We'd been wondering just where the HTC Ville C would go with its odd mix of a 1.7GHz Snapdragon S3 and the One S'
otherwise sleek hardware. Of all places, it's HTC's home turf of
Taiwan: although the One S is still branded as the same phone, the usual
28-nanometer, 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 we've come to love has been replaced
with a high-frequency version of its ancestor. When grilled about the
switch by ePrice, HTC insisted that the new version would
"provide consumers [with] the same experience." We're not so sure after
having seen lower Nenamark scores, but we suspect many owners will be
too happy with the micro arc oxidized body
and rapid-fire camera to notice. All the same, charging NT$17,900
($600) for a less efficient take on the same formula makes us wonder if
supply for the 28-nanometer S4 didn't force a swap.
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