HTC has developed an excellent piece of technology with its new top smartphone, which many would not have expected from the manufacturer. The smartphone shines with its superb display, decent camera, awesome interface configuration and great audio qualities.

clear-cut design, fast SoC, decent speakers, extensive configuration, expandable storage, fast micro-SD slot, USB Type-C 3.1 gen; 1, nice panel, good camera, superb headset

no infrared; no radio receiver; SoC throttles during load; high idle power consumption when radio modules enabled

Listen up: The HTC 10 is the best-sounding phone you can buy.

Gorgeous design; Clean Android and fun themes; Hi-Fi audio without the extra cost; Solid flagship specs; Fast fingerprint sensor

Average battery life; It's not water resistant

The HTC 10 is not a design revolution. Changes in hardware and software are somewhat conservative. Many minor changes combine here to give us an improved flagship that is adequate for its time.

Excellent craftsmanship; Very good ergonomics; High performance; Very good camera; Front camera has OIS; Very good sound

Light power loss when warm; Smartphone warms up under load; Laser autofocus cover malfunctions when dirty

If there's one thing the HTC 10 can do, it's deliver great sound. Its dual speakers, coupled with some fancy software technology, means your music and movies are going to sound fantastic. It also looks pretty damn good too -- a hard feat to pull off in a world filled with black slabs.

The HTC 10 has an elegantly chiseled design; brilliant audio quality and a highly customizable user interface

The handset's non-removeable battery doesn't last as long as its competitors and its camera doesn't always render exposure correctly

The HTC 11 has been hinted at in an official Facebook post

Sturdy metal build; Lengthy battery life; High quality camera and screen; Fast

Somewhat unwieldy shape and size; Some Sense features of questionable value

The HTC 10 certainly puts in a star turn with its hi-fi audio, but it doesn't do enough to raise its head above the parapet.

Nippy performance; rock-solid design; high-end audio; adoptable storage; durable battery; clean Android experience

So-so camera; freestyle layout; price might put some off

The HTC 10 has a lot of excellent features, including a camera with a variety of appealing specifications. It performs at its best in well-lit conditions, but this is not particularly unusual for smartphones.

The most personalised take on Android yet and a huge improvement on the One M9, but the HTC 10 still has a few minor flaws holding it back

HTC had been hyping and teasing the launch for the weeks leading up with the slogan 'power of 10' and it's not just because the phone is called the HTC 10. It also represents a decade of building smartphones and the perfect score – the bar is set high then.

My very first smartphone was a HTC. Well, it was built by HTC. It was a second hand i-Mate JAMin, a comparatively chunky Windows-powered pocket PC that predated the original iPhone. If you wanted a smartphone back then, there was a good chance that HTC built it.

Polished design; Bundled headphones are great; Clean Android overlay

Slow to open camera with software quirks; No wow factor; Comparatively dim screen