HTC Exodus 1 smartphone review

Once a popular tech giant, HTC had an impressive following. Their smartphones were several seasons ahead of their time. The company was planned to be reborn after the purchase of the HTC department responsible for the development of phones by Google. From that moment on, most people thought that the revival of the popular brand was beginning.

In fact, it turned out quite differently. Several hundred million dollars have been poured into further development of new flagship smartphones, which pledged to regain the leadership in sales, but the venture fell through. Because of this, HTC was temporarily forgotten. Yes, good gadgets were produced, but it was difficult to call them outstanding.

A smartphone will be released very soon, which can only be purchased using cryptocurrency. The HTC Exodus 1 smartphone is a strange smartphone for its kind. It has a number of unique features.

Smartphone HTC Exodus 1 - advantages and disadvantages

The first significant improvement in the smartphone concerns the unique Secure Enclave system. This is a small part of the storage, which is reserved for crypto wallets and other digital data. This area has a protection that prevents Android file system functions from making their own adjustments.

The second thing to highlight is Social Key Recovery. A function that allows you to exchange data with trusted persons. The program, if you can call it that, divides all the information into parts and distributes it evenly among several persons. The flow of data that occurs between them instantly exchanges data between the connected users. Thanks to this, it will not be possible to hack or get inside this storage.

When creating an HTC smartphone, developers are trying to develop a new system for exchanging data streams, which focuses on such a concept as a decentralized Internet. In the future, this should be a fundamental milestone in the creation of blockchain smartphones.

Ergonomics

The tactile sensations from the smartphone are pleasant. It is made from durable glass and metal. Lies well in the hand, does not slip. Due to its medium size, it will be inconvenient for people with small hands. To use it with one hand, you will have to make interceptions.

Slim phone with tangible rounded edges doesn't cut your hand when used constantly. Quite standard sensations during active use.

Design

The developers from the company decided to create a transparent case in which all the components will be visible. Thanks to this unique feature, many will be interested in the model. If the front panel is of little interest, the rear will make up for it. Let's take a closer look at everything.

A nice fingerprint scanner is formed in the middle at the back. There is a flash above him. It allows you to take high-quality pictures with a double module, which is in a symmetrical position relative to the entire body. The back panel is not removable. It shines through, so you can see where the other elements of the gadget are installed.

Advantages:

• Robust body;
• Powerful filling;
• Not a bad camera;
• Easy;
• Compact;
• Excellent sound;
• Fast charging;
• Decentralized applications;
• Capacious battery;
• 1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector;
• Bluetooth 0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE.

Disadvantages:

• Poor variety of applications;
• Can only be purchased with cryptocurrency;
• Lack of a memory card slot;
• Inconsistent flash location.

Specifications

Aside from the fact that its appearance is controversial, it cannot be denied that the HTC Exodus 1 smartphone has impressive and sturdy technical specifications that reach flagships.

Screen

Today you will not surprise anyone with a 6-inch touch screen. They are made using Super LCD6 technology, with the ability to display 16 million colors. The total area is 92.9 cm²... If you compare this with the area of ​​the entire front panel, it turns out that the screen occupies 80.3% of the entire surface.

The resolution is 1440 x 2880 pixels, with an aspect ratio of 18: 9. The pixel density per square inch is 537. This is a good indicator that can compete with other powerful competitors.

The presence of multitouch (up to 10 touches at a time) will allow you to use the phone as a tool for games and applications. You can perform several jobs at the same time, fortunately, there will be enough RAM.

Hardware part

The phone runs on the new Android 8.1 (Oreo) platform. Most applications, regardless of their capacity, will load easily. The Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 does a pretty good job of its own. However, its power is not enough to catch up with its other variations in the flagships. It is designed on a 10 nanometer system, while Samsung uses a 7 nm processor. Despite these disagreements, the metrics are only noticeable in tests. This cannot be noticed in normal use. The system of parallel functioning of the central processor neatly distributes the work between the cores, of which 8 are installed. Octa-core (4 × 2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold and 4 × 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) is an excellent combination of battery life with minimal power consumption.

The graphics editor Adreno 630 reproduces a beautiful and competent picture on the screen. The colors are rich and beautiful. Especially black. In many phones, this color turns out to be somewhat dull, more reflective in other shades. The HTC Exodus 1's screen is really nice to look at.

Unfortunately, there is no room for a memory card slot. We'll have to be satisfied with 128 GB storage. This is enough to store a lot of personal files on the phone. We must not forget that there is the possibility of creating a cloud storage from Google.

The RAM is 6 GB. For many, this will be enough to download multiple applications. There are no lags and brakes. Any process is smooth and fast. Instant switching between apps is not at all confusing. Quick start doesn't keep you waiting. However, the volume is not bad, which can be considered normal.

Sound

The sound of the smartphone is pleasant. There are two speakers that work in stereo. This results in excellent sound without squeaks and squeals. Even at maximum values, everything is heard well. Hearing does not hurt.

There is active noise cancellation, thanks to which the smartphone is able to filter unnecessary sounds and muffle them so that only the interlocutor can be heard during conversations.

Camera

With the addition of new unique features, it's hard to believe that developers will spend a lot of time on the camera. HTC Exodus 1 has really good technical indicators of both the main and the front module.

Main dual camera

The first camera of the main module has quite usable characteristics 12 MP, f / 1.8, 1 / 2.55 ", 1.4 microns, OIS, dual-pixel PDAF and laser AF, OIS - will allow you to get cool photos in any light. It is possible to shoot videos in any format.

The second, monochrome module has its own characteristics of 16 MP (effective 12 MP), f / 2.6, 1.0 μm, 2x optical zoom, AF. If you notice that the developers were able to combine a huge functional package, dividing it into two modules.

If you use cameras focusing only on one lens, then the photos are very dubious. Only in the complex do they have good opportunities in creating really beautiful images.

Selfie karema

She also has a double module. Both work with the same specifications - 8 MP, f / 2.0, 1/4 ", 1.12 microns. This will be enough for portrait mode and conducting your own broadcasts on the network. Materials are crisp, blurring only where needed.

Battery

With the innovations in the world of technology, smartphones gain more functions. Because of this, most developers sacrifice battery capacity. At the moment, the most popular volume is 3000 mAh. But in this regard, HTC Exodus 1 was able to stand out a little. Its battery capacity is 3500 mAh. This is enough to use the gadget offline for at least two days. If you focus on active work, with increased performance, then the smartphone will live on one charge from morning to evening.

The operating system perfectly optimizes the work of all components and processes, thanks to which the HTC Exodus 1's activity in autonomy mode uses much less charge than in other contenders.

We must not forget that the work is based on the Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 processor (10 nm), which is currently the most autonomous of the series. If we add a naked Android here, we get an excellent combination of a compact gadget that can work without a charge for a long time.

The Type-C connector is responsible for replenishing the battery charge, which allows you to charge the phone up to 50% from scratch in 35 minutes. Not bad in a hectic working day mode.

Price

It is difficult enough to correctly convert the price of this smartphone into real currency. HTC clearly knows something that will soon be introduced into our modernity. HTC Exodus 1 is presented at cryptocurrency price. If you count in bitcoins, then you will have to pay 0.15 for a smartphone, the developers were able to still present a gadget with a price in such an Internet currency as Ethereum - 4.78.