Chinese HTC One to Include a microSD Card Slot
The Chinese version of the HTC One Smartphone features a removable back and a microSD card slot.
HTC has justifiably placed great emphasis on the HTC One’s “gapless construction.” It seemed that the price for the device’s stellar exterior reflected the loss of a removable battery and microSD slot. Though the former compromise can, to an extent, be alleviated through careful battery conservation or external USB chargers, there’s really no solution for a lack of expandable storage if you like carrying around a large media library and don’t have a large data plan.
It is now apparent that HTC may have overstated the necessity of a fully sealed device since the Chinese version of the device features a removable back door and gasp a microSD card slot.
Though this release still doesn’t grant access to the battery, and it is a few millimeters wider and thicker than the North American or International versions of the device, we’re confident that most users would be more than willing to make this trade-off for the option to expand their device's storage.
Check out our HTC One unboxing story here.

Now apple just have to handicap the international iphone... Too bad I'd never buy that crap anyways.
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Because your phone does not have a removable battery or a microSD card slot, you have lost a customer, even though I currently use one of your phones and love it. Sorry, the Galaxy S4 just has your and Apple's phones completely outgamed on that merit alone.
Can't really hide on the internet these days, know what I mean?
Ummm, I think they have come to realize that. They lost a great deal of costumers and are now suffering from a reality check.... Alot of people who used to purchase HTC phones were not the dumb types that flock to Apple with their lack of connectivity and total lack of serviceability.