Wonke umuntu wayecabanga ukuthi iGoogle igcine ngokukhetha iHuawei njengomkhiqizi wama-smartphones ebanga le-Nexus, kodwa-ke, ubungani phakathi kweGoogle ne-HTC nalawa madivayisi buqala ekuqaleni, nge-Google Nexus One emnandi evela ku-HTC. Esimweni esinjalo Ukunikezwa kwe-Nexus Marlin okuzokwenziwa yi-HTC kudaluliwe futhi okufana kakhulu ne-HTC 10. Kodwa-ke, asimangazi nakancane ukuthi i-terminal eyenziwe yi-HTC inokufana nanoma yisiphi esinye isiginali esenziwe ngumkhiqizo ofanayo, ikakhulukazi ngoba yizimpawu zawo.
Muva nje yi-Samsung Galaxy Note 7 ne-iPhone 7 ebanga umsindo, kepha lesi siginali seGoogle ngokubambisana neHTC nayo kufanele siyinake, ngoba lamatheminali axhaswe yiGoogle athambekele ekusebenzeni kahle ngamanani aphakathi nendawo. Ithimba le- I-TechDroider kube nguye oye wakwazi ukufinyelela kulokhu kuhumusha Ngekhompyutha yedivayisi, i-terminal ebonakala yakhiwe nge-aluminium ngemuva, futhi ezoba nephambili lakudala kakhulu, elifana nele-HTC 10, enezinkinobho esikrinini. Yize singakwazanga ukubona noma yiluphi uhlangothi lwalo kuze kube manje.
Kepha ukucaciswa, abakwazanga ukushiywa ngemuva. Isikrini se-QHD esingu-5,5-intshi, esizonikwa amandla yiQualcomm's Snapdragon 821, iprosesa ephezulu. Ukuncika ku-4GB ye-RAM, bekungahluka kanjani. Singahle silondoloze uhlelo olusebenzayo, i-Android Nougat ukuze sikwazi ukujabulela inguqulo yakamuva ye-Android kudivayisi exhaswe yiGoogle uqobo. Ithimba le-HTC lihlala lenza umsebenzi omuhle kumadivayisi abo, noma ngabe lingenayo imithombo yezindaba eminye imikhiqizo, ethinta inombolo yabo yokugcina yokuthengisa, ngaphandle kokudala amatheminali ekhwalithi efakazelwe.