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HTC One 'Glamour Red' looks glorious from every angle

The HTC One is now available in a stunning metallic red colour. We went in for a closer look.

Andrew Lanxon
Andrew is CNET's go-to guy for product coverage and lead photographer for Europe. When not testing the latest phones, he can normally be found with his camera in hand, behind his drums or eating his stash of home-cooked food. Sometimes all at once.
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The red model of HTC's flagship One smart phone has landed in Phones 4 U, so I went in for a closer look. In short, it's beautiful.

The deep red colour -- named 'Glamour Red' by HTC -- has a metallic finish, accented by black plastic lines across the back. The display on the front is surrounded by a sleek black bezel, giving the phone something of a Dennis The Menace look.

The red model maintains the same hearty lineup of specs as before; a 4.7-inch Full HD display, quad-core processor and the 4-megapixel -- or 'Ultrapixel', as HTC calls it -- camera on the back. It's of course still built from aluminium, helping it feel much more luxurious to hold than plastic-clad phones like the Samsung Galaxy S4.

The One was previously available in silver or black. Both look great, but the red colour lends a very brash, in-your-face aesthetic to the phone that's difficult to miss and even harder not to like. If you're looking for a phone to stand out from the crowd, this is a superb choice.

The red model is currently exclusive to Phones 4 U for free on contracts starting from £37 per month. That's the same price as the silver model, in case you were worrying that you're being charged a bundle for the bright colour.

Because I'm so delightful, I've popped a lovely photo gallery of the phone above, so click through and be sure to pop your thoughts on it below or on our Facebook page.

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