Shipments of HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE Delayed Over Customs Concerns
HTC confirmed late on Tuesday that availability of two of its latest smartphones will be delayed, as U.S. Customs ensures the phones aren’t in violation of an International Trade Commission exclusion order.
“The US availability of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE has been delayed due to a standard U.S. Customs review of shipments that is required after an ITC exclusion order,” HTC said in a statement to AllThingsD. “We believe we are in compliance with the ruling and HTC is working closely with Customs to secure approval. The HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE have been received enthusiastically by customers and we appreciate their patience as we work to get these products into their hands as soon as possible.”
HTC has been in a patent battle with Apple, which won an exclusion order late last year for certain HTC phones.
The HTC One X is bound for AT&T, while the HTC Evo 4G LTE is headed to Sprint and was due to go on sale on Friday.
Sprint declined to comment beyond HTC’s statement. An AT&T spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
HTC has been counting on its One line (along with the Evo for Sprint and a new Droid Incredible model for Verizon) to help it regain its footing.