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The Taiwanese smartphone company known as HTC do seem to have fallen into a rut where their smartphone releases are concerned, without really returning to their pinnacle as they hit a purple patch in the market a couple of years ago. Well, word has it that HTC intends to fight their way back to the top of the game with a new flagship model which very little is known about, namely the HTC M7.

The new HTC M7 flagship device does seem to have HTC executives fancy its chances against the next king of Android-powered smartphones (in all theoretical probability anyways), which would be the next iteration of the Samsung Galaxy S device. Having said that, it seems that HTC wants to launch a pre-emptive strike of sorts, by rolling out the HTC M7 this coming March 8, which would be slightly more than a couple of weeks after the rumored official February 19 announcement for the HTC M7. Let us hope that HTC will shed more details on the situation, other than just having the M7 arrive in black and silver/white options.

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It looks like some of the hottest MWC action won’t take place in the same country — or even in the same week, for that matter. HTC has confirmed that it will be holding a press event in New York on the 19th of February, which is a few days before the majority of MWC companies hold their press conferences. At the time of this post, we believe this will be the company’s new flagship phone (currently rumored to be called the M7). We’ve also received official confirmation that an event will be held in London as well. Regardless of where they’re held, we’ll be there to get you the info on the latest and greatest from HTC!

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HTC had a disappointing year last year, despite early success with the One X and solid hardware releases in general. This year, it looks like it will be kicking things off in style with the launch of a new flagship device, called the HTC M7, a phone rumored for likely launch at MWC in Barcelona next month. The phone was supposedly depicted in a render leaked last week, but now, very different-looking hardware has turned up in photos obtained by Android Police.

At first glance, the M7 leak spotted by AP looks a lot more like what we’d expect from HTC. It has the company’s trademark look, with rounded corners and front glass that looks to taper slightly at the edges of the screen. The rear of the phone likewise looks like HTC signature style, with a matte black finish on what looks like a rubberized surface, with a centrally-positioned rear camera and speaker grill near the bottom of the device.

Rumored specs for this phone include a 4.7-inch display with 1080p resolution (making for a mind-boggling 468ppi pixel density) and a 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor. In the new leaked images, it is depicted as running Sense 5.0, the next generation of HTC’s own OEM-specific custom Android skin. Sense looks to bring some considerable aesthetic changes to the mix for the UI, including a clock that embraces a digital look in favor of the flip-clock style one that HTC has been using as its own iconic take on Android for quite a while now.

Another noteworthy feature are the new info pane widgets, which look to provide information streams from various sources kind of like in an Android approximation of what Microsoft’s live tiles offer. Those aren’t populated yet in the screenshots, though, so we’ll have to wait and see what they actually look like in practice, should these leaks prove accurate.

HTC needs to come out of the gate swinging in 2013 to boost the brand and win back consumer confidence, but its recent Droid DNA and Butterfly phones have shown some dramatic steps in that direction. The M7, which should combine an industry leading display with a form factor that’s probably more battery and user-friendly than a giant-sized device, could be just what the doctor ordered.

What you see above is actually a render of the upcoming HTC M7 that will be the flagship device for the beleaguered Taiwanese company who has fallen on hard times recently, although they are not too far down the rabbit hole to be rescued if they chart their path correctly in the weeks and months ahead. The date spotted on HTC Sense is January 15, which could be the date that the render was created, and the location, Barcelona, could very well be a prophetic “message” that makes the HTC M7 ripe for a Mobile World Congress unveiling.

Well, some folks would say that a render is nothing until the real deal is released, but according to Bartosz of Czujnym Okiem, what you see above is not an official render from HTC, but from folks who claim to have had access to a photo of the HTC M7. While the front looks as though it adds up, the back does not really seem to be much to believe in, with Windows Phone 8X being used as a starting point. If you ask me, the HTC M7 render does seem to share some design cues as that of the Sony Xperia range of smartphones, what do you think?

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According to Evleaks, on UnwiredView, this is a render from a start-up video for the much-rumoured new HTC M7. Rumours suggest that the flagship phone will pack a 4.7-inch 1080p screen, along with a 1.7GHz quad-core chip backed by 2GB of RAM and LTE. More »