HTC One specs take on Droid DNA, iPhone 5, Z10

Let's see how HTC's latest marquee phone stands up to three other premium handsets, spec to spec.

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Feb. 19, 2013 7:48 a.m. PT

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Watch this: HTC One wows with stunning design, premium parts

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HTC's brand-new flagship smartphone, the HTC One, is a gorgeous piece of all-aluminum smartphone machinery by any standards. CNET's Brian Bennett went hands-on with the Android Jelly Bean phone before today's launch event.

With dual audio speakers, a new Beats Audio feature in BoomSound, and a rebooted version of the HTC Sense interface layer that includes a new element called Blink, and an IR blaster to act as a TV remote, the HTC One certainly packs some interesting extras.

HTC's flagship device should appear in the U.S. in March for T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint. It'll cost $199.99 for the 32GB version and $299.99 for the 64GB version.

Compelling? Yes. But how does the HTC One compare to the hottest competition? Check out our chart below for the spec-in-spec lineup against the HTC Droid DNA, the BlackBerry Z10, and the iPhone 5, and be sure to read Brian's hands-on impressions for more.

We'll have photos and video coming up, as soon as we can get them, and will update this chart with more specs as they're announced.

Phone	HTC One	HTC Droid DNA	RIM BlackBerry Z10	Apple iPhone 5
OS	Android 4.1	Android 4.1	BB10	iOS 6
Processor	1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600	1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro	1.5GHZ dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus	Proprietary A6 CPU
Screen	4.7-inch LCD, 1,920x1,080 pixels, 468ppi	5-inch LCD 3; 1,920x1,080 pixels, 440ppi	4.2-inch LCD; 1,280x768 pixels, 355ppi	4-inch IPS LCD; 1,136x640 pixels, 326ppi
RAM	2GB	2GB	2GB	Not listed
Internal storage	32GB, 64GB	16GB	16GB	16GB, 32GB, 64GB
Expansion slot	No	No	Yes, up to 64GB (format using FAT32)	No
Carrier	T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint	Verizon	Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile	AT&T, Sprint, Verizon
4G	LTE	LTE	LTE	LTE
Battery	2,300mAh, embedded	2,020mAh, embedded	1,800mAh, removable	Not listed; embedded
Camera	4 megapixels (ultrapixels), 2.1-megapixel front-facing	8 megapixels, 2.1-megapixel front-facing	8 megapixels, 2-megapixel front-facing	8 megapixels, 720p front-facing
Bluetooth version	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
NFC	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Wireless charging	No	Yes	Yes	No
Dimensions (inches)	5.4 x 2.7 x 0.37 (thickest) and 0.12 (thinnest)	5.6 x 2.7 x 0.4	5.1 x 2.6 x 0.35	4.9 x 2.3 x 0.3
Weight (ounces)	5	5	4.8	4