HTC Bolt has officially arrived on Sprint with IP57 certification & Android 7.0 Nougat

The HTC Bolt smartphone which we have been a hearing a lot about lately has now finally arrived exclusively on Sprint. We pretty knew everything about the smartphone like it’s specs, features, etc. But it indeed came with a couple of surprises. Yes, there’s a lot to talk about this smartphone from the Taiwanese manufacturer. The HTC Bolt as mentioned earlier is exclusive to Sprint, and it showcases Sprint’s latest technology which will reportedly provide faster download speeds as compared to other networks.

Now talking about this smartphone, it comes with a few sacrifices but also gains some neat features. For starters, the company has ditched the headphone jack here just like the iPhone 7 & the iPhone 7 Plus. It will be using the USB Type-C input for audio. On the other hand, it is the first full metal unibody built smartphone from the company which has an IP57 certification. And now talking about the specs of the device, it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset along with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

It is worth noting here that the Snapdragon 810 chipsets were powering last year’s devices like the OnePlus 2, etc. It is kept powered by a 3,200 mAh battery internally which should be good for about a day since it has a QuadHD display on the front which is 5.5″ in size and has a resolution of 2560×1440. This is a IPS Super LCD 3 display here and hence don’t expect it to be as power efficient as the AMOLED panels. It also has Quick charge 2.0 instead of 3.0, which is pretty much a standard for most of the devices now.

In terms of the camera, we are looking at a 16MP rear facing camera, with f/2.0 OIS, PDAF & Dual LED flash. And on the front, there is an 8MP front-facing selfie shooter as well. HTC Bolt also has a fingerprint scanner on the front just the HTC 10. Talking about HTC 10, the Bolt looks a lot like the HTC 10. At the first glance, you will not be able to spot any difference between the two since they are identical from the front. At the back, the camera and the LED Flash placement is a little difference. But other than that, they both have the exact the same design. And yes, it runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.

HTC Bolt is available starting today for $600, and it is exclusive to Sprint’s network. It has Sprint’s 3×20 carrier aggregation, which provides faster download speeds over LTE. But one thing to note here is that this feature is only available in Chicago, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Cleveland, and Columbus, Ohio. And other than these places, there will not be any difference whatsoever in terms of download speeds. The HTC Bolt surely came as a disappointment since for this price, there are a lot of other smartphones with better specs. In fact, the HTC 10 is also available for similar price point and offer better specs than this. Hence you should definitely give it a second thought before making a move here.

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