HTC One (M8) Android Smartphone Review

While there’s no snazzy fingerprint or biometric sensors on-board, the One nails the foundational aspects of a phone. The UltraPixel camera is a no-fuss shooter that grabs usable, quality images more often than not, and the built-in speakers are amongst the loudest and clearest we’ve heard on a smartphone. HTC’s Sense UI is understated and useful, and BlinkFeed is a useful tool for monitoring multiple social networks and feeds. In a way, it’s similar to the People tab in Windows Phone, which neatly collects highlights from social feeds, news feeds, and your closest contacts. At a glance (or a blink, if you will), you can digest a wealth of information.
If we’re forced to nitpick, we wish HTC would 64GB of internal storage instead of offering 16/32GB + a microSD slot. Android scan till get pretty finicky with some micro-SD cards. We’d also prefer HTC up the megapixel count. Not every phone needs 40+ megapixels, but 4 is just too few for those looking to actually print, crop, or zoom.
All things considered, the HTC One is a jewel, and it's well worth the asking price if you’re in the market for a new Android device. It’s worth mentioning that Android purists can purchase a Google Play edition of this device, with a pure version of Kit Kat that’s free of HTC’s software add-ons and free of carrier bloat, and of course, free to be used on international networks without pleading with your carrier for an unlock code. There are still a number of new devices incoming in the next few weeks and months, but we really like the HTC One M8. It’s classy, quick, and well-priced considering the feature set.

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