Some months ago, Taiwanese manufacturer, HTC, confirmed that three of its devices HTC 10, U11, and U Ultra will be upgraded to Android Oreo. Now, the approximately two years old HTC 10 has started receiving the Oreo update which arrives as software version 3.16.617.2. When this device was released in April 2016, it came with Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow). Subsequently, it was upgraded to Android 7.0 (Nougat) and now the Oreo. Presently, some unlocked units in the US have received this update. Go to settings and check “system update” to confirm if your unit has received it. Note that it is 1.8GB in size.
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As a reminder, HTC 10 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset coupled with 4GB of RAM and 32/64GB of internal storage. The internal storage is expandable to 256GB via SD card. It is equipped with a 5.2-inch Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protected Super LCD5 capacitive touchscreen with a 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. In the camera department, it comes with a 12MP rear camera supported by a 5MP selfie snapper. The lights of the HTC 10 are kept on by a removable 3000mAh battery. This smartphone which comes with a front mounted fingerprint scanner is also equipped with a Nano SIM, Wi-Fi, 3G and 4G Networks. Other features include Compass, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, and Gyroscope.
