Say Hello to the All New HTC One (M8)!

After hearing a lot of rumors (out which most turned out to be true), the best from HTC is finally here. Not the All New One, One 2 or One+ but simply HTC One (M8). HTC has retained the same name of its latest flagship just like its predecessor. It doesn't mean nothing has changed. HTC has introduced major changes in the device. In the words of HTC, "The best just got better".

So, what are the changes? First one in the changes line-up is the shape and design of the phone. It has been rounded from the edges and the back of the phone is a little curved for better grip. Like the HTC One (M7), this one too has a uni-body (which means no removable battery). But unlike M7 which was made up of 70% metal, the body of M8 has been made more intense with 90% metal giving it a sleek look and design. The display has been bumped up from 4.7" to 5" with scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The display comes with 1080p resolution with a pixel density of 441ppi just like last year.

The handset is equipped with Snapdragon 801 SoC processor clocked at 2.3GHz paired with 2GB of RAM. Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) rocks inside it topped by Sense 6 or like HTC puts it as the "Sixth Sense". This time the phone will be available in 16/32 GB variants with the microSD card slot that can accommodate 128GB card. There have been big changes to UI including the on-screen buttons. HTC Blinkfeed can now be removed if you don't like it. The display can be turned on by double tapping it. And again turned off by tapping it twice.

HTC One M8 is better than the HTC One M7 in most aspects. The HTC BoomSound has also been increased by 25% while keeping the same voice clarity. HTC Zoe too, has been upgraded and allows user to record more than just 3 seconds.

The dual-camera setup is what we've wanted to know most about the phone from the start. One of them is 4MP Ultrapixel camera and the other one is ordinary 13MP camera. Pictures are taken with the Ultrapixel camera. The other camera is just for in-depth review and better focus. It can't take pictures. The phone doesn't have OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) due to the dual-camera setup but the company assures that it will take images better than the original One. Front facing camera has also been improved from 2.1MP to 5MP. Dual-flash similar to the iPhone 5S is also present on the rear side to improve low light images.

Another significant improvement is the battery. The battery has been elevated to 2,800mAh. The phone will provide better battery timings not only because of more capacity but also because of the new Extreme Power Saver mode which consumes 10% battery power in 30 hours (quite impressive).

As for its availability, it would be available in more than 100 countries by the mid of April. It can now be bought from major US retailers, at&t, Verizon and Sprint for $750 off-contract. You can check it out here.

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