HTC promised us three new smartphones for Q1 of 2017. The U Ultra was one, the U Play was another, but what’s the third? Sources say it’s the One X10, and believe that a new leak just exposed it.

HTC said earlier in the year that the company’s focus will be to release less smartphone models with mostly higher-end specs. This strategy has been put into place to combat the company’s decreased earnings across its mobile divisions over the last several quarters. This should hopefully reduce costs by thus producing fewer models, and generate more revenue, as the price per unit is higher.

In early January, we heard about a possible One X10 smartphone with mid-range qualities. Sources claim that this model will be HTC’s third and final for the first quarter. The handset is to follow-up on the One X9, which was a successful release to low-end markets last year. According to Android Police, who just leaked two photos, the One X10 will do just that.

So despite HTC’s claim of releasing only high-end smartphones this year, it seems that a budget model will soon roll off the conveyor belt. Android Police claims that the One X10 will be available in emerging markets such as India and be of a 5.5-inch size with an aluminium uni-body design. In fact, the handset in the leaks appears nothing like the previous iteration. On it we see a dual-LED rear-facing flash, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and capacitive home, back and menu keys for navigation. No home button is in sight.

The HTC One X10 could see the light of day during MWC 2017 next week. We’ll be covering everything that the event brings to us right here at DroidTurf.com.

SOURCE [Android Police]