HTC One (M8) review: One and only

25 March 2014
To say there are great expectations of the freshly announced HTC One (M8) would be a massive understatement. This is, after all, one the of flagships to shape the entire season. But a predecessor that failed to turn warm reception into good sales...

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  • Anonymous
  • Kxu
  • 25 Mar 2014

The 2013 HTC One seems to have a certain advantage over the M8 like OIS, Beats Audio, similar battery life, still quite a looker, same 4UP etc. Other than those, HTC One M8 is awesome! Like 5MP selfie camera, louder audio, more fancy camera features.

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    • Fruitcake
    • LhM
    • 25 Mar 2014

    People thought that HTC would learn from the Camera of the First One Model,But they seem to have made a Big Mistake with just putting a 4 mega-pixel camera on there New Model,will this phone now make HTC collaspe an unable to compete with Samsung,Sony an the Others,We will have to wait an see,

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      • Anonymous
      • DGA
      • 25 Mar 2014

      Alex, 25 Mar 2014Next year we will probably see the new One with 2 GIANTpixe... moreLol!

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        • Anonymous
        • DGA
        • 25 Mar 2014

        Stuff the gorgeous metal unibody. I can't stand the big bezels above and below the screen. I don't need a defence weapon in my pocket. Only the lack of SD card slot is the problem of LG G2.

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          • AnonD-53686
          • YW2
          • 25 Mar 2014

          That was fast GSMArena......a full blown review at the day of announcement..... Keep it coming!!!

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            • AnonD-3556
            • bJb
            • 25 Mar 2014

            Is that all you got htc!!...with all the gimmick,this phone shall fail just like htc one..most user wont notice any difference compare to old one..

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              • Cris
              • n2x
              • 25 Mar 2014

              [deleted post]Check endurance ratting and them come back to edit your comment

                Wow, a review already? The quickest review after an announcement till now I think.

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                  • Mohammad Travadi
                  • n1H
                  • 25 Mar 2014

                  hello frnds...

                  heartly a samsung fan, using note2 now. can u guys pl suggest does it make sense to upgrade to M8 ? and ig yes what would be the price in india, will it support 4g ? does the display of m8 would be better or similar to super amoled of note 2. pl help me out.

                  Regards,
                  Mohammad travadi.

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                    • AnonD-120062
                    • JNC
                    • 25 Mar 2014

                    Shut off and take my money!! and my iphone 5s =)

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                      • AnonD-195570
                      • M5P
                      • 25 Mar 2014

                      And the winner is.... still Xperia Z2...

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                        • AnonD-120062
                        • JNC
                        • 25 Mar 2014

                        AnonD-168372, 25 Mar 2014S5 wins.Lol!! Sure! S5 is a total crap near that beast! X)

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                          • AnonD-52738
                          • tue
                          • 25 Mar 2014

                          AnonD-245620, 25 Mar 2014if you need ,,better'' camera buy one of this crap Desire 6... moreBelieve me, this phone not gonna sell much!

                          They is simply not much improvement at all. Only few die hard fans will support it.

                          HTC is not gonna better and with this M8, it will be getting even worst only.

                          Even S5 is superb ugly but at least it still pack with better spec.

                          This year until now the best and the most awesome is still Z2 as Sony listening on consumer.

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                            • xperia_user
                            • t7E
                            • 25 Mar 2014

                            What?! A FULL review already??! No first looks or previews whatsoever??! The phone's just been revealed and GSMarena already had the retail unit and full review posted??! I'm totally taken aback right now. That aside, I think the phone's great. But I'd still go for the Xperia Z2 everytime.

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                              • AnonD-120062
                              • JNC
                              • 25 Mar 2014

                              AnonD-168372, 25 Mar 2014S5 wins.lolllllll!

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                                • AnonD-245620
                                • a4j
                                • 25 Mar 2014

                                AnonD-52738, 25 Mar 2014HTC never listen to consumer. This M8 will be even harder t... moreif you need ,,better'' camera buy one of this crap Desire 610 , Desire 700 , Desire 501 , Desire 816

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • L2W
                                  • 25 Mar 2014

                                  This phone would otherwise be competitive if it wasn't for the rubbish camera.

                                  I don't want to pay 600€ for a flagship phone and get worse photos than my old Nokia. Even 8 megapixels would be fine, but this 1/3" sensor simply can't capture enough detail.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • MpU
                                    • 25 Mar 2014

                                    Only 4 Mp with no OIS, and no FM-radio, this is not an "upgrade"!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • dNx
                                      • 25 Mar 2014

                                      Your comments on 4K recording on a smart phone are somewhat silly. It is intriguing that you think you can see the benefits of 4k recording on a 1080P telephone screen, apart from the limited screen size there is the small matter of how it is possible (it is not)to view more pixels (4K)on a screen only capable to display 1080. Leaving the small matter of science behind for a moment, I take it all those 4k recordings are for viewing on our £10k 4K TV's! 4k recording at this point should be regarded as no more than a marketing gimmick and you do yourselves no favours for falling for it.

                                      As for the matter of mega pixels I challenge you to go out on to the streets and randomly ask passers by what the pixel count on their smart phones is, I suspect the result would be most revealing.

                                      In conclusion I think your review is poorly balanced and you should remember the camera is but one aspect of a smart phone, after all the M8's predecessor was (more or less) universally regarded as the best Smart phone on the planet with a less well performing camera.

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                                        • AnonD-168372
                                        • vpH
                                        • 25 Mar 2014

                                        S5 wins.