HTC One M8 (Review)

The Taiwanese manufacturer has taken a lot of time is launching its 2014 flagship device. Anyways HTC One M8 is finally here and there are huge expectations. Inspired by the design of its predecessor the HTC One M8 looks solid, making the design even better. Let's have a quick glance at the specifications of HTC One M8:

Stunning Unibody Design and Attractive display

Last year HTC One had an awesome impact on the market and its design was stunning. This year's HTC One has even more good looking design and it can easily be the best looking device in this time. The unibody chasis fits perfectly in the hand with curved metal edges which are more comfortable to handle. The device is elegantly built around on a 5" full HD display which has an awesome resolution of 1080 x 1920 (441ppi). The display uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for its protection. The device doesn't have a fingerprint sensor and heart rate monitor like Samsung Galaxy S5. Anyways M8 will be available in three different colors at the time of launch. The colors include Glacial silver, gunmetal grey and amber gold. 

4MP Ultra pixel camera and 5MP front facing camera

HTC One M8 has an Ultra pixel dual camera which has a pixel count of only 4MP which can't compete with the other flagship devices in my thinking. Its design has the edge but the camera doesn't look convincing and the strategy of using the same camera of last year's HTC One doesn't seems to be a good move. The dual camera also doesn’t have OIS but it uses HTC imagechip 2. However M8's camera allows you to add effects to your pictures like background blur re-focus and colorize. Moreover there is also a dual LED flash on the device. 

This time around you can also activate the camera by pressing one of the volume key in landscape orientation while the phone is at sleep giving a fast access to the camera. Anyways if you are a selfie lover then this phone is the best choice as it packs a phenomenal 5MP front facing camera which is just perfect for the selfies. 

Latest Snapdragon 801 SoC and Quad Core CPU

Unsurprisingly the M8 packs the latest Snapdragon 801 chipset thanks to the numerous numbers of leaks which left nothing to imagination. Anyways there is also a Quad-core Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.3GHz under the hood. So definitely the internal specifications are not disappointing at all. Packing a 2GB of RAM the device's performance is even faster and smoother. There are two storage options in the M8 16/32GB but the Micro SD card can add up to a humongous 128GB of storage to the device. Moreover HTC is also offering 50GB of Google drive storage for two years. So there is a lot of roam in the device to store.

Android KitKat and HTC Sense 6

Running on the Google's latest iteration M8 is one of the fastest devices around. Having Android Kitkat 4.4 out of the box is always a good feel. Moreover M8 also has the HTC's latest revamped UI with Sense 6. The updated UI brings subtle changes to the apps and colors. M8 also brings some new features like double tap on the screen wakes up the device like the Knock on feature of LG G2. The BlinkFeed is also updated by HTC now you can add custom topics to the service. HTC One M8 also has the Google Now notification panel on-board. Last year's HTC One attracted many users and became one of the greatest devices and I must say HTC hasn't disappointed its fans.