Review of the smartphone HTC Exodus 1

Once a popular tech giant, HTC had an impressive following. Their smartphones were several seasons ahead of their time. The rebirth of the company was planned 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 were invested in the further development of new flagship smartphones, which were committed to regaining the lead in sales, but the idea failed. 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 with the help of cryptocurrency. The HTC Exodus 1 is an odd 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 guard that prevents Android's 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 evenly distributes it among several persons. The data flow that occurs between them instantly exchanges data between connected users. Thanks to this, hacking or getting inside this vault will not work.

When creating a HTC smartphone, developers are trying to develop a new data flow exchange system that 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 the average size, for people with small hands, it will be inconvenient. To use it with one hand, you will have to make interceptions.

The slim phone with tangible rounded edges won't cut your hand if you use it all the time. 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 will affect the interest a little, then the back compensates for everything.Let's look at everything in more detail.

There is a nice fingerprint scanner 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 non-removable. It is translucent, so you can see where other elements of the gadget are installed.

Advantages:

• Rugged housing;
• Powerful stuffing;
• Not a bad camera;
• Light;
• Compact;
• Excellent sound;
• fast charging;
• decentralized applications;
• capacious battery;
• 1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector;
• Bluetooth 0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE.

Flaws:

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

Specifications

Aside from its visual controversy, it's undeniable that the HTC Exodus 1 has impressive and solid specs that reach flagships.

Screen

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

Resolution 1440 x 2880 pixels, with an aspect ratio of 18:9. The pixel density per square inch is 537. These are good numbers that can compete with other powerful competitors.

The presence of multi-touch (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

The phone runs on the new Android 8.1 (Oreo) platform. Most applications, regardless of their capacity, will load without difficulty. The Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 does a pretty good job on its own. However, its power is not enough to catch up with its other variations in the flagships. It is designed on a 10nm system, while Samsung uses a 7nm processor. Despite these disagreements, the indicators are noticeable only during the tests. In normal use, this is not noticeable. The system of parallel functioning of the central processor neatly distributes the work between the cores, of which 8 pieces 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.

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

Unfortunately, there is no space left for a memory card slot. You will have to be satisfied with 128 GB of 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 cloud storage from Google.

RAM is 6 GB. For many, this will be enough to download multiple applications. There are no lags or slowdowns. Any process is smooth and fast. Instant switching between applications does not confuse at all. Quick launch doesn't keep you waiting. However, a good volume, which can be considered normal.

Sound

The sound of the smartphone is pleasant. There are two speakers that work on the stereo system. Thanks to this, excellent sound comes out without squeaks and squeals. Even at the maximum values, everything is audible well. Rumor does not hurt.

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

Camera

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

Main dual camera

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

The second, monochrome module has its own features 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 by dividing it into two modules.

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

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It also has a dual module. Both run at the same specs - 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4″, 1.12µm. For portrait mode and conducting your own broadcasts on the network, this will be enough. Materials are clear, blurring is present only where needed.

Battery

With innovations in the world of technology, smartphones are gaining more features. 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 bit. 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 a single charge from morning to evening.

The operating system perfectly optimizes the work of all components and processes, so that the activity of HTC Exodus 1 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 you add a naked Android here, you get the perfect 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 the mode of stormy activity of the working day.

Price

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