Earlier today Google and HTC announced that Google would buy part of HTC’s smartphone business. HTC also announced that they would continue to make their own smartphones.
The company also confirmed that they are currently working on a new flagship smartphone that will be launched before the end of 2017.
This agreement also supports HTC’s continued branded smartphone strategy, enabling a more streamlined product portfolio, greater operational efficiency and financial flexibility. HTC will continue to have best-in-class engineering talent, which is currently working on the next flagship phone, following the successful launch of the HTC U11 earlier this year. HTC will also continue to build the virtual reality ecosystem to grow its VIVE business, while investing in other next-generation technologies, including the Internet of Things, augmented reality and artificial intelligence.
As yet there are no details on what the next flagship device from HTC will be, as soon as we get some more details about the device, we will let you guys know.
Source HTC