No, there's no red HTC One

No, there's no red HTC One
by Phil Nickinson on 2/19/2013 | Filed Under: Smartphones; Tags: HTC One | 27 comments

HTC One

Hate to burst anyone's balloon, but -- well, that's what we do around there. For a little while today, there was a red option listed for the HTC One on HTC's website. We're told that was there in error, and it's since been removed.

So you can get any color of HTC One you want, so long as it's silver or black. Doesn't mean we might not see any colors down the road. (We have a feeling that red color was there for a reason, even if it wasn't supposed to be there yet.) But for now, it's silver or black only.

Source: HTC; More: HTC One forums

Comments

Hmm. Veeeery interesting…

Submitted by return_0 on February 19, 2013 - 22:34.

So we're supposed to believe that they took their time making a mock up of the phone in red and a working button but there won't be a red one? I smell Verizon all over this.

Submitted by AsinX on February 19, 2013 - 22:36.

I smell Verizon too. A Verizon exclusive red HTC One. You know how HTC loves the exclusives.

Submitted by NickA on February 19, 2013 - 22:37.

That would make sense... possibly explaining the absence of Verizon as a carrier for the HTC One.

Submitted by LCW on February 20, 2013 - 22:51.

Hmm... VERIZON RED...

Now that gives me reason to pause if true.

Alright Samsung and Motorola, impress me.

Submitted by Linebarrel86 on February 19, 2013 - 22:41.

The Xphone is real....

Submitted by madty on February 20, 2013 - 06:24.

http://i54.tinypic.com/2vdfvck.gif

Submitted by BLAQK ROXSTAR on February 19, 2013 - 22:49.

Would be nice to see Sprint have an exclusive version, Black with Red trim to stay consistent with the EVO color scheme. Or will there be another EVO later this year? Hmmm...

Submitted by SPRTUSR on February 19, 2013 - 22:51.

"mistake" sureeeeeeeeee...we all know web designers/coders are such jokers....NOT

Submitted by bigtank on February 19, 2013 - 23:00.

The accidentally made red images, setup the HTML and JavaScript....

Submitted by gregmcph on February 19, 2013 - 23:59.

In three months as sells lag. Come back and tell us there is no red HTC one!

Submitted by moosc on February 19, 2013 - 23:21.

apt-X Bluetooth support?

Submitted by JDGAFFLIN on February 19, 2013 - 23:48.

"(We have a feeling that red color was there for a reason, even if it wasn't supposed to be there yet.)"

Hmmm... DROID REDD in June?

Submitted by rpras on February 20, 2013 - 02:13.

People...Verizon does not sell red phones.....

Submitted by tim242 on February 20, 2013 - 03:05.

Umm yes they do

Submitted by 12Danny123 on February 20, 2013 - 04:36.

Umm yes they do

Submitted by 12Danny123 on February 20, 2013 - 04:36.

Really? The most they have are phones with red accents. They do not sell red phones. The red SIII only went to at&t

Edit: The WP8 phones are only partially red. Verizon has neversold an Android phone with much red at all, much less the whole phone.

Submitted by tim242 on February 20, 2013 - 07:22.

Yeah, Verizon *never* sold red phones except for the Droid RAZR in cranberry (red on the frame), the Droid Incredible 2 in red (totally red), the ...

lol

Submitted by engineerga on February 20, 2013 - 13:20.

Although the skunk 1 looks stupid, the red 1 isn't bad. Black and charcoal is still best

Submitted by tigeryee on February 20, 2013 - 05:54.

My guess is that's the Sprint Evo version, just like the evo 4g lte was a modded version of the one x. The evo's always have some red accents.

Submitted by stoneule on February 20, 2013 - 09:02.

HTC site still shows the red variant. http://goo.gl/eWHg2

Submitted by Cheetah23 on February 20, 2013 - 10:20.

Even the leak smells fishy. Could be that HTC knew there would be rumbling about the One not being available on Verizon and wanted to drop a hint that a VZW version was waiting in the wings... Or maybe I'm just reading what I want to be true into a simple mistake by some website administrator. Aw maaan.

Submitted by Furiouso on February 20, 2013 - 10:56.

Just once! Tell the truth HTC! Smh!

Submitted by MarkSeven on February 20, 2013 - 10:57.

It is not showing in red for me.

Submitted by tim242 on February 20, 2013 - 11:25.

The red "button" beneath the picture of the phone changes the color.

Submitted by dcreed on February 20, 2013 - 13:15.

HAAAA??
phonearena:
HTC One will also be available in red

http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-One-will-also-be-available-in-red_id3...

Submitted by poppoppp on February 24, 2013 - 09:36.

Is this another "No, the Nexus 4 has no LTE" debacle?

Submitted by Qbancelli on April 8, 2013 - 10:47.