HTC Ocean

HTC Ocean. Recently, a new report has suggested that a new HTC flagship phone is on the way and it will feature something called “Edge Sense”. This is said to be capable of enabling “the frame of the phone’s display to perform certain actions or tasks when touched.” Sounds a lot like Samsung’s edge function, rite?! As for HTC Ocean specs, it will probably sport a Snapdragon 835 chipset and a 5.5-inch display. Let’s wait and see!

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