HTC recently surpassed Acer as the most valuable international technology ... up from just $1.37 billion last year. The Taiwan-based phone and tablet maker is followed by Acer ($1.94 billion ...

The HTC is £50 more expensive than Google's phone, although the bundled noise cancelling earbuds have an RRP of £69 so it's pretty much equal. That promotion ends on the 4th of June, though.