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HTC has been slowly creeping downward into a rut recently, and the company’s October earnings report isn’t making the situation any better. Compared to October 2011, HTC’s October 2012 sales have dropped by a whopping 61% — the company’s biggest yearly drop in revenue, ever. Obviously, this isn’t good news.

This is the second month in a row that HTC’s revenues fell by double digits, down almost 19 percent from September. Plus, it’s even worse from year-over-year. On top of the 61% for this month, September also had a rough drop of 53%. HTC sold $588 million worth of smartphones during October.

HTC expects its Q4 2012 revenue to be approximately $2 billion, with a gross profit margin of approximately 23%. Of course, the company may be in for a long 4th quarter, but the release of its new Windows Phone 8X and the rumored DROID DNA may boost sales a bit for HTC. The DNA is rumored to be HTC’s first 5-inch phablet with a 1080p display.

However, in order to turn a profit and report great numbers in their Q4 2012 earnings report, the company will have to sell several million units of their new devices, which is very much possible, but they’ll be crossing their fingers the whole time. However, the holiday season alone may be enough to pull HTC out of the quicksand.

HTC posts up October 2012 earnings is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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On the 13th of this month there will indeed be an event held by HTC and Verizon at once, bringing on a new device that’s quite likely looking like what we’ve been teased with over the past few weeks – the HTC DROID DNA. This device is the only un-revealed machine we’ve seen that’s heading for Verizon from HTC that’s been visible in leaks over the past few weeks, and with the way the market looks today, such a phablet is quite likely to pop up soon. You’ll want to stick right here to SlashGear for the big event on the 13th as it’ll be bright with high definition and massive display size, one way or another.

The name DROID DNA comes from internal documents that’ve popped up over the past few weeks coming from Verizon, HTC, and everywhere in-between. The folks at HTC have revealed a device in Japan that takes on a form not unlike what we’re expecting here, calling it the HTC J Butterfy. This device has a massive 1080p display, that’s undeniably sharp, sharper than the whole rest of the market at the moment at 440 pixels per inch.

This device’s definition – if we’re just talking pixel density – is nearly 100 PPI denser than the next best device on the market. Nearby is a BlackBerry testing device getting pumped for BlackBerry 10, but nothing else is up nearby for the market – the Butterfly already exists. Coming down Verizon’s way, we’re expecting that the code-name DROID DNA very well may be sticking.

The images we’ve seen of this device thus far have been solid, with a lovely red ring around a mostly black device, red accents reflecting the rest of the DROID lineup that’s kept Verizon strong over the past few years. With the HTC DROID DNA we’ll have a new version of HTC Sense that works with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (not 4.2 quite yet we must assume) and we’ll have Qualcomm under the hood. What’s not yet as solid is the size of the processor, be it the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core or the S4 Pro quad-core as found in the LG Optimus G.

UPDATE: @evleaks has posted another image that essentially confirms that this event will be for the DROID DNA – have a peek at the invite and the wallpaper for this device, and you shall see! Also have a peek at the timeline below to see more details on this fabled device and we’ll see how real it all is on the 13th of this month!

HTC Verizon event set for November 13, DROID DNA likely is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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It’s no secret that HTC has hit a bit of a rough patch. Things started taking a turn for the worse in Q4 of 2011 when its revenue finally stopped growing and profits dropped along with it. Its been a continuous slide since and, if October’s sales numbers are any indication, Q4 of 2012 isn’t going to be when he Taiwanese manufacturer finally stops the bleeding. For the second month in a row revenues fell by double digits, down almost 19 percent from from September. Year-over-year, things are even worse. Revenues are down 61 percent from October of last year, a significant fall from even last month’s 53 percent drop off. The company may even struggle to meet its rather conservative earnings goals. Things are beginning to looks seriously dire for the company which has fallen almost as spectacularly as it climbed. But there’s always hope. With the Windows Phone 8X, 8S and the One X+ all right around the bend, the final two months of the quarter could present HTC with a chance at redemption.

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HTC saw its monthly sales dropping roughly 60 percent last month. Announcing its unaudited consolidated revenue for the month of October, the Taiwanese consumer electronics company said that it had a total revenue of NT$17.2 billion or $589 million based on today’s exchange rate. Although the amount isn’t so bad, at least from our own point of view, it’s important to note that HTC’s overall revenue last year for the month of October was NT$44,114 million or $NT 44 billion – a $1.5 billion value.

If you’ll do the math, that’s a whopping 60 percent drop. HTC is reportedly planning to ramp up its revenue to $NT60 billion in the Holiday quarter. But the numbers don’t lie. HTC clearly has a mountain to climb. So far, HTC is betting on its new flagship smartphones running Windows Phone 8 – the HTC Windows Phone 8X and HTC Windows Phone 8S. HTC also has the HTC One X+, the HTC J Butterfly, and the Verizon-bound HTC Droid DNA that could arrive this December.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: HTC and Verizon NYC Event on November 13, HTC DLX takes a stroll through the FCC’s gardens,

Earlier today, we reported that HTC’s DROID DNA phablet, which features a 5-inch 1080p display, was rumored to be released on December 6 at Verizon. Lending those rumors more credence, the DROID DNA has cleared the FCC, which dubbed it the HTC6435LVW. This comes after last week’s image leak showing off the phone from Twitter user @evleaks.

There has been noise in the rumorsphere for awhile that a version of the J Butterfly was headed to Verizon. Assuming the DNA is similarly spec’d as the aforementioned Butterfly, we can expect an astounding 440ppi display. This comes in light of other phablet smartphones that have been hitting the market, including Samsung’s Galaxy Note series. The J Butterfly is only available in Japan.

Also known as the DLX, the DROID DNA features a 5-inch 1920 x 1080 full HD display. Inside you’ll find a Qualcomm 1.5GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM, as well as 16GB of storage space and a 2,500mAh battery to keep it all a-glow. Right now it looks like the handset runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

According to the FCC filing, the DNA features Verizon’s 4G LTE radios, in addition to GSM for those times when you need to do a bit of global roaming. This information, in addition to the multiple image leaks and abounding rumors, indicates that the phablet is indeed slated to launch soon. While it doesn’t seem like it’ll be out in time to nab a nice Black Friday discount, it looks like it’ll be here in time to find its way under a few holiday trees.

[via Android Community]

HTC DROID DNA phablet clears the FCC is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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