Flashback: The HTC One (M8) had two cameras and two OSes

03 October 2021
This phone introduced a camera feature that is still found on phones today. 

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I still have my One M8 Eye in shelf but the battery is weak and display has ghost touch issues. Used it for almost 2 years and honestly it was a solid phone. The front camera was utter trash and was a downgrade from the OG M8. But the rear camera man, the 13MP sensor was actually good for it's time. I really enjoyed clicking pics with it. The colour reproduction and details were nice.

I miss Sense UI too. :(

    Mr.J, 03 Oct 2021I've had the EVO 4g, EVO 3D(Still do), EVO 4G LTE, M8 ... moreI'm with you, dear sir

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      • BUILDER BOB
      • 0Vx
      • 03 Oct 2021

      Had the first model One M7, best phone of i'ts era! (except the camera).
      If HTC had played their cards right at marketing, they could truly have gone at rocket speed right now.

        I have this phone a shelf. When was new it was a quick phone for that day also sturdy metal frame. The camera so so

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          • chacik
          • mS0
          • 03 Oct 2021

          I guess the best phone I've ever had.

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            • r39
            • 03 Oct 2021

            Would give anything to relive this era.

            HTC, LG, Sony, Nokia, Samsung, and Apple. The Holy Sextuple.

            Every phone had something going for it. Flagships topped out at $700. Innovation everywhere you looked.

            And then the Chinese came with their corner-cutting, copy-pasting, and aggressive pricing; and the rest they say is history. I only buy devices from legacy OEMs for this reason. Give me a reincarnate of the One M7 or the LG G2 or the Xperia Z; and toss the Xiaomi, Honor/Huawei, Oppo, Vivo monotonous, cloned trash in an incinerator.

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              • Anonymous
              • LkB
              • 03 Oct 2021

              YUKI93, 03 Oct 2021What really impressed me the most about this phone was the ... moreResize photos of high res to 4MP and will look much better than this phone.

              If pixel size was important, some Micro 4/3 📷( like Panasonic and Olympus) that have larger pixel pitch than some APSC and Full Frame, would give cleaner files.
              But they do not.

              Even Apple traded the 8MP 1.5 micron for 12MP 1.22 micron, from i6 to i6s (both sensors of same size)

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                • nIX
                • 03 Oct 2021

                I loved my HTC phone this was there era, don't know what happened they used to build great handsets but they kind of went all to pot! Shame!

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                  • Adrian
                  • mtk
                  • 03 Oct 2021

                  I still have mine and using it, best looking phone ever

                    What really impressed me the most about this phone was the camera's lowlight performance. I read past reviews of this phone about the camera and no Android phone could come close to it in dark conditions. It really does show just how important pixel size is for clear and sharp detail.

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                      • pKy
                      • 03 Oct 2021

                      I used to have m8 as my primary device in back of 2015...I was in love with the phone and now still having it but not using it tho...haha

                        Mr J.
                        Agree with every word.

                          So sad to see what has happened to HTC today.

                            Shiny Dave, 03 Oct 2021As someone who had the M7, I definitely wish I could have b... moreSame here, brother. Same here.

                            I think I'm too impatient with tech and just want whatever looks revolutionary right away instead of waiting for a more refined version a year or two down the line.

                            My guinea pig gadgets
                            Sony PlayStation 1001 model (needed to flip upside down)
                            Sony PSP 1001 model (dead pixels)
                            Apple iPhone (2G)
                            Nexus One (bad touchscreen and power button, awful GPU)
                            HTC One M7 (purple photos, overheats, horrible battery life)
                            Google Pixel (the Pixel 2 improved it a lot)

                            It's like in video games. The sequel and even the third one in the franchise is when it peaks... Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat II, Tekken 3, Dead Or Alive II, Shenmue II, Sonic 2, Super Mario Bros. 3 or World, Uncharted II, Metal Gear Solid 2 or 3, etc. To me, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft had their best console with their 2nd one (SNES, PS2, X360).

                            The numbers 2 and 3 just refine the beta versions of 1. In mobile, I am drawn to the number 3...

                            Xiaomi Mi 3
                            Samsung Galaxy Note 3
                            Google Pixel 3
                            Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3

                            The Flip 3 might be like the iPhone 4 of this decade. I know the Flip 4 will improve a lot of areas that the 3 wasn't great in. But the Fiip 3 will age like that iPhone 4 and even M7 did where in 5 years, people will speak highly of it. They'll say Flip 3 was their first foldable and nostalgia will kick in.

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                              • X$t
                              • 03 Oct 2021

                              Real ones always remember the M8 as one of the best sounding phones ever.

                                I owned the M7 twice so that ”One" holds more dear to my heart. But I owned the M8 briefly earlier this year and it's no doubt the better device.

                                - Rounded soft edges (but quite slippery)
                                - Louder BoomSound for sure
                                - Better battery life as SD801 was more efficient
                                - Expandable storage
                                - No purple photos

                                M7 looked a little better being more symmetrical and felt easier to hold being shorter and narrower. BlinkFeed also looked a little nicer on the older firmware. But those are its only advantages as M8 was better than it across the board.

                                I only sold the M8 because it had a huge problem charging. And the BoomSound would get a tad static-y with audio watching videos. Displays on both M7 and M8 are still gorgeous. M8 aged better.

                                You can say 2013 was the more revolutionary year for Android devices but 2014 had the better phones.

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                                  • 03 Oct 2021

                                  Anonymous, 03 Oct 2021Breaking news : pixel 6/6 pro price Taiwan P6 128GB = ... moreIn the end, Google is the only one that knows the real price, and as the month is already going and they still do not announce a presentation date and knowing Google, they are afraid to leave it for 2022 the launch

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • LkB
                                    • 03 Oct 2021

                                    16MP 1/3" 1 micron > 4MP 1/3" 2 microns



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                                      • ypc
                                      • 03 Oct 2021

                                      That lens is so soft on the corners. That being said, I think if HTC had stuck to their philosophy and gradually increased the megapixels by increasing the sensor size, bigger sensors would have come much sooner.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • LkB
                                        • 03 Oct 2021

                                        Breaking news : pixel 6/6 pro price Taiwan

                                        P6 128GB = $648
                                        P6 256GB = $828

                                        P6P 256GB = $935
                                        P6P 512GB = $ 1116

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