Today at 4 PM (London time), HTC unveiled its much awaited flagship, the HTC One (M8).
At the beginning of the panel, the CEO of HTC, Peter Chou, explained how the HTC One is one of the best-selling phones in the history of HTC smartphones and the only phone with a metal body, which you’d expect out of a Samsung phone, and not a HTC one. At the Mobile World Congress, the HTC One was given the title of the best phone on the market and HTC wanted to continue with the tradition of popular phones and presented the HTC One (M8) to us.
Design
The One (M8) comes with a sleek aluminum design.
The new HTC smartphone has a metal body, much like its predecessor. Its brushed texture gives it a fine look and it has a slightly curved back. Chou claims that the One (M8) has no polycarbonate material in it and that’s it’s mostly made of metal and glass. The phone will be available in gray, silver and gold once it hits the stores.
Specifications
The One (M8) comes with a lot of new upgrades.
The HTC One (M8) has a 5in screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) and is powered by a Snapdragon 801 processor clocked at 2.3GHz. It comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB/32GB of built-in storage, easily expandable with a microSD card. The handset also features dual-cameras, Sense 6 and a special Power Saving Mode.
Display – Super LCD3 5in Gorilla Glass with a 1080p resolution.
HTC Sense 6 – The UI now comes with hints of colors, which makes navigating the UI a lot easier. It is more intuitive and has more options available.
BlinkFeed – Another important upgrade that helps you find the content that you want faster and easier. You can even create your own custom feeds and easily share the news and interesting articles .
BoomSound Speakers – Upgraded as well, now offer 25% louder sound.
Battery – 2,600mAh, but, according to HTC executives, offers 40% longer battery life compared to the HTC One. The Power Saving Mode closes everything, except for texts, emails and calls in order to save energy. The company claims that the battery can last up to two weeks in standby mode.
Gestures – The HTC One (M8) uses gestures even when the screen is turned off. If you double tap the screen, it will wake up and you can answer phone calls just by holding up the phone to your ear.
Camera
On the handsets back are dual-cameras, which the company is calling Duo Camera.
The Duo Camera system, as the company is calling the two 4-megapixel cameras on the M8, is based on the same UltraPixel technology found in the HTC One. The camera includes a lot of new modes and gives you an ability to record videos in slow motion. The photo gallery has been updated, as well, and now allows for facial recognition and tagging people in photos. Thanks to the popular “selfie” culture, the new HTC One (M8) comes with a Selfie camera feature. The smartphone also has a 5-megapixel wide-angle front-facing camera.
Official Accessories and Availability
The company also released an official case called the Dot View case.
Along with the new phone, HTC presented an official case called the Dot View Case. It has small holes all over it and when you double tap on it, it gives you all important information in the blink of an eye and without taking your phone out of the case.
You’ll be able to find the One (M8) in over 100 countries worldwide and 230 carriers mid-April.
