HTC One exclusive with Globe

MANILA, Philippines - As the preferred partner of the world’s leading device manufacturers, Globe Telecom has sealed another deal to be the exclusive Philippine telecom carrier of the new HTC One, making it the lone telco in the country to offer the latest HTC smartphone under its best-ever MySuperPlan.

Touted as one of the best Android smartphones in the world, the HTC One is available for as low as P1,699 monthly under MySuperPlan 999 with a monthly cashout of P700 over a 24-month contract period.

The postpaid bundle comes with unlimited LTE surfing of up to 42 Mbps and free calls and text messages.

With the best-ever MySuperPlan, subscribers can also avail themselves of the HTC One for free or with minimum cashout under the contract period of their preference.

Aside from the 24-month lock-up period, contract periods of six, 12, 18, and 30 months are now offered, taking plan customization and personalization one notch higher.

“We are thrilled to add the HTC One to our most diverse device line-up and be the lone telco partner of HTC to offer this highly anticipated smartphone to Filipinos who always want to be one step ahead when it comes to mobile technologies,” said Raul Macatangay, head of Globe Postpaid.

“The HTC One and its features are maximized with our best-ever MySuperPlan, our next-generation postpaid plan that gives subscribers the full flexibility to create a postpaid plan with their choice of consumable, combos, gadgets, and boosters, a perfect bundle that best fits their needs, lifestyle, and budget,” Macatangay added.

On top of the new postpaid plans, postpaid subscribers are also eligible to avail themselves of the Globe Guarantee that includes the “no bill shock” policy, assuring customers subscribed to Plans 999 and lower will not pay over P999 a month even if they go beyond their data subscription; the seven-day phone replacement; and 24/7 access to Globe customer service channels available on the mobile phone and landline, e-mail, online chat, Twitter, and Facebook.

“HTC One has finally arrived in the Philippines and we are happy to have Globe Telecom as our exclusive PH telco carrier to bring the device to tech-savvy Filipinos,” said Richard Javier, HTC country manager for the Philippines.

“The HTC One is packed with new and exciting features that users will love. With the best-ever Globe MySuperPlan and its fully customizable components, all these features will be maximized, reshaping one’s smartphone experience,” Javier said.

Available in stealth black and glacial silver, the HTC One boasts of a 4.7-inch Full HD 1080p, 468ppi display running on Android 4.1.2 JellyBean. The smartphone is housed in a sleek aluminum body with 32 GB internal memory and LTE capability.

Key features include the HTC BlinkFeed, a live home screen with an all-new user interface that delivers an intuitive live stream of news, social networks, calendars and apps services direct to the home screen; the HTC Zoe which brings to life one’s photo gallery via the HTC UltraPixel Camera which automatically captures up to 20 photos and a three-second video — a picture that’s alive with the entire photo album turned into a living, breathing gallery, and the HTC BoomSound which changes the way users listen to music with dual frontal speakers powered by Beats Audio amplifiers delivering bigger, sharper, richer, louder sound with less distortion and more detail.

Subscribers can order the HTC One via http://www.globe.com.ph/htc-one, the Globe sales hotline at 730-1010 or from participating Globe Stores nationwide.