All three major color choices are coming to the UK market — but your options will depend on where you buy.
The newly announced HTC 10 launches in the UK in early May, and there are three major color options to choose from. (Sadly the badass "camellia red" is Japan-only for now.) On British shores, your choices are:
- Glacial Silver: A silver back with a white front.
- Topaz Gold: A gold back with a white front.
- Carbon Gray: A dark grey back with a black front.
(The Glacial Silver variant you may have seen in photos with a black front is exclusive to North America.)
That's a pretty straightforward selection. However as usual, various network operators and retailers have laid claim to different color options.
Carphone Warehouse
The country's biggest independent retailer has the HTC 10 in all three colors including gold, which it's claimed as an exclusive. To sweeten the deal, the retailer is offering £50 cashback on the HTC 10 when you take out a new contract or upgrade.
See HTC 10 at Carphone Warehouse
HTC.com
Notwithstanding Carphone's exclusivity deal, HTC's own online store also has all three HTC 10 colors — gold, silver and gray — available for purchase unlocked and SIM-free.
EE
Although EE isn't yet listing the HTC 10, a press release from the operator confirms that it'll stock the carbon gray version of the phone.
Three
Three has now opened up pre-orders for the HTC 10, with the silver version of the phone available on plans starting at £38 per month and £49 upfront. That gets you 1GB of data and unlimited calls and texts. For unlimited data, it's £57 per month with the same upfront fee.
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon has the HTC 10 in glacial silver and carbon gray, available to buy SIM-free and unlocked.
See HTC 10 (gray) on Amazon See HTC 10 (silver) on Amazon
BuyMobiles.net
Carphone's online-only arm also has the HTC 10 in glacial silver and carbon gray, available to buy on contract with EE, in addition to SIM-free and unlocked.
See HTC 10 (gray) on BuyMobiles See HTC 10 (silver) on BuyMobiles
Vodafone
Vodafone UK has confirmed that it has no plans to range the HTC 10.
See Android phones at Vodafone
O2
O2 is saying it has nothing to announce on the HTC 10 at present, and is directing customers to its "coming soon" page.
Are you picking up an HTC 10? Let us know which color you're going for down in the comments!
Reader comments
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Red one would be nice
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Gold version pre-order ordered via CW. Release date I was given was 4th May....
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May 4th sounds like an awesome launch date.
May the Forth be with HTC 10 buyers.
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Can you get the British flag anodized on there?
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Now that would look sweet, but since it's the UK version, you'd still have that white front on it...
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What an exciting selection ...
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I like some of your color choices from the other thread :b
I'll probably go for the silver, even though I like the carbon better. I might have considered the gold if it was available with black.
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Nah, changed my mind after seeing too many videos. I want the carbon now, lol.
Gold color looks awesome...
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How did Voda not push for the red variant...
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Carbon gray for me.. can't stand white bezels.. (shivers)
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A bit disappointed that the black front silver back won't be available here. As others have said, prefer black bezels. Ah well, not the end of the world.
I'd like to see some prices soon, I've only seen Tesco mobile so far.
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The M7 was silver with black front, HTC what are you thinking only giving us a white front?! Aaargh. Also, come on O2, give us some info on when you will have it!
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O2 and Vodafone have for now announced they have no plans for stocking HTC 10. I guess there will be lots of movement between the provider upon contract expiry.
So why, even though I pre-ordered my HTC 10 direct from HTC (at a substantial saving), is it yet still to be dispatched even though CPW has it on sale?
Actually this is a good but not great phone. It doesn't have very good home screen, the camera isn't better than Sony x or Moto x pure but it OK. HTC hasn't been consistent enough imo for anyone to slam down $698 for this. Sony and Alcatel have newer models that are better and reliable.