Design and Durabilityīuild wise the One M8 is as sturdy as ever. But after a few days of acclimation I was more than ok with it, and that’s with brightness and battery life in mind – often you have to compromise a reasonable screen brightness in order to garner decent battery life. Largely because it’s of the SuperLCD3 type, and the whites took some getting used to. And not because it isn’t clear and bright, or can’t be seen from a wide viewing angle. Initially, I was a little turned off by the HTC One M8’s display. Of note, using a battery app, I was able to achieve about 7 hours of full HD local file video playback with the sound off. Sure, they aren’t the epitome of power hungry apps, but this is a real world use case, not some unrealistic beleaguering situation. App to app things are zippy, and there is no lag in just about any app I’ve used, which is largely relegated to Gmail, the camera, Chrome, YouTube, Google Maps, Spotify, and Sonos. And despite the stellar battery life, HTC hasn’t compromised on the speed of the phone. The HTC One M8 can survive well north of a day and won’t leave you scrambling for a charge on a Friday night before you go out for dinner (believe me when I say this happens to me every weekend). My Nexus 5, which is comparable (speed wise, perceivably) in some ways, as is my Samsung S4, lasts maybe the better part of the day under moderate use. HTC has done an amazing job balancing horsepower and battery life. Battery and Performanceįirst off – to me this is a huge one – is the battery life. Well, before we dive in, if you would like to check a different phone, read this Htc Droid Dna review. No, this review will largely analyze if the HTC One M8 is a good phone. So if you’re looking for benchmarks and an exhaustive report on all things technical, then I hate to say it, but you’ve come to the wrong place. So what do I think about the HTC One M8? Well, before we get started, you should know this won’t be a crazy in depth review. And on the back there are now two camera sensors an actual camera and a depth sensor. Behind it is an infrared blaster to control your TV – it fast and works well, provided you don’t have an RF setup, like I do from Dish. The top edge of the phone is covered in glossy black plastic. With closer examination you’ll notice that the M8 is now larger thanks to the 5-inch screen, which remains full HD, has 441 pixels per inch and really does little to disappoint.
At a glance – I can’t help but reemphasize that. At a glance the two highly rated Android phones appear almost identical. The first was the M7 and now we have the M8. In short, there is really nothing wrong with HTC’s One M8, save perhaps for the camera. It’s metal, it’s sleek, it feels good in the hand.
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