While speaking on stage at the D11 conference in San Francisco, Google’s Android and Chrome boss Sundar Pichai confirmed that HTC will soon launch a new version of the HTC One that features a stock build of Android. The handset will be available unlocked for $599 beginning June 26th just like the stock edition of Samsung’s Galaxy S4, and it will work on both AT&T and T-Mobile’s networks, including 4G LTE support. The new One will initially only be available in the U.S., and it will ship with 32GB of internal storage.

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