Wonke umntu wayecinga ukuba uGoogle ugqibile ngokukhetha uHuawei njengomenzi wee-smartphones zoluhlu lweNexus, nangona kunjalo, ubuhlobo phakathi kukaGoogle kunye neHTC ngezi zixhobo buya ekuqaleni, ngeGoogle Nexus emnandi evela kwiHTC. Kule meko Ukunikezelwa kweNexus Marlin eya kwenziwa yi-HTC iye yavuza kwaye ifana kakhulu ne-HTC 10. Nangona kunjalo, ayisothusi into yokuba isiphelo sendlela esenziwe yi-HTC sinokufana nakwesiphi na esinye isiphelo esenziwe luphawu olunye, ngakumbi ngenxa yokuba ziimpawu zalo.
Mva nje yi-Samsung Galaxy Qaphela i-7 kunye ne-iPhone 7 ezenza yonke ingxolo, kodwa esi siginali sikaGoogle sisebenzisana neHTC nayo kufanelekile ukuba siyithathele ingqalelo, kuba ezi terminals zixhaswe nguGoogle zihlala zisebenza kakuhle ngamaxabiso aphakathi. Iqela le I-TechDroider ibinguye oye wakwazi ukufikelela kwezi nguqulelo Ngekhompyuter yesixhobo, i-terminal ebonakala ngathi yakhiwe kwi-aluminium ngasemva, kwaye eya kuba nembonakalo yeklasikhi ephambili, efanayo ne-HTC 10, enamaqhosha esikrinini. Nangona khange sikwazi ukubona naliphi na icala lalo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.
Ewe ukucaciswa, azinakushiyeka ngasemva. Isikrini se-5,5-intshi se-QHD, esiya kunikwa amandla yiQualcomm's Snapdragon 821, iprosesa ephezulu. Ukuthembela kwi-4GB ye-RAM, inokuba ngenye indlela iyintoni na. Singaphantse siyigcine inkqubo yokusebenza, i-Android Nougat ukuze sonwabe kuhlobo lwamva nje lwe-Android kwisixhobo esixhaswe nguGoogle uqobo. Iqela le-HTC lihlala lisenza umsebenzi olungileyo kwizixhobo zazo, nokuba azinayo imithombo yeendaba kwezinye iimveliso, ezichaphazela inani labo lokugqibela lokuthengisa, ngaphandle kokudala iitheminali zomgangatho oqinisekisiweyo.