The HTC One topped the rankings published on Sept. 24 by Pocket-lint, which said the phone is "a triumph of design and sumptuous to hold" and that its 4.7-inch full-HD display delivers "some of the best quality visuals you'll find on a smartphone."
"HTC has a history of making good phones, so the HTC One doesn't come as a surprise to us. It's a fantastic Android smartphone and is well worthy of your consideration if you're in the market for a premium device," the website commented.
The iPhone 5S, launched on Sept. 10 in the United States with a fingerprint scanner and a refreshed operating system, ranked second on the list, followed by the LG G2, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Google Nexus 4.
In the sixth to 10th places were the Sony Xperia Z, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Sony Xperia Z1 and Apple iPhone 5C, according to the rankings.
Despite the critical acclaim for the HTC One, HTC's fundamentals are getting worse without any positive catalysts to spark a rebound in the highly competitive smartphone market, said Robert Cheng, a Taipei-based analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
"We believe some exits in HTC's R&D team will impact its new model launch time table in 2014. The big idle capacity also prolongs the operating breakeven timetable," he wrote in a Sept. 27 note to clients.
Cheng said HTC only had a 50 percent utilization rate of its current capacity.
HTC warned in late July that it was likely to post its first net quarterly loss in history in the third quarter because of high inventory in its distribution channels, its higher cost structure and a lack of economies of scale.
The company has forecast its third-quarter revenue at between NT$50 billion (US$1.69 billion) and NT$60 billion, down 15-30 percent from NT$70.7 billion in the second quarter.
HTC shares closed up 0.76 percent at NT$133 in trading in Taipei on Tuesday.
Posted by www.anymobilesmartphone.co.uk
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