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The All New HTC One (M8)
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Same here although a part of me is somewhat curious of the next Moto X iteration.
Please do share your experience. I am interested to see how the new One compares to the Nexus 5 in terms of easiness of one handed use.
Me too, although I don't like that it will still have an AMOLED display (for the active notifications to work). I want my next phone to have an IPS display after my short experience with the Nexus 5 and its amazing screen compared to my SGS3 AMOLED.
Problem for me still is iOS. I rely heavily on Androids features every day, most of which aren't available on iOS.
Hope I am. From the review I saw, they mentioned the phone had to be picked up for the gestures to work to avoid accidental gestures. Didn't make sense since LG phones work just fine as is.
Pretty much my thoughts. And I'm really glad a 32GB option is available, even with the SD slot. I have mixed thoughts on the new HTC One, but it does look like a pretty good option.
Like Sense 6.0's motion gestures.
Don't really like M8's larger footprint. The new One has now one of the biggest footprints containing a 5-inch screen. Taller than the Xperia Z1/Z2 while the LG G2 has a 5.2 inch screen and only a millimeter taller than the M7.
All that M8 hype and it became the most leaked smartphone ever ruined all the surprises. At least HTC got free press and exposure from all the review sites that gushed over last year's One. But these reviewers, leaks, and phone news sites completely ruined the surprises and luster which weren't many to begin with. And with HTC generally using the same design, the freshness was gone.
It won't really matter. Unfortunately, no matter what HTC does, the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Apple iPhone 6 will likely still outsell the HTC One (2014) 10:1. The HTC One (2013) was a breath of fresh air and it still didn't capture the hearts of the masses. Only tech sites and reviewers seemed to care. Don't see that changing anytime soon.
The most interesting smartphone announced this year was the Oppo Find 7. Season is still early. LG G3, Moto X2, iPhone 6, Nexus 6, and Galaxy Note 4 are still on the horizon though...
Don't really like M8's larger footprint. The new One has now one of the biggest footprints containing a 5-inch screen. Taller than the Xperia Z1/Z2 while the LG G2 has a 5.2 inch screen and only a millimeter taller than the M7.
All that M8 hype and it became the most leaked smartphone ever ruined all the surprises. At least HTC got free press and exposure from all the review sites that gushed over last year's One. But these reviewers, leaks, and phone news sites completely ruined the surprises and luster which weren't many to begin with. And with HTC generally using the same design, the freshness was gone.
It won't really matter. Unfortunately, no matter what HTC does, the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Apple iPhone 6 will likely still outsell the HTC One (2014) 10:1. The HTC One (2013) was a breath of fresh air and it still didn't capture the hearts of the masses. Only tech sites and reviewers seemed to care. Don't see that changing anytime soon.
The most interesting smartphone announced this year was the Oppo Find 7. Season is still early. LG G3, Moto X2, iPhone 6, Nexus 6, and Galaxy Note 4 are still on the horizon though...
We can simply agree to disagree then. I've seen shots from the M7 and they hardly a bad. I think people way way way overblown the lack of pixel quality.
Strictly IMO.
Got off work this afternoon and thought that I'd swing by the Verizon store and see if they had the new One on the shelves yet. to my surprise, they did! I was able to play around with it for a good couple of minutes. They seemed to of put the biggest security lock they could on the back of the phone so it was hard to really judge how it felt in my hands. I liked the curves, the softer feeling metal, and the really beautiful brushed metal finish. The two gripes I had regarding the exterior were the placement of the front facing camera + light sensor and the now useless black bezels above and below the screen.
Sense 6 is nice. I really like the redesign and the other slight changes made compared to Sense 5.5. I've always hated BlinkFeed (and still do) but it is heading in the right direction with the added features and opened API. I feel it'll never truly replace my Press + Feedly combination for news but will be my at a glance / only have a minute or two source for news and other social updates.
In conclusion, I enjoyed the phone and the improvements made. I personally don't feel the need to upgrade from my original HTC One. I flashed a Sense 6 ROM and know that it'll tide me over until I feel like flashing ParanoidAndroid or impulsively buying a Nexus 5 or 6 (when it's released).
Sorry in advance for the possibility of the poor grammar. I need to sleep.
Sense 6 is nice. I really like the redesign and the other slight changes made compared to Sense 5.5. I've always hated BlinkFeed (and still do) but it is heading in the right direction with the added features and opened API. I feel it'll never truly replace my Press + Feedly combination for news but will be my at a glance / only have a minute or two source for news and other social updates.
In conclusion, I enjoyed the phone and the improvements made. I personally don't feel the need to upgrade from my original HTC One. I flashed a Sense 6 ROM and know that it'll tide me over until I feel like flashing ParanoidAndroid or impulsively buying a Nexus 5 or 6 (when it's released).
