There have been details leaked about the successor to the fantastic HTC One for a while now ahead of its reveal, giving us information about the camera and interface. The new HTC One M8 was officially unveiled today by the mobile company and looks like it improves on the hit smartphone in almost every way.
The original One was unexpectedly great, providing a real alternative to market dominators iPhone and Galaxy, and the One M8 stays true to its roots in design and function. It looks similar to what we saw from the One but is more sleek and compact, with the double rear-cameras we saw recently. Given the success of the first, the One M8 should be an even big-budget hit since its building on the solid foundation of its predecessor.
The grey M8 boasts a sleek aluminum unibody design (which means no removable battery, unfortunately) that looks and reportedly feels almost as good as the original, a striking device by all measures. The back is not a matte finish, so it's a bit slicker than the One's, which may not be to your liking, but the design is very attractive overall.
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There is no plastic this time around either--the entire body is metal. The device is roughly the same size and weight of the One, though it's a bit heavier than the S5 even without the heart rate monitor, likely due to the metal body.
Display size has been increased over the original as well, now standing at 5 inches. The resolution is full HD at 1920x1080 and offers crisp detail and bright rich colors, even if it doesn't have as high pixel density as the One or as deep blacks or vibrant colors as OLED displays like the Galaxy S4 and S5.
The M8 packs fantastic processing speeds, matching its main rival, the unreleased Samsung Galaxy S5 almost perfectly. They both boast the brand new quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, though the S5 offers a .2 Ghz advantage--likely to be hardly noticeable by consumers. The device's hardware is rounded out by 2GB of RAM and 16GB or 32GB storage configurations.
The two rear cameras work to provide better depth perception, which they do succeed in, but overall picture quality isn't what it should be. Details can appear soft and bright lighting often looks blown out according to those who have used the device, which is a shame.
Overall, the HTC One M8 looks like a very powerful, fast smartphone with a sleek attractive design. The UI is apparently efficient and the main disappointments relate to the camera, which you can judge for yourself and may not bother you based on your uses. For a full detailed round-up of the phone and its features, check out CNET's hands-on report. Their video preview of the device is below as well.
Source: CNET
