HTC introduces its New HTC One M8
HTC wants the rescue, after 2013, which has not seen it exalt; dominance of Samsung in the Android world let all the other struggling to emerge, and the house has to deal with Taiwanese brands certainly not the last to arrive, such as LG, Motorola and Sony.
Not that he lacked the quality, indeed, over the past year has presented interesting solutions produced by both technological and aesthetic. This year, it still relies on these two cornerstones for the new top of the range, HTC One M8.
The HTC One M8 because of the name? Simply, it was the internal identifier as it was being developed, HTC has decided to keep it even in the finished product (it is not the case for the previous One, not publicly marked as M7).
In terms of design, do not change a winning team: polycarbonate anything, just metal and glass. We find a large display from 5″ to Full HD resolution and with a density of 440 ppi, more than optimal for the band in which you place. Back and Home hardware buttons disappear, replaced by their counterpart’s software.
Again on the front cover are two stereo speakers, amplifier with BoomSound and technology, with the aim of providing a thicker sound, both in the higher than in the low, compared to the average of the smartphone market. For the audio HTC says a total of 25% more power compared to its predecessor.
Even for photography is a new evolutionary step. We review here the 4-megapixel rear camera with UltraPixel technology, but splits. In addition to the main lens, we find above used as a secondary depth sensor through the provided functionality UFocus, gathering more information in order to improve the post-shoot editing photos.
Finishing touches include a quick autofocus and dual LED flash 300ms depending on the brightness of the environment that provides the ideal shade for the image, in the same way as implemented on the iPhone 5s with True Tone. Access to photo features is possible even from the phone in standby mode, pressing the shutter button. The front sensor is 5 megapixels, while recording video at 1080p is adding slow-motion mode.
Looking at the more technical sides of the device, we find a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 801 quad-core processor with a frequency of 2.3GHz, accompanied by 2GB of RAM. This is not an improvement to change the cards on the table, compared with its newer competitors, but will certainly be noticeable compared to 600 the previous Snapdragon One.
The connectivity is provided by LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0; almost a truism for the category the presence of NFC and the usual set of sensors (accelerometer, proximity, compass and gyroscope). Interesting energy consumption, with a 2,600 mAh battery and software optimizations, including the Extreme Power Saving mode that would guarantee up to 60 additional hours of standby time once activated. According to HTC you can get up to 14 days without reconnect it to the power supply, of course, assumes daily use not too intensive.
Android 4.4.2 KitKat is preinstalled with proprietary Sense 6 interface, with the option BlinkFeed to dedicate a page of your own home screen with the main news from the available sources. Motion Launch instead uses internal sensors to allow interaction even display is switched off.
The answer to a call can be made directly approaching the phone to your ear. Sense and BlinkFeed also integrate with FitBit, pre-installed app for fitness, giving you the chance to keep track of the exercises and the progress made, and more.
Well, as enhanced functionality for the gallery, which has a feature that can automatically archive in a single album all photographs where it was detected in the foreground a specific person. By the summer Zoe the service will be extended, with the ability to save photos, videos and audio in the cloud so that you can quickly share with your contacts.
The updated app will come through the Play Store, which will become a preferential way for the release of new software features and bugfixes. Many of the features, including Sense 6 will also come on the range One 2013.