Sorry in advance for the possibility of the poor grammar. I need to sleep.
You never experienced the m7 first hand, many of us did. The lack of pixels hurt. Try taking a landscape photo and everything outside of immediate focal distance / area has no detail. The 4mp (actually it's 3.8 to be precise) can not capture enough pixels to fill in that information resulting in photos that look ok on a 4.7" screen, but look awful printed out / on a desktop as a wallpaper / put onto a TV.
The m7 was capable however of great Macro shots, other than that it is very poor.
I've had a weekend with the M7 due to me being one of the few LTE testers in my city and got a M7 to use for the weekend. I didn't have massive issues with it. Maybe because I was only doing macro shots is why I thought it was amazing. I never took any general photos.
I actually like alot of what HTC announced. That steel grey looks really slick and the battery offers 40% improvement. But if the camera hasn't improved much from last year, I can see alot of unsold HTC One (M8) this year. HTC is getting left behind in that camera department. Left way behind.
My next phone might be LG or Sony if camera is more of my priority next out. For size, Motorola. I think the LG G2 with its Snapdragon 800 is every bit as good as the 2014 flagships. LG nailed it with the right size for one-handed use. Plus, I'm starting to like plastic over metal or at least a soft touch like on the Xperia ZR and Nexus 5. The truth of metal is it can get uglier faster. I remember watching my first gen iPhone getting dropped on concrete by accident to know its true. It scrapes. It dents. You can never eliminate them once it is there. You can't easily replace it like a plastic back. It gets hotter. It is heavier. Metal blocks signals.
These reviewers like David Pierce (Apple fanboy) from The Verge keeps pushing forward in their articles with good aesthetics and praising metal. Looks fade away. Performance lasts. Metal isn't the most practical material that should be used on phones. I have some grounding/static effect within my fingers, wrist, and through my veins from a naked M7 to feel that metal isn't the most ideal.
My next phone might be LG or Sony if camera is more of my priority next out. For size, Motorola. I think the LG G2 with its Snapdragon 800 is every bit as good as the 2014 flagships. LG nailed it with the right size for one-handed use. Plus, I'm starting to like plastic over metal or at least a soft touch like on the Xperia ZR and Nexus 5. The truth of metal is it can get uglier faster. I remember watching my first gen iPhone getting dropped on concrete by accident to know its true. It scrapes. It dents. You can never eliminate them once it is there. You can't easily replace it like a plastic back. It gets hotter. It is heavier. Metal blocks signals.
These reviewers like David Pierce (Apple fanboy) from The Verge keeps pushing forward in their articles with good aesthetics and praising metal. Looks fade away. Performance lasts. Metal isn't the most practical material that should be used on phones. I have some grounding/static effect within my fingers, wrist, and through my veins from a naked M7 to feel that metal isn't the most ideal.
Surely the 4mp photos would look good on any 1080p display,as they only contain 2mp? So unless you have a very high resolution desktop monitor or a 4k TV, or need to print out photos, or crop, the M8 might not be a bad option.
OK, so there were a lot of unlesses in there
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Surely the 4mp photos would look good on any 1080p display,as they only contain 2mp? So unless you have a very high resolution desktop monitor or a 4k TV, or need to print out photos, or crop, the M8 might not be a bad option.
OK, so there were a lot of unlesses in there
No sadly not... in landscapes and mountainscape / seascape photos because everything is beyond immediate direct focal view the photos captured just have no detail. When viewing on the 4.7" display it masks a lot of that, but by enlarging the image by putting it on your TV for example that lack in detail becomes glaringly apparent. It's literally a gaping void of clarity.
So whilst a 1920x1080 TV is less pixels than 4mp - it doesn't mask the lack of detail and clarity in that type of shot.
Trust me I have spent a lot of time with the m7 taking those style photos many of which are posted in the HTC One thread previously. When small they're grand, when enlarged the flaws scream.
In the end, the camera is more important to some people than to others.
Personally I take a lot of pics and yes, it is important to me - hence why I won't be picking one up. But I'm sure there's still a massive market for the M8 out there.
The phone that most intrigues me is the Moto X 2, I guess. But in the cold harsh light of day, I've got an S4 and it's perfectly good.
Personally I take a lot of pics and yes, it is important to me - hence why I won't be picking one up. But I'm sure there's still a massive market for the M8 out there.
The phone that most intrigues me is the Moto X 2, I guess. But in the cold harsh light of day, I've got an S4 and it's perfectly good.
It's just a shame that HTC kept with the ultra pixel camera. Again they are so close to having one of the best all round android handsets on the market - but the camera just makes it yet another device with a major compromise.
But it's not just the camera.
The thing is too damn big. The size of the M7 was perfect - they just needed to keep it similar, whilst fixing the bezels/logo so the screen could get a bit bigger.
