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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  • stoutie
  • RYs
  • 11 Apr 2014

Samsung upping the mp doesn't mean anything. It's a sales gimmick. Note:unless you were able to hold the galaxy s5 completely still, you will always end up with a blurry photo. And, no one ever takes their pictures and blows them up to take advantage of a higher megapixel. Most people view the photos on a computer/ laptop or just their phones. So much wasted talk from this reviewer about the camera. If you have the S5 and HTC side by side, the M8 is much snappier! Numbers on paper are just that...NUMBERS! Samsung wins just because they have been advertising heavily for a bit longer. Go to the store and do the side by side comparison people!

    • j
    • j one
    • arb
    • 10 Apr 2014

    htc = most advance phone

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      • Anonymous
      • g54
      • 10 Apr 2014

      Best phone ever

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        • AnonD-217916
        • fuf
        • 10 Apr 2014

        AnonD-168288, 25 Mar 2014As expected rubbish camera. Comparing the improvement of on... morehtc is not a phone for journalists but for stylish peaple, I mean what would you want in a phone apart from what htc is giving you..... Htc is the best smartphone ever

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          • AnonD-252579
          • ILN
          • 10 Apr 2014

          I'm glad htc didn't bother with upping the mp count all it does is use up all the memory on your phone for something that you'll never need anyways and really people who has a 4k screen to view 4k videos you take with your phone lol

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            • AnonD-97279
            • U$0
            • 09 Apr 2014

            AnonD-148776, 25 Mar 2014Simply, Nokia has set the benchmark in smartphone photograp... moreEvery company have there weakness & Strength. Nokia only good in Camera whst about other aspects. And your beloved company is right now light years behind Samsung, HTC, Sony and Apple. So Camera is not everything.

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              • Anonymous
              • uHP
              • 09 Apr 2014

              Too much wasted space on the bottom of this phone. Ugly.

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                • AnonD-237024
                • mXu
                • 08 Apr 2014

                The HTC logo on the front is really unnecessary, as this has wasted potential screen size.

                Otherwise, a amazing phone. Better than the Galaxy S5.

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                  • AnonD-252080
                  • Mfx
                  • 08 Apr 2014

                  Any word on whether they have addressed the lack of support for Certificate Authentication for Exchange Active Sync which made the HTC One unusable with many corporates without the addition of third party mail clients?

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                    • AnonD-105337
                    • n$6
                    • 06 Apr 2014

                    4mp last year people complained, new flag ship 4mp at the back 5mp in front am i missing something????? best body design 2014

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                      • AnonD-251566
                      • ute
                      • 06 Apr 2014

                      HTC missed a trick here, they could have easily gone with a conventional 8+8MP=16MP camera & could have held the bragging rights. To be honest ultra-pixel is really a marketing gimmick. I own a htc one, images @ nite r so bad u will end up assuming its been loaded wit noise filter on purpose.

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                        • Roger
                        • mSh
                        • 06 Apr 2014

                        If you want a camera, buy a camera

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                          • AnonD-115001
                          • Kxw
                          • 06 Apr 2014

                          This phone is just incredible. Mesmerising industrial design and ergonomics, simplest and good looking UI, greatest sound quality ever from a smart phone, intuitive and great camera effects .Camera quality is good enough (if the purpose of photos taken is only to share in social media and in local phone viewer).

                            • k
                            • keyur sheth
                            • fCx
                            • 06 Apr 2014

                            two thing you give 13 megapixel camera, 2 year android update in asia then see the results

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                              • AnonD-96781
                              • 0wD
                              • 05 Apr 2014

                              Since day one i have this gorgous smartphone.
                              And when you have it in your hands, you feel the solid body damn. You think this cant break thats the feeling wehn you have this phone in your hands.

                              I dont have any issues with shooting photos on 4MP ultrapixel camera. I like the quality. If i want to shoot quality fotos il will buy an real camera. So people who are having down-syndrom for the camera i cant understand you.

                              overall a realy nice phone. Have enough of samsung and there cheap galaxy line. The phone isent even worht the money on fake-cheap-plastic. They only can win the race because they spend money after money on commercials wolrd wide :) ......

                              My favorite company's:
                              1. Apple
                              2. HTC
                              3. Sony
                              4. OPPO FIND
                              5. ZOPPO
                              6. Samsung

                                • r
                                • rx
                                • Ui}
                                • 05 Apr 2014

                                venkatramanvv, 25 Mar 2014Amazing phone. Going to get it tomorrow !!Great looks! Great features! I love the sound! ...but not the camera... I hope a 4k recording and atleast 16mp cam would come out...

                                  • s
                                  • sid
                                  • fCx
                                  • 05 Apr 2014

                                  Heavy,boring,than HTC one

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • S9y
                                    • 05 Apr 2014

                                    Just amazing device !!
                                    Better then any other phone

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                                      • AnonD-77500
                                      • Jp7
                                      • 05 Apr 2014

                                      AnonD-77500, 04 Apr 2014The frequency of the 4G network in Brazil is 2,600 mghtz, h... more?????

                                        Widget images for mail, messages, phone and camera could do with a refresh. Android could really do with more stylish icons for these as they are really look dated like something of the 80's or entry level design that hasn't matured. Sony do a good job of theirs but stock Android visuals for those are . . boring against new devices. Giddy up.. have fun with your designs.