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How did we get here? When did flashy gimmicks become more important in driving sales than a solid foundation? Why did removable batteries, modules, and questionable 'innovations' like edge screens become a more compelling reason to buy one phone over the other? And when did we stop caring about great execution—great execution in all matters?

These are the type of questions we were faced with not because we were in a particularly contemplative mood, but because the $699 HTC 10 refused to fit into today's smartphone paradigm. In that world, more is necessarily better, and this philosophy underlies manufacturers' strategy. But it doesn't have to, and the 10 is a glowing example of this.

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The HTC 10 is hands down the best phone HTC has ever made, and is quite honestly one of the most perfect devices on the market. Being almost perfect of course means there are still issues, but many are so minor you’ll forget about them the second you actually start using the phone. Its fast, fluid and gorgeous software perfectly melds with the incredibly beautiful and high quality all-metal build, creating one of the finest smartphone experiences you’re ever likely to have. A single bottom-facing speaker working with the speaker earpiece isn’t quite as good as those stereo front-facing speakers from HTC One M phones in past years, and the camera still needs a bit of balancing work on the software side, but it’s got just about everything else to make anyone happy. Lastly, while that $700 price tag for the unlocked version feels a bit steep, it comes with HTC’s famed Uh-Oh protection, which will replace your phone once for free almost no matter what happens so it. This is a fantastic value and the phone HTC needed. Let’s just hope enough people notice to keep HTC around for the next one.

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