HTC M7 said to launch in Q1 2013

HTC wants to plant its flag in 2013 before the competition

New reports indicate HTC is already planning ahead for the release of a new potential flagship smartphone during the first quarter of 2013.

Even though HTC's Droid DNA released just a few short weeks ago, the Taiwanese manufacturer is said to be working with its suppliers to gear up for the launch of a new smartphone -- the HTC M7.

Multiple sources indicated HTC is making sure enough semiconductors and casings can be created to manufacture between 4 and 5 million units of the new smartphone during the early stages of the new year.

The race is on

As 2012 comes to a close, the battle for 2013's market share is already heating up.

Though details on the HTC M7 are sparse at the moment, it's being speculated the reason for the Q1 release is to beat the Samsung Galaxy S4 to market.

The HTC M7 is rumored to include a 5-inch HD display, a Qualcomm APQ8064 quad-core processor, and a 13 megapixel camera.

All of those features would be contained in a uni-body aluminum shell, though there's no indication as to the thickness of the M7.

Earlier Wednesday, purported images of the iPhone 5S leaked, which could also provide some competition for the HTC M7 and Galaxy S4.

Releasing the M7 ahead of both those devices could give HTC a much needed edge in sales during the first half of 2013.

HTC has struggled to keep up with Apple and Samsung in 2012, and saw its October revenue drop 60 percent from where it was in 2011.

TechRadar has reached out to HTC for more info, and will update this story if and when they respond.

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