The entry-level and mid-range models eventually saw the light of day as the HTC 8S and 8X respectively, leaving a glaring hole where that third flagship-tier handset was apparently supposed to go.
All of which indicates the introduction of a new flagship iPhone tier above the XSes - potentially the long expected 'iPhone Pro' range.
HTC did announce a forthcoming mid-range device, the clumsily named HTC One Mini 2, in mid May, which is aimed at expanding its appeal to more mass market buyers, rather than focusing on the relative minority of top tier flagship buyers.
HTC did announce a forthcoming mid-range device, the clumsily named HTC One Mini 2, in mid May, which is aimed at expanding its appeal to more mass market buyers, rather than focusing on the relative minority of top tier flagship buyers.
Sure, it's not exactly cheap, but these days, it feels like a downright steal for a top-tier flagship.
The new Chromebook is a lot more like Google's other offerings with partners including Samsung and Acer, and unlike its top-tier flagship model the $1600 Chromebook Pixel.
Right now, though, Nvidia is asking people to pre-order their top-tier and flagship RTX cards for a minimum of $799 (painfully higher if you're in Europe or Australia) on the back of, basically, ray tracing and untested real-world performance.
Lab tests on the recently released iPhone X put Apple's new flagship in the highest tiers of quality when it comes to the display and camera, but it's only in the former category that it truly leaves the competition behind.
The average cost of a four-year bachelor's degree at a for-profit college (the fastest growing segment of the for-profit sector) is $63,000 as opposed to $52,500 at a comparable top-tier, state flagship university.
"The company's high-end LTE Snapdragon processor MSM8960 gained strong traction and featured in multiple LTE flagships from global tier-one smartphone manufacturers," writes Senior Analyst Sravan Kundojjala.
Mark Hoekstra, for instance, an economist at Texas A&M University, took advantage of a "natural experiment" to study how students fared at flagship state universities vs. second-tier state schools.
