BARCELONA/TAIPEI: Taiwan’s HTC Corp, the world’s No 5 smartphone maker, launched a range of models, packing advanced cameras and music functions into new designs. It is a push to recover from a rapid fall from grace in a challenging and fickle market.
The new phones, unveiled at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress, are crucial for HTC in its battle with Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc, a fight it was losing at the end of last year when its sales slumped and investors dumped its shares on concerns it had lost its edge.