HTC One (M8) - user opinions and reviews
- AnonD-89109
- ute
shubham yadav, 09 May 2014Saurav, I went to a store today to check out s5 and m8 (especially the lens). Unfortunately th... moreHey thanks for pointing out your views about the S5. Honestly I was thinking about buying it yesterday. You are totally right about the back cover, those dotted band aid type looks are really bad, but it will give you more grip undoubtedly, which is a big plus really.
No, here in Kolkata, the local stores still don't have any M8, they are saying it will come this Monday. But I will be only given a dummy version to check out, which is meaningless. About the grip on the M8, it's quite clear from the XDA posts that the Gunmetal Grey is the most slippery one, so I will avoid it at any cost. Silver will be my choice, as it gives much more grip than the Grey version, again this is as per XDA users, however by seeing the number of users I can safely assume they are right.
About Samsung and chipset confusion, I have nothing to say really. 60k for Snapdragon version? Jeez! It's selling on eBay for 39k, from a hugely reputable seller. So if I get the S5 it will be that one surely, yes I won't have any warranty, but I honestly don't care about it.
The decision is just getting harder and harder. On one hand the beautiful metal M8 of fantastic build quality with sexy and fluid Sense, with a beautiful speaker which will help for calls with crisper and much richer voice, loud too, but an awful camera, and on the other hand a plastic phone of very good build quality with great grip at lightweight with IP67 certification and a really nice camera, way better than M8's but with awful laggy and bloated TouchWiz, and basically minimal to no support from XDA. S5's LED is also much brighter and bigger and prominent than M8.
Frak!
- shubham yadav
- rKt
AnonD-89109, 09 May 2014As long as it's unlocked it WILL work flawlessly. If I buy this I will buy from US too. Indian... moreSaurav, I went to a store today to check out s5 and m8 (especially the lens). Unfortunately they didn't have m8 but I had a chance to look at the s5. The design feels the same as s4 but Phone fits great in hand and the perforated back is great. It provides good grip and feel. Wondering how m8 will feel as it must me much better. Anyways, let's come to the point.
The phone was fast and didn't even feel warm after using heavily for 30 min. I doubted as exynos must get atleast a little warm. I went to the about phone to check the phone version but they listed as sm g900x. And that means we can't find it that way. So I restarted the phone. Still the model no. Didn't appear when phone was starting. Finally I sent the cpu z apk to the phone and found out that it was the snapdragon version. This is really double standards by Samsung. The demo units are snapdragon and they sell us exynos. How can they do this. I asked the store manager and he didn't even know that there are 2 versions. Stupid. Now I'm confused as I can't even try exynos before buying. When I asked him that can he get me snapdragon he told that he'll take 60k. I'm pissed off.
What have you found out. Tried m8??
have a nice day
- AnonD-89109
- ute
Meera, 09 May 2014Hie!! i stay in India and i'm very keen to buy the HTC M8 from USA. i just want to know will... moreAs long as it's unlocked it WILL work flawlessly. If I buy this I will buy from US too. Indian versions are mostly 16 GB and more pricey, so it's kinda meaningless to go for the Indian versions, unless one needs warranty badly.
- AnonD-262028
- vGC
I got an unlocked version M8 (32GB) from UK, & absolutely lovin it. I must say that this is a real beauty in its own class. It is a fully metallic unibody (0 gap) beauty filled with loads of features which cannot be missed.
Display is absolutely sharp.
Call clarity is absolutely crystal clear.
Ultrapixel Cam gives you better images/videos which is much much better than that of S4, S5 & other models in the same range.
Internet connectivity is great both in 3G as well as 2g (And this is also 4G compatible)
Blinkfeed, Zoe & other features are included (just like in that of M7)
The best ever improvement in this is the battery life. It lasted longer than what i expected (after hours of browsing, capturing pics & vids, playing videos, listening to music, gaming for almost entire day my battery had 38%.) You also have extreme power saver mode which can be used for 36hrs (Battery under 10% & without charge)
It can charge up fully in 1 & half hour max. (Alternatively, you can purchase Quick charge 2 which can enable to charge even faster)
Memory: I got this 32gb (inbuilt) which can be expanded upto whooping 128g (but card must be purchased separately)
As per the info on some web, HTC M8 costs around 48/49k.
- AnonD-196881
- Lin
Meera, 09 May 2014Hie!!
i stay in India and i'm very keen to buy the HTC M8 from USA.
i just want to know will... moreyes,it will work.but it's better you buy htc gadgets released for your region.htc has it's special programs and works very gently.some times other roms not work as well as rom of your region(it is under 0.5%).I say congratulation to you from now.i hope that have good times with M8.
and you said stay in india!!!where are you from originaly or where so you live????????????
- SIvakumar
- PTi
Meera, 09 May 2014Hie!!
i stay in India and i'm very keen to buy the HTC M8 from USA.
i just want to know will... morei brought att M7 network unlocked handset works perfactly, only problem will be portable wifi hotspot will not work. operater will unlock on request in us.
if you want to use in india need to reach service centerfor the same.
