HTC M4 to use metal-alloy chassis, expected to launch in June

HTC’s mid-range cousin to HTC One – M4 is expected to begin shipping in June, reports Digitimes. According to the website, HTC has asked Catcher Technology to become the supplier for the metal-alloy chassis being used in HTC M4.

“To prevent component shortage issues from happening again, HTC has decided to give its chassis orders solely to Catcher,” Digitimes stated in the report.

Sources claims that HTC expects to ship 700,000 units of HTC M4 in Q2, 2013 after the debut in June, which means company is aiming to ship these units in a single month.

According to a recent leak, HTC M4 is expected to come with 4.3-inch 720p display and Snapdragon 400 dual-core processor. You can check out the full list below:

• 1.2 GHz Dual-Core Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 processor
• Screen 4.3-inch display with 720p resolution
• Cameras: HTC UltraPixel rear /1.6M front
• Location: GPS/Glonass
• ROM: 16GB
• RAM: 1GB
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth 4.0
• Android 4.2.2
• HTC Sense 5.0