HTC 10 update: Price, availability and plans offered by Australian carriers

A model poses for photographs with HTC 10, an Android-based smartphone, during its launch event in Taitung, Taiwan April 12, 2016. Reuters/Tyrone Siu

Major Australian carriers started selling the latest HTC 10 from May 3. Last month, the flagship smartphone was made available for pre-orders in the US by Verizon Wireless.

The HTC 10 will also be available outright from retail outlets of both JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman at $1099 .

Telstra

The carrier will sell the 32GB HTC 10 in Glacial Silver and Carbon Gray colour options starting from $83 per month plan. This 24-month plan will offer 1GB mobile data along with unlimited Telstra Air data until Sep. 30 across Australia.

Shoppers can visit the Telstra website to find more details.

Optus

Optus has a wide range of 24-month postpaid plans starting from $67 per month. A compared to Telstra, the Optus plans are less expensive. An $87 per month plan unlimited national calls, 6GB of mobile data and unlimited standard national SMS.

For more details on plans and tariffs of HTC 10 on Optus, visit the official website.

Vodafone

The HTC 10 on Vodafone Australia will available through nine monthly tariff plans starting from $75 per month. However, the telco recommends a $78 per month plan offering 4GB of mobile data for 24-months. This plan includes 1GB of bonus data and $18 per month handset repayment.

To choose the most convenient tariff plan, visit the Vodafone website.

Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile will offer only the Silver colour variant of the HTC 10. The 24-month plans range from as low as $59 per month to $130 per month. The A$70 per month plan will cover handset cost of $20 per month, which makes it the most sensible option to opt for. It includes unlimited calls and text with OZ and a reasonable 3GB of mobile data.

To get an idea of all the eight plans for the HTC 10, navigate to Virgin Mobile’s official website.

Here is a quick roundup of the HTC 10 specs and features:

The smartphone features 5.2-inch Super LCD 5 display with a screen resolution of 2560×1440 pixels. Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820, the HTC 10 sports a generous 4GB of RAM.

HTC has equipped the handset with 32GB or 64GB of internal storage capacity which can be expanded up to 2TB via microSD card support.

There is a 12-megapixel UltraPixel camera sensor along with a 5MP selfie shooter with OIS. Other HTC 10 specs include a 3000mAh battery and the iconic HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi with support for Apple AirPlay.

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