HTC

Taiwanese smartphone brand

HTC is a Taiwanese electronics company best known for smartphones and virtual reality hardware.

The name stands for High Tech Computer Corporation.

Once a major Android phone manufacturer, HTC pioneered several smartphone innovations before losing market share to competitors: My old HTC had the best speakers of any phone I've owned.

smartphones

Android

Google's phone platform

Dream · Zoe · unibody · flagship

hardware

display

Presentation for viewing

  • touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
  • sensorsDevices that detect input
  • 5GCurrent mobile network standard

connectivity · resolution · refresh rate · graphics · audio · processor · camera · battery · aluminum · USB-C

company

corporation

Legally separate business entity

consumer electronics · subsidiary · merger · brand · market share · revenue · CEO · stock · industry · business strategy

Vive

virtual reality

Computer-created interactive environment

base stations · tracking · immersion · lighthouse · standalone · tethered · gaming · haptics

Categories
Opposites
market dominance

HTCApple

Cupertino tech giant

Samsung · iPhone · market leader · tech giant · industry leader

national origin

HTCSamsung

South Korean tech conglomerate

LG · Sony · Panasonic · Huawei · Xiaomi

business model

HTCGoogle

Dominant web search provider

Microsoft

Family

high-tech

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G