Meet The HTC’s Latest Smartphone – HTC One M8

The Taiwanese smartphone maker unveiled its latest flagship handset- the HTC One M8 that promises of a faster camera, better sound and a revamped user interface.

HTC President Peter Chou made sure to talk at length about the HTC One M8’s metal body, which is now more curved.

“To make HTC M8 even more premium feeling, we have developed another brand new process to create this stunning finish with this rough hairline texture,” he said.

Display

The HTC One M8 sports a 5-inch IPD LCD full-HD display (1080 x 1920p, 441ppi) with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and a new versions of its user interface, called Sense 6. It includes on-screen buttons for navigation and a new version of BlinkFeed, a homescreen utility that brings personalized updates from the user’s preferred news sources and social networks.

System Specs

The device is powered by a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and 2GB RAM. The phone will be available in 16GB and 32GB onboard storage variants with up to 128GB capacity expandable via microSD card slot . HTC will also offer 65GB of cloud storage space on Google Drive.

The smartphone runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat, the latest iteration of the mobile OS.

The phone comes with a non-removable 2,600mAh battery, which HTC claims charges 40% faster. The phone also offers an extreme power saving mode which the phone offers two weeks of standby time and 30 hours of talktime.

Camera

One of the highlights of HTC One M8 is the phone’s new UltraPixel Duo camera at the back. HTC claims that it captures 300% more light and the second camera lens helps in detecting and separating backgrounds and foregrounds.

The feature allows users to refocus on an object after shooting a picture, similar to Nokia’s Refocus app which is available on high-end Lumia phones. The phone also features an iPhone 5S like dual-color LED flash to balance light and a Slow Motion mode for HD slo-mo video capture.

The phone’s front-camera features a 5MP sensor with f2.0 wide angle lens for taking selfies. It also includes a timer switch and touchup feature for enhanced selfies.

Features

HTC One M8 comes with front-facing dual stereo speakers and amplifier. HTC claims the new speakers offer 25% better sound than the ones on the phone’s predecessor.

The phone will also feature an integrated fitness tracking with the pre-loaded Fitbit app that also syncs with BlinkFeed.

HTC One M8 will be available in Gunmetal Gray and Glacial Silver colors at launch with an Amber Gold version shipping after a few weeks of the launch. HTC will also offer Dot View flip covers that display notifications, time and weather updates and the ability to answer calls, without the need to uncover the phone.

Sources: timesofindia.indiatimes.com, cnet.com

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