*** The Official HTC One M8 Thread ***

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More info is coming out about this phone everyday so I thought it would be good to make a thread in preparation of its arrival .

Rumoured specs:

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU
4MP 'Ultrapixel' rear-camera and 2.1MP front-facing camera
5 inch 1080p display
2GB RAM
Android 4.4 KitKat

Leaked photos were recently posted here: http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_m8_photos_leak-news-7140.php

The specs look very good, except that 4MP camera. They really need to up that to 8MP!

Official specs:

• Operating system - Android 4.4
• Processor - Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 @ 2.3GHz
• RAM - 2GB
• Screen - 5in LCD, 1920x1080 resolution (441ppi)
• Camera - 4.1UP and dedicated depth sensor rear, 5MP front
• Storage - 16/32GB (microSD expandable by up to 128GB)
• Connectivity - 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX
• Battery - 2600mAh
• Dimensions/weight - 146x71x9.4mm/160g

Photos:

Spoiler

http://www.htc.com/assets-desktop/images/about/newsroom/pr-2014-03-25.jpg

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Video reviews:

MKBHD - first impressions:

DetroitBORG - unboxing and review:

Android Authority - review:

 

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'Official' thread for a phone that doesnt exist. Can we not drop the meaningless 'official' from quite literally half the threads in this forum? Whats wrong with just having an M8 Thread? Why does it need to be official with 8 stars?

Anyway, promising news though I may skip this generation as I can't see it offering much over my One.

Fair enough. Mods, can you please re-name this thread: 'HTC M8 Thread'?

Edit: Request sent to MODs.

 

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big battery + silver/black versions + more pixels sorry but 8 is the lowest I'll ever go.. and it just looks like an updated ONE that's it! if they're sticking with the 4mpx camera no way am I getting it.. ONE's camera was a let down IMO.

This.

 

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MicroSD card slot is a must. I've been using the HO & I'm missing the expandable storage more & more as time passes. Also the UltraPixel camera is a bit of a let down to be honest.

That's the thing that Samsung really have in their favour currently. I'm thinking a removable back (but not a removable battery) with a MicroSD, like on the Max.

I've just noticed a problem: releasing phones the early part of the year is a really bad idea! The newer, better CPUs, etc. always come out later, so these phones will always have 'bad' specs! The Note 3's release time is perfect, because all the new chips, etc. have come out when it is released.

 

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Some other person seems to have copied this thread, so I'll bump it so people can see.

Should be coming any day now! Who's getting it?

 

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Edge to edge display, better battery and SD card slot would do for it for me + they must keep front facing speakers!

Agreed.

8MP camera and I'm sold.

 

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An event has now been scheduled for 25th March!

 

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Why do HTC always find a way of being worse than Samsung .

 

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If HTC fail with this phone, they're done for. They won't last another year with a phone that sold as averagely as the One did.

 

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I have a feeling HTC are going to go all out with this phone. They spend enough time bashing the S5 on Twitter so they must know that they're going to have to beat its specs.

 

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Does this guy have some of mental condition?

 

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Rejoice - 32GB Onboard...

And Micro-SD!

 

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4MP camera - in 2014.

 

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hahah

MP means sod all

It does if you want to do anything other than upload the pictures to Twitter...

 

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Apologies for the possible noob question then, but if you were to have that ROM then I take it you'd lose the Blink feed features and the like?

I'm thinking of switching to Android and think the M8 is the phone for me but unsure on what OS to go for.

Yes.

 

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On a slight side note:
Should anyone be looking for a good earbud upgrade for a reasonable price I highly recommend the Soundmagic E10's @ £30. They've won awards for 3 years running from What Hi-Fi and to me are up there with some of the £100 ones.

Not to mention the Silver/Black actually is a really close match for the Gun Metal/Black of the phone.

Quite possibly the best £30 I've spent in a long time.

Klipsch S4 is good too, as is the Jays a-Jays One+ (my current personal pair).

 

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What other phones are people considering?

Brother had a HTC Sensation when they were new, and is now out of contract. Logical successor is the HTC One M8... but compared with the Sensation it's a bit big?

I'd look at the Xperia Z2...

 

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Z2 is as tall as the M8 and wider.

True.

What I meant is that it is a better phone than the HTC One, spec wise.

However, it depends on what you want in a phone: if you want a decent camera, get the Z2, if you want a (more) compact device, get the M8. If you want faster updates, get the M8...

 

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better speakers and design on the M8 - Z2 is an ungainly dull slab with horrible flappy bits.

The speakers aren't categorically better on the M8 - depends on the genre of music and even then, the difference is noticeable. If you had the Z2, you'd be very pleased with the speaker quality.

Neither design is particularly inspiring: the M8 looks like an iPhone, as does the Z2.

 

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The unibody construction...