HTC Bolt

Solid design and build ; Water resistant ; Android 7.0 out of the box

Incredible amount of bloatware ; No headphone jack or adapter ; Expensive

HTC Bolt would have been a decent phone if Sprint didn’t get its hands on it. The included bloatware is bordering on unacceptable and the phone is just too expensive for what you get.

Metal unibody design. Crisp Quad HD display. Android 7.0 Nougat with lightweight UI. Waterproof. 24-bit high-fidelity audio. Fingerprint sensor, expandable storage, and dual-band Wi-Fi.

No headphone jack. Proprietary audio dongle not included at launch. Lots of bloatware. Dated processor for the price.

For $600, the HTC Bolt has an attractive metal build, high-fidelity audio, and recent Android software. But the headphone hoopla is a bummer, as is the dated processor and the bloatware. If you're willing to pay $170 more, the Editors' Choice Google...

Forged from glass and metal, HTC Android-based smartphone is a dramatic evolution of HTC’s “sculpted by light” design. The mobile handset features a 5.5-inch Quad HD (2K) display and it is the first water-resistant aluminum body smartphone, along with...

Nice look and feel ; Water resistance ; Attractive, bright display ; Mature UI look

Battery life isn't good ; Performance hiccups ; Software bloat ; Price is a bit high ; No 3.5mm jack

The HTC Bolt is a well-intending smartphone that arrives hampered by more than a few problems. The handset design is quite nice, and it's great to see HTC keep its classy metal look while upgrading water-resistance. We like the display, the included...

Water-resistant aluminum body ; Bundled headphones offer fantastic high-res audio ; Sharp 16-MP rear camera

No headphone jack ; Mediocre battery life ; High price ; Way too much bloatware ; Sprint's superfast network speeds aren't there yet

While a bit pricey and equipped with aging hardware, the HTC Bolt's aluminum, water-resistant body and fantastic audio are true highlights for Sprint customers.

The HTC Bolt is an excellent smartphone for Sprint. The device adds a true phablet to HTC's roster of handsets and it includes an attractive set of features for today's discerning buyers.

At first glance, the HTC Bolt hardly holds anything that makes it a (r)evolutionary step from the HTC 10. The hardware is older, HTC Sense with Android 7.0 Nougat will also soon be found in the 10 series. What is then left as an added value? The larger...