HTC One is a beautifully crafted device, there's no question about it. This is the holy grail device of the Taiwanese giant that could put them back to the top of the Android game once again. Eversince it was released, it has been stealing some lightning from the Galaxy S 4, and now HTC follows the latter's footsteps to release a stock Android variant.
Design-wise, the One is a piece of heaven - the zero gap construction with two sets of frontal speakers in an inverse pyramid design. However, alongside these accents you'll get the overlay of Sense 5.0 which, for some, is plague with bloatwares and takes a considerable amount of space to One's unexpandable memory.
So yes, come June 26th, the HTC One with Nexus will be priced USD 599 off-contract. It'll have the same hardware specs and will definitely come with Beats Audio out of the box.
Personally, I would love to have BlinkFeed on my One; but for the love of a pure stock Android experience and timely software updates from Google, I would rather take a pitch for this variant. How about you?
HTC One with Nexus Specifications
4.7-inch Full HD (1080x1920) Super LCD 3 capacitive display (469ppi)
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3mm, 143g
1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 CPU
Adreno 320 GPU
2GB of RAM
32/64GB of internal storage (NO microSD card slot)
4MP UltraPixels autofocus camera with LED flash
1080p@ 30fps video recording
2.1M P front camera
Stereo FM radio with RDS / 3.5mm audio jack
Dual speakers with Beats Audio sound enhancement
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP / microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
NFC / Infrared port / GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-band)
3G/HSDPA (UMTS 850/900/1900/2100
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Li-Po 2,300mAh battery (non-removable)
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3mm, 143g
1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 CPU
Adreno 320 GPU
2GB of RAM
32/64GB of internal storage (NO microSD card slot)
4MP UltraPixels autofocus camera with LED flash
1080p@ 30fps video recording
2.1M P front camera
Stereo FM radio with RDS / 3.5mm audio jack
Dual speakers with Beats Audio sound enhancement
Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP / microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
NFC / Infrared port / GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-band)
3G/HSDPA (UMTS 850/900/1900/2100
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Li-Po 2,300mAh battery (non-removable)
USD 599
