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SpecEagle review · HTC

HTC Bolt / 10 evo review: HTC's 2016 phone that killed the 3.5 mm jack on Android (a year before Apple).

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2016·$700
Overall
52/100
Class rank
#1 of 2
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

HTC kills the jack first.

HTC Bolt (10 evo globally) was the first major Android to ditch the 3.5 mm jack — a year before Apple did on the iPhone 7. A divisive 2016 experiment.

01Display

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 67-point average for mid-range phones of 2016.

TypeIPS LCD
Size5.5 inches
Resolution2,560 × 1,440 px (QHD)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.

Main16 MP, f/2.0, OIS
Selfie8 MP, f/2.4

03Performance

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 58-point average for mid-range phones of 2016.

ChipsetSnapdragon 810 (20 nm)
RAM3 GB
Storage32 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 60-point average for mid-range phones of 2016.

Capacity3,200 mAh
Wired15 W

05Build

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 69-point average for mid-range phones of 2016.

06Value

56/100

56/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2016.

What works
  • QHD display + OIS camera.
  • IP57 water resistance.
  • BoomSound stereo.
  • microSD survives.
What doesn't
  • No 3.5 mm jack — early on Android.
  • Snapdragon 810 ran hot.
  • Sprint US-locked.
  • Adapter dongle for headphones.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .