Bummed about the lack of an IR blaster on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and looking to buy the HTC 10 instead? Well, here is some bad news for you. Like the Galaxy S7, the HTC 10 also does not feature an IR blaster.
This is definitely a surprising move from HTC, especially since the HTC One M8, One M9, and One M9+ featured an IR blaster. HTC did not mention anything about an IR blaster on the HTC 10 during the unveiling of the handset, and the official spec sheet of the handset also clearly lacks any mention of an IR blaster.
It is likely that HTC also noticed that owners of its handsets that feature an IR blaster were not making proper use of it, which is why it decided to not include the feature on the 10.
At this point, there is really not much that you can do, except for buying the LG G5 if an IR blaster is among your top priorities in a smartphone. Alternatively, if possible, you can just hold off from upgrading your handset until next year and hope that Samsung and HTC end up re-introducing the IR blaster on their smartphones.
