HTC 10 release date news: U.K. and U.S. shipping commences; Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile details here

HTC 10 is already gaining praises from various tech portals but units of the promising flagship have only started shipping in the U.K.

HTC 10 will take the world by storm on May 13.HTC US

It was confirmed via the Twitter account of the U.K. division of HTC that those who pre-ordered the smartphone should have received their very own HTC 10 as early as May 6.

As for those who missed the pre-order opportunity, the HTC 10 will be available in stores in the U.K. on May 13. HTC U.S.A., on the other hand, confirmed on Twitter that orders for the device in the region are shipping out now.

As for users who are looking to get U.S. carrier versions of the HTC 10, Verizon made the flagship available last May 5. T-Mobile and AT&T customers can avail of an Unlocked Edition here, with May 13 likely the shipping date.

Sprint will bring the device out on May 13, too. Users can take home a unit for $0 downpayment and pay it off for $26 per month for 2 years. For further details, check the company's press release.

As for the specs of the HTC 10, users are looking at a 5.2-inch Quad HD (2560 x 1440) display. It is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, which should jive perfectly with the 4GB RAM.

It offers up 32GB or 64GB versions, both expandable with a microSD card. On the imaging side of things, the HTC 10 boasts a 12MP UltraPixel rear-facing camera and a 5MP front camera both with OIS or Optical Image Stabilization.

The star of the show is the 32-bit Hi-Fi BoomSound speakers, which HTC takes great pride in. Users can protect theor device with its fingerprint scanner providing the biometric technology of the HTC 10.

The smartphone is pre-loaded with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, which is juxtaposed with the new Sense UI 8.0. Fans can enjoy all these goods for a long as 24 hours , thanks to its 3,000 mAh battery.