Expectations for the next generation of HTC's flagship smartphone in 2016 are soaring high, especially with the rumour mill indicating that HTC will be launching its successor to the One M9 soon in the coming month. In fact, leaked photos of the HTC 10 have surfaced online which points to a probable release date of April 19.

Code-named “Perfume,” the HTC One M10 is also said to be named the HTC 10, and will be equipped to take on the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5 and Xiaomi Mi 5.

The Taiwanese tech giant already posted the first teaser of the HTC One M10 on its official Twitter account last month, but for the past few weeks have seen noted leaksters @OnLeaks and @Evleaks share a series of new leaked renders revealing the key specs of the HTC 10 (One M10).

These recently leaked images of the HTC 10 suggest an inclusion of additional colour variants such as Black and White front panels. According to a report by GSM Arena, the HTC 10 may borrow its colour palette from the HTC One A9, which might have considerable influence on the design of the upcoming flagship.

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HTC’s upcoming flagship smartphone is expected to flaunt a refreshing new design and feature a 5.2-inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The smartphone may come in a unibody all-metal design with IP68 certified chassis that will make it dust and water proof.

Powered by Snapdragon 820 chipset, the HTC 10 is speculated to house 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB of native storage. Another speculation claims that just like Samsung Galaxy S7, the HTC 10 may be shipped in different markets with different processors onboard.

The HTC 10 is rumoured to feature a physical home button with a fingerprint scanner. The handset will be shipped with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS out-of-the-box coupled with HTC Sense 8 UI.

In terms of the HTC 10's camera specs, the device will include a 12-megapixel UltraPixel camera on its rear featuring dual-LED flash, laser autofocus and optical image stabilisation.

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