- Meera
- bC9
Hie!!
i stay in India and i'm very keen to buy the HTC M8 from USA.
i just want to know will the phone bought from USA work properly in India or will some services get hampered?
thank you!
- Jonathan
- fn0
Anonymous, 08 May 2014To those nagging about the on screen buttons, it was pushed by Google as android is heading in... moreno offence but the on screen buttons just make it lame#i already gave my opinion
- AnonD-245569
- vGU
Anonymous, 08 May 2014To those nagging about the on screen buttons, it was pushed by Google as android is heading in... morei agree with u that its is pushed by google for on screen buttons but they eat the space on screen. creen but these things are big worry for me coz they eat up space.
- Motho
- f04
AnonD-261466, 09 May 2014HTC M8 has better design and speakers for real, but Z2 for the rest in overall. I'd go for the... moreIf Z1 had no excitement what's new on Z2? I'm from the store to play around Z1 & Z2 very slight difference just as S4 & S5. HTC M7 & HTC M8 behemoth difference. HTC rules them all
- AnonD-261466
- kR5
Manjeet, 08 May 2014One direct question Htc one m8 or sony xperia z2? Which one should I go for? HTC M8 has better design and speakers for real, but Z2 for the rest in overall. I'd go for the Z2, to be honest. Go to the store and see it for yourself, don't let people tell which one to buy, it's your money. Good luck!
- AnonD-245569
- vGT
First system update of 77 mb is available in India. its system enhancement features.
- Anonymous
- RIE
To those nagging about the on screen buttons, it was pushed by Google as android is heading in that direction. So Sense is now closer to stock android. Hence, easier for HTC to apply Sense to future android updates thus, faster updates.
No need to redo the whole UI with ugly and laggy interface like Samsung. Don't get me wrong, Samsung makes great phones but horrible with UI and UI optimization. Whenever I buy a Samsung, I make it a priority to install custom roms.
And to those asking "So the keys are now on screen, Why the big bezel where the HTC logo is at?". HTC has mentioned they need that space to fit internal components.
The M8 is by no means perfect, but these haters are making it look worse than how it really is.
At the end of the day though, it's all up to personal preference. No need to bash unreasonably
- Jonathan
- Nv$
when it comes to camera features Samsung Galaxy S5 has put a wider array of features on its new flagship, covering most
of what the HTC One (M8) can do.
Zoe is nice but can't carry the M8 alone and despite
having a whole second camera to help it the shallow
depth of focus feature is not clearly better than
Samsung's. It will work better for moving objects, but
other than that the Galaxy S5 results looked cleaner hence I go with s5
- Jonathan
- Nv$
when it comes to audio quality HTC One (M8). With quality audio hardware,the HTC flagship manages excellent headphone
output too. The clarity might be only a tad better on
the One (M8), but combined with the far louder
output it's enough to make it the definitive winner
here. I go with htc in this case
- Jonathan
- Nv$
when it comes to loudspeakers HTC One (M8) puts great emphasis on the speakers and it comes as no surprise they
perform great.
The Galaxy S5 isn't that much louder than the HTC
and, due to speaker placement, its loudspeaker isn't
better at notifying you for incoming calls and
messages.so I go with the one m8 in this case
- AnonD-261744
- IWH
why always fail in designing their phones? most of their phones fail to garner enthusiasm in buyer's perspective simply because there is no expansion sdcard slot or removable battery or both.
the battery will be the first to be damaged due to frequent charging & discharging, users can't replace them conveniently by themselves. once this model is obsolete in another year, replacing the battery at htc is like purchasing a new phone.
sdcard expansion is most important since the camera is so high res and photos taken take up a lot of space leaving not much space for mp3 songs or movies.
htc phones is of high quality, my first smart phone is a htc sensation xl which is still running fine but i need more storage for photos & videos, so i jumped to a galaxy s3. listen to buyer's expectations and you will be number one.
- Jonathan
- Nv$
when it comes to app package The HTC One (M8) has
certain hardware advantages, which help it in the
media player department, but Samsung's app package
is richer out of the box. The S Health app is amazing
too.
The HTC One (M8) has an FM radio for those who still
haven't made the switch to Internet streaming. You
might be switching its music and video players
because they lack some needed features and the
Fitbit app is non-exclusive, which hurt HTC's case
here. I steal prefer s5 in this case of app package
- Jonathan
- Nv$
when it comes to performance the Samsung Galaxy S5 is Having a bit more CPU oomph, which in turned boosted web performance,
give this victory to the S5.
It's a narrow victory as the One (M8) held its own in
3D gaming and is still one of the fastest phones so the s5 is better when it comes to performance
- AnonD-116479
- tet
Jonathan , 08 May 2014For battery Samsung Galaxy S5. This was very close indeed, the Galaxy S5 never really outlaste... moreBoth M8 & S5 have the Ultra Power Saving Mode. Without activating the power saving mode, the S5 can use around 40 min - 1 hour more than the M8. It's not really a big difference.
I don't really concern about the wireless charging feature and it's not important to me. You can buy a Portable Phone Charger around $20 from Ebay.
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