HTC launches Bolt with Android Nougat, no headphone jack

HTC has finally launched the Bolt smartphone exclusively on the Sprint network in the U.S. The phone runs Android 7.0 Nougat, features IP57 rating for water and dust resistance, ditches headphone jack entirely, but is powered by 2015's infamous Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, instead of the more powerful Snapdragon 820 chip, for cost cutting.

The HTC Bolt features metal body, 2560 x 1440 pixel 5.5-inch display Super LCD 3 with Corning Gorilla 5 protection, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, a microSD card slot and 3200mAh battery.

The 16MP camera on the back features dual-LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, phase detect auto focus, optical image stabilization, and can record 4K videos. The 8MP camera on the front will handle selfies and video calls.

Other features include fingerprint sensor, USB-C, NFC, Cat.9 LTE, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.1, Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, High-res audio and BoomSound Adaptive Audio.

The HTC Bolt will be available to buy from Sprint at $25 per month with 24-month contract or $600 at full retail. HTC will also bundle USB Type-C headphones as well with the Bolt.

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