The HTC One comes with a 4.7-inch full-HD display and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
It is powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor alongside 2GB of RAM
HTC One has an aluminium unibody
The lower back of the phone has the HTC trademark beats audio branding just above the white polycarbonate band
While the light and proximity sensors are located at the left side. The 2.1-megapixel wide-angle camera sits on the right, above the display
The front camera comes with full-HD video recording capabilities as well as Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS)
There are two capacitive touch buttons, instead of the usual three, below the display panel with the HTC branding in the middle
HTC BoomSound (enhanced sound thanks to dual frontal stereo speakers powered by built-in amplifiers)
A single LED flash is located just next to the lens. The phone has an ultrapiexl rear camera
The noise cancellation micro-phone is at placed on the white polycarbonate band next to the rear camera
There's a SIM for the micro-SIM and a pinhole for ejecting it
The top of the phone houses the 3.5mm jack and the power button. The power button doubles up as the IR port that converts HTC One into a remote control
The micro-USB port is located at the bottom of the phone along with a microphone
The volume rocker is located on the right side of the phone
The highlight of the HTC One is the home screen, which the company likes to call Blink Feed
Thickness comparison of Sony Xperia Z(bottom) and HTC One(top)
Sony Xperia Z (left) and HTC One
Video quality comparison: Sony Xperia Z(top) and HTC One(below)