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well looky here HTC isn't quite done with 2016 and we're taking our first look at this beauty the HTC bolt is offering a curious collection of components so let's get it out of the box and set it up cracking open the traditional HTC white flat packaging we're greeted first by the phone no surprises there under the tray we have a little sleeve full of papers will never ever read a Qualcomm quick charge er to spec charger and a pair of earbuds with a USBC connector on them now the first boot was refreshingly quick and SATA process was handled quickly not having been on Sprint for a while you forget about those PRL notifications and updates once we're through those we start with an odd pair of home screens the second with a trio of app shortcuts curious selections and sloppy placement and wouldn't there usually be another widget or something for folks to interact with widgets and wallpapers notwithstanding this is familiar terra-tory blinkfeed returns for a stream of news in addition which feels increasingly redundant for folks who have been using google now and after a couple minutes setting up the phone we got this annoying pop up can't get rid of it we have to click on it and this isn't really a deal I can claim my free apps I can get Twitter for free thanks HTC and Sprint first impressions in the hand this hardware is why we like HTC it really is a pretty phone it's a modern look bold corners and sharp edges the gentle curve from the 10 is gone for a harder flat slab it's a very similar profile to the pixel XL but thanks to the hardware controls on the front this bezel doesn't feel like quite so much wasted space there's a mash up feeling here smashing in HTC 10 and an a9 together this is also the first aluminum unibody phone to have enhanced water resistance in IP 57 is a nice step up from previous HTC s no stereo speakers here though just this bottom firing audio and say goodbye to the headphone jack one of HTC's strongest features the bolt supplies a pair of USBC earbuds that look pretty nice we'll have more to say about them in our real audio review a 16 megapixel camera is on tap with UHD video and high-quality audio recording there is optical image stabilization but it looks like HTC is walked away from laser assisted autofocus and that's about where we need to leave it off for now we have a lot of questions about this phone a Sprint is using it as a showcase for their LTE plus carrier aggregation system we're expecting some quick download speeds and areas with good signal and we're looking to war drive around LA to test some of those claims also we're very curious to see how this thing performs HTC had a tough run last year with the early build of the Qualcomm a10 so folks are surprised to see HTC returning to that well after how well the 820 has been performing recently we're on the cusp of 2017 phones arriving with even newer chipsets yeah we have a lot of questions and we're sure you do too so don't be shy down in the comments below this video as always thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe to this channel for our full HTC bolt coverage and help us out with some carrying on your favorite social networks for PocketNow i'm juan carlos Becnel some gadget guy on Twitter and Instagram and I will catch you all on the next video you