HTC One M8 Dual SIM

Overview

A Brilliant Performer With Eye Catching Looks

By Natasha

HTC is a Taiwanese manufacturer who designs smartphones and tablets since 1997. Its headquarters are located in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The company has announced a new smartphone, the HTC One M8 with Dual SIM capabilities in June, 2014. The box packs a handset, charger, headset, USB cable, user manual and a warranty card. Let's check out this smartphone in detail.

Design and Display

The phone has an extremely stylish, uni-body, brushed metal design that makes it stand out. The device is light and can easily fit into most palms. The HTC One M8 comes with a height of 146.36mm, width of 70.6mm and thickness of 9.35mm as its dimensions along with a weight of 160grams. The front panel is dominated by a 5.0-inch super LCD3 screen with three soft keys for back, home and options along with recent apps at the bottom. The display offers crisp visual experience with its 1080x1920 pixels full HD resolution and 441 ppi pixel density. The touch of phone works smoothly and efficiently. It also has a multi-touch input method and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

Hardware and Software

In terms of hardware, the device packs a Quad-core, 2.5 GHz processor accompanied by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB chip-set and Adreno 330 graphical processing unit. It has a 2 GB RAM and 16 or 32 GB internal memory for huge data storage. The users can add up to 128 GB of memory using a micro SD card. It runs on the latest Android version 4.4.2 KitKat operating system to ensure a snappy performance.

Telephony and Messaging

The HTC One M8 is a dual SIM device which operates on 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz), 3G (HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz) and 4G (LTE 800/900/1800/2600 MHz) network frequencies. The device has the capability to store an unlimited number of contacts to its phonebook. For messaging, the device offers SMS, MMS, IM, email and push mail like services which are featured with predictive text input.

Camera

The smartphone comes equipped with a brilliant dual 4 ultra-pixel rear shooter which has the ability to take 2688x1520 resolution pictures. The camera features include dual LED flash, touch-focus, Geo-tagging, smile and face detection, auto-focus, image stabilization, HDR and panorama. The 5 MP front-facing camera is also there for video calling and capturing stunning selfies.

Multimedia

The device gives an enhanced browsing, gaming and watching experience. The HTC's boom sound system with built-in amps and dual front facing speakers is quite impressive and offers enjoyable music experience. There is a FM radio to satisfy the music buffs. Videos and Games look exceptionally good on its large screen. A number of apps comes pre-loaded on the phone including the Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, Google search, Maps, You-tube, Google talk and many more.

Connectivity and Battery

The networking and connectivity options include GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, Infrared, NFC, TV-out, micro USB v2.0, hands-free and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. It also supports GPS, A-GPS with GLONASS for navigation. Backing the device is a Li-Po 2600 mAh battery which offers a talk-time up to 14 hours and standby time up to 271 hours on 2G network while a talk-time up to 20 hours and standby time up to 496 hours on 3G network.

Shades and Price

The HTC One M8 is available in three classy shades: Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver and Amber Gold. The approximate price of this brilliant performer with stunning looks is INR 37,000, may vary.