HTC One M8 goes official....

HTC One M8 goes official with 5-inch full HD display, duo camera

 

       HTC One M8 has been finally officially announced. The smartphone is a major upgrade over the M7 with new and improved features.

  The smartphone sports metal unibody and comes with features such as Smart Sensor Hub, Motion Launch and improved HTC BoomSound. The HTC One M8 also has the much-hyped dual-camera set up.

“In 2013 we introduced the best smartphone in the world, but we never stopped challenging ourselves and the status quo in this category. As pioneers in mobile innovation, we continue to design and build devices that will dazzle, inspire and transform the smartphone industry. Today I’m proud to launch the most stunning, intuitive and advanced handset that the industry has seen to date, the new HTC One (M8),” says Peter Chou, CEO, HTC in a release.

Specifications

Display	5-inch Super LCD 3, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 442 ppi
Processor	2.5 Ghz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
RAM	2GB
Camera	Ultrapixel Duo Camera, dual-LED flash 5 MP front camera with wide-angle lens
Battery	2,600 mAh
Storage	16/32 GB, expandable
Networks	3G, 4G LTE
Connectivity	GPS, GLONASS, microUSB 2.0, WiFi ac, NFC, IR Blaster, Bluetooth 4.0
Software	Android 4.4 Kitkat, Sense 6.0
Dimensions	146.36 x 70.6 x 9.35 mm, 160 grams
Colors	Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold

         The HTC One M8 has a 5-inch full HD display. It runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat with HTC Sense 6 on top. The smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with 2.5 GHz quad-core Krait CPUs and 2GB of RAM. It measures 146.36 x 70.6 x 9.35 mm.

On the rear, the smartphone has the new UltraPixel Duo camera featuring BSI sensor, pixel size 2.0 um, sensor size 1/3”, f/2.0, 28mm lens, HTC ImageChip 2 and 1080p Full HD video recording with HDR video. HTC says its camera captures 300% more light, while the secondary camera lens helps in detecting and separating backgrounds and foregrounds.

 HTC brought a small revolution to smartphone audio with its BoomSound speakers in the 2013 HTC One, and this year it is doubling down on its effort. The new One comes with the same front-facing dual speakers, but now, they are 25% louder, delivering even richer and cleaner sound, as per HTC.

The new HTC One is coming with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 system chip, which runs at a blazing fast 2.3GHz. The chip is, of course, capable of running the latest games, and it’s roughly on par with other top-shelf offerings from companies like Samsung and Sony.

Alongside the launch of the phone itself, HTC also introduced a Dot View case (in a range of colors), which you’ll either love or hate. It simply slips on over the outside of the handset and can be used to quickly check the time or weather – or indeed incoming call notifications – without needing to open the cover, as it supports HTC’s double-tap gesture.

 Still, from a sales point of view, it’s likely that Samsung’s Galaxy S5 will edge it, beating out more stern competition from the HTC One M8. Even though sales of the 2013 HTC One were impressive, the Samsung brand is still incredibly strong, and while some disgruntled consumers have cited the Korean company’s lack of innovation with the S5, it should still be enough to carry the flag. Sony, meanwhile, has struggled somewhat to keep up with the rest of the field, and while the Z2 is as good as its two main competitors in almost every way.

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