it is a tough market, dominated by sleek, ubiquitous iPads. Apple crushed the category before most people could figure out what they wanted to do with a tablet. However, the market has now matured. More people are seeing "the point" of a tablet.
Tablets are designed, and are primarily used for consumption. With its latest hero smartphone device, the One, HTC seems to get how its users are using its device more and more. Between BlinkFeed, a news aggregator built into the Sense user interface, and BoomSound, stereo front speakers powered by Beats, HTC is definitely looking to really facilitate, and enhance the consumption experience. Why not bring those killer features to a 7 or even 10 inch mobile device, with some hardcore specs and killer design?
While I wouldn't want to see a phablet version of the One, I think an HTC One tablet, would complement HTC's lineup, re-establish them as a mobile force, and keep the media buzz going. Unifying its branding under One could lead to much better results for HTC this time around in the tablet market, especially if its highly anticipated smartphone is truly a success. I'd love to see cool things like BlinkFeed syncing across devices, or being able to share a Zoe via NFC to my One tab. The tablet market is much stronger now, but still has opportunities. If HTC is calling this a comeback, might as well go all in.
So what do you think? Is this HTC's moment? Can it steal some thunder from the iPad, Nexus, or even Galaxy Note tablets out there? More importantly, would you throw your money at HTC for One?
Posts
