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lmfy2k · 12 Mar 2014 at 14:03

i wonder if there will be any build issues like the current htc one?

ie speaker grills raised over the screen level and gap issues, its the reason why i got rid of my old htc one

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197732

Robbo · 12 Mar 2014 at 14:13

You'd hope they fix the build issues, they were pretty bad on the original HTC One. No excuses now as the manufacturing process is largely the same.

grudas · 12 Mar 2014 at 14:43

its too big for what it is.. nexus 5 for e.g. IMO is the perfect size! s4 is great too.. but z2/m8 etc are just getting into a phablet territory IMO with no extra screen estate so what's the point bar the speakers?

kona786 · 12 Mar 2014 at 14:58

grudas said:
its too big for what it is.. nexus 5 for e.g. IMO is the perfect size! s4 is great too.. but z2/m8 etc are just getting into a phablet territory IMO with no extra screen estate so what's the point bar the speakers?

I agree - somewhere between the Moto X and Nexus 5 is the perfect size for me.

Moto X is the best in hand feeling phone I've used so far.

Eliot · 12 Mar 2014 at 15:33

One thing i do think is that thickness may not be too much of an issue with it starting very thin and tapering into the centre.

Fallen god · 12 Mar 2014 at 16:03

grudas said:
its too big for what it is.. nexus 5 for e.g. IMO is the perfect size! s4 is great too.. but z2/m8 etc are just getting into a phablet territory IMO with no extra screen estate so what's the point bar the speakers?

At least the Z2 has a very large battery, is water/dust proof this all adds Size. HTC just seems to have stereo speakers, which IIRC Z2 also has. HTC seems to be wasting a lot of space on god knows what.

Deep · 12 Mar 2014 at 16:38

I am really liking the images above, will definitely be having a play with it when it comes out.
Now I just need to restrain myself till the Note 4 comes out

grudas · 12 Mar 2014 at 16:53

kona786 said:
I agree - somewhere between the Moto X and Nexus 5 is the perfect size for me.

Moto X is the best in hand feeling phone I've used so far.

yeah moto x really does feel good in hand.. so does moto g tbh

Fallen god said:
At least the Z2 has a very large battery, is water/dust proof this all adds Size. HTC just seems to have stereo speakers, which IIRC Z2 also has. HTC seems to be wasting a lot of space on god knows what.

yup at least z2 has a lot going for it

if oppo doesn't pwn current gen then Z2 is the winner this time.. or maybe LG will come out with something crazy!

Fallen god · 12 Mar 2014 at 17:10

grudas said:
so does moto g tbh

I was really surprised how well the Moto G felt, and the overall quality for a £100 phone is just mind-blowing.

kona786 · 12 Mar 2014 at 17:24

Rejoice - 32GB Onboard...

Robbo · 12 Mar 2014 at 17:35

I wonder if that will be standard though.

Arthur Hucksake · 12 Mar 2014 at 18:11

Robbo said:
I wonder if that will be standard though.

Last one was, so I don't see why not.

Silly Goose On The Loose · 12 Mar 2014 at 20:35

kona786 said:
Rejoice - 32GB Onboard...

And Micro-SD!

kona786 · 12 Mar 2014 at 20:57

AlecR said:
And Micro-SD!

Keep up... Old news

dasyad · 12 Mar 2014 at 21:52

Small print makes me laugh:

*Available storage is less due to phone software

Drives me up the wall that they can say that but then not say what storage is available so people can actually know what's what before buying.

Participant · 12 Mar 2014 at 22:13

Dat wasted space *hugs Note 2*

Robbo · 13 Mar 2014 at 10:10

Someone actually put one on eBay (where the pics of the box are from): http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one_4g_lte_goes_on_sale_on_ebay-news-8016.php

This is likely good news as it means HTC have everything ready for a quick launch, which is important as they don't want the phone coming out a month after the S5 and Z2.

Current disappointments are -

No obvious improvement to rear camera at this stage
2GB RAM, think 3 is nicer to have

Aside from that it's looking pretty good.

Em3bbs · 13 Mar 2014 at 11:07

dasyad said:
Drives me up the wall that they can say that but then not say what storage is available so people can actually know what's what before buying.

Since when has that happened in any computer description ever?

But the main thing is that new variants and SKUs appear all the time (apps/media are added/removed/updated) and it would be absolutely impossible to print a figure that is accurate for all territories at all times.

Ricochet J · 13 Mar 2014 at 13:48

Robbo said:
No obvious improvement to rear camera at this stage
2GB RAM, think 3 is nicer to have

I don't get this. What exactly must you run to need 3 GB of RAM in a small hand held device?

TheOtherOption · 13 Mar 2014 at 13:56

Looks really good - might be tempted to trade in my "original" HTC One for one of these - already a year into my two year contract on it so need something new

The SD card slot is the important part - hopefully it takes micro SDXC cards too as I'm now getting low on space on my 32GB phone already ...

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