The HTC One won’t face supply shortages as the company will source a different microphone from supplier STM, reports claim.
Earlier this week a Dutch court issued an injunction againstthe HTC One after Nokia claimed the device used microphone components to which the Lumia-maker held exclusive rights.
The court has now lifted the ban after reviewing the case and concluding HTC and Nokia’s supplier, STM, was at fault for selling the microphone components to HTC, in breach of its agreements with Nokia. The court ruled HTC could not have known about STM’s arrangements with Nokia.
HTC is allowed to continue selling all HTC One devices which have already been produced with the Nokia microphone technology but must now find an alternative component for further production.
‘HTC can continue to use microphones already purchased from STM in its products. They were purchased in good-faith,’ said an HTC spokesperson, who added that Nokia had attempted to recall microphone components that STM had sold to HTC but was denied.
According to a statement from HTC it could stick with STM and simply opt for a different microphone model:
‘We are consulting with STM and will decide whether it is necessary to explore alternative solutions in due course,’ the company said.
When the original ruling emerged there was some concern that HTC would struggle to meet demand, having already experienced supply shortages which delayed the release of the HTC One.
The phone is considered by some to be HTC’s ‘sink or swim’ handset as it has consistently faced declining sales and revenue figures in recent months.
The HTC One features an aluminium unibody design, a 4.7-inch Super LCD3 1080p Full HD display at 468 pixels-per-inch and Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor.
It runs Android Jelly Bean with a custom HTC Sense 5 UI overlay, featuring a unique tile-based news feed homescreen, an entirely new font and an altogether cleaner look.
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