The Galaxy S5 has increased in size and weight (my S4 feels almost perfect, maybe just 0.1" too big). The Xperia Z2 is actually massive. HTC needed to go more of the Moto X route, not the Sony way.
There will be a backlash against these ever-increasing phones this year, mark my words! If I wanted a phablet, I'd buy one. I predect a bad year for Android.
I know a lot of people are upset because of the camera, but this was the best smartphone last year, and I have no reason to believe it won't be again.
Last year it was much better than anything Samsung could produce. The S4 was a lag fest. Both the S4 and Note 3 had TW which already ruins a phone. Yes the Note 3 had all kinds of power, but that means nothing if your custom skin as garbage as TW is. Again I think the One M7 held its ground just fine.
The other big name at the end of the year was the G2. Well let's just say that was not even a fight. The button layout was garbage, the skins was the worst we have seen in a while, and it was pretty much trying to take everything Samsung had done, and just change it slightly. Not a good formula for success. Again another win.
The 2 phones I really think that rivaled the M7 were the Moto X, and Nexus 5. The Moto X being maybe the closes thing to it. I almost would put that equal. I just think build in my eyes made the M7 better. Stock android is the main reason for both of these being this close.
At this point if we put what we have seen of the S5 and the M8 together. I have no doubt the One is the much better phone. Unless the next Moto X combined with the Moto 360 blows us away. We have already seen the best we are going to see in my eyes. Samsung can go ahead and start making phones with their crap OS on it for all I care. Until they do something with TW there phone will always be a joke to me. I know they sell well, but that does not always mean the best phone.
Last year it was much better than anything Samsung could produce. The S4 was a lag fest. Both the S4 and Note 3 had TW which already ruins a phone. Yes the Note 3 had all kinds of power, but that means nothing if your custom skin as garbage as TW is. Again I think the One M7 held its ground just fine.
The other big name at the end of the year was the G2. Well let's just say that was not even a fight. The button layout was garbage, the skins was the worst we have seen in a while, and it was pretty much trying to take everything Samsung had done, and just change it slightly. Not a good formula for success. Again another win.
The 2 phones I really think that rivaled the M7 were the Moto X, and Nexus 5. The Moto X being maybe the closes thing to it. I almost would put that equal. I just think build in my eyes made the M7 better. Stock android is the main reason for both of these being this close.
At this point if we put what we have seen of the S5 and the M8 together. I have no doubt the One is the much better phone. Unless the next Moto X combined with the Moto 360 blows us away. We have already seen the best we are going to see in my eyes. Samsung can go ahead and start making phones with their crap OS on it for all I care. Until they do something with TW there phone will always be a joke to me. I know they sell well, but that does not always mean the best phone.
All down to personal opinion I suppose but the note 3 was easily the best phone for my needs. It does it all and touchwiz isn't great obviously which is why I use a different launcher. Which is far better for me...nothing I have seen from the S5 or this new HTC one would make me switch from the note.
People are expecting too much in expecting big improvements in phones these days..I'm sure iphone will increase their phone this year but I highly doubt it will impress me in the other features they will add to make it better will still likely be the same boring OS with restrictive features. Doubt it would even tempt me away from my note 3, nevermind the note 4 which will be out.
The All New HTC One (M8)
I agree with the exceptions for phones these days. Every review I saw about the One M8 was that it just did not blow them away like last years phone. A phone can't keep doing that. They use what they had last year and made it better.
And yes you are right about personal preference. I had the Note 2, and while it was fun for a while. I just got tired of the ugly TW menus that you just got not take away even with a launcher. Again if the note 3 works for you that is awesome. I just think for the average user the new One is going to be the best android you can buy.
Mind you I am using the iPhone 5s, and don't have any plans of getting the M8. I just though the best phone last year was the One, but the iPhone meets more of my needs.
I agree with the exceptions for phones these days. Every review I saw about the One M8 was that it just did not blow them away like last years phone. A phone can't keep doing that. They use what they had last year and made it better.
And yes you are right about personal preference. I had the Note 2, and while it was fun for a while. I just got tired of the ugly TW menus that you just got not take away even with a launcher. Again if the note 3 works for you that is awesome. I just think for the average user the new One is going to be the best android you can buy.
Mind you I am using the iPhone 5s, and don't have any plans of getting the M8. I just though the best phone last year was the One, but the iPhone meets more of my needs.
Yeah thats more than fair enough, it isn't for everybody. Some like smaller phones and thats fine. Too many times it's argueing about whats better but at the end of the day it depends on your usage and what you use the most. I couldn't do without my S pen for note's for example, scrapbooker is something I use alot from hoildays to meal out vouchers.
Like Mac for example likes using the camera and has spots where he lives that having a good camera is very important...which is understandable so a phone with a good camera is a must.
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