Washington, Jan 17 - HTC has announced the date of launch for its next One flagship smartphone as March 1st, sending out invitations for its big event at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

According to the Verge, HTC is the first among all major Android smartphone makers to announce a date for its next launch.

However, the Taiwanese company has not disclosed further information except the launch date.

The current flagship device One M8 was launched in March last year that marked a change for the company in its retail availability.

It is also expected that along with the smartphone , HTC will debut one or more wearable devices that the company has been working on with Under Armour. (ANI)