HTC One wins GSMA's top smartphone of the year at Mobile World Congress | Android Central

The HTC One wins "Best Smartphone," breaking Samsung's two-year winning streak (for the Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3).



For HTC and the smartphone industry, from the folks in the suits to the boots on the ground, this is a pretty big deal.



We all have our favorites, of course. And while some of us here at Android Central were leaning in other directions toward the end of the year (hello, Moto), nobody — and I do mean nobody — would not recommend the HTC One. That's a pretty strong statement by us, and validated today by the GSMA, we believe.



And it's also worth another mention that the HTC One is one of the first carrier-branded phones (this really goes for us in the U.S.) to be updated to Android 4.4 KitKat. That's not a small thing, either.



Other winners of note:





HTC One wins GSMA's top smartphone of the year at Mobile World Congress | Android Central