HTC 10 drops to $599 through the end of July

HTC's flagship smartphone, the HTC 10, will be available for $599 — down from the full price of $699 — through the end of July, the company has announced. 

The discount is valid for unlocked HTC 10 phones purchased through the HTC website and comes with an additional $100 credit toward purchases of HTC accessories. Vive accessories are excluded from this deal. 

The HTC 10 is available in two colors: glacier silver and carbon gray, with the latter exclusively sold through HTC's website. 

By our assessment, this is one of the best smartphones around. With a 5.2-inch quad HD screen, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a 12-megapixel UltraPixel rear camera, it doesn't lag behind any of today's top smartphones. 

However, HTC's well-publicized financial woes likely contributed to its decision to discount the freshly launched phone. We shouldn't complain, though. Although there are cheaper phones with similar specs out there, the HTC 10 is a good value for this reduced price.