The double tapping is actually surprisingly productive. On my LG G2, the power button is at the back (insane change just for the sake of standing out), so I started using the double tap to turn it on. Now I find that I want to do that on my Nexus devices as well! You are of course shaving off just fractions of seconds, but it's easy to get used to.
I can see that. Touch ID saves only a fraction of a second over a 4-digit PIN but it's handy I find myself wanting to do it on my iPad.
The part I don't get is using it just to show some light points with limited info that then needs the flap opened and the Home Button pressed and PIN entered to use the device. That seems like it's just a novelty that will wear off quickly.
But I'd say they dropped all the current colors to replace with a more subtle gold, smokey silver, and light silver.
That picture doesn't exactly do the colours justice. Considering they changed the metal, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some difference in the colour tone.
That aside, apparently there will still be a blue version (and other colours I would imagine):
If I HAD to pick an Android handset, this would be the one. I kinda like the dot display, I like the idea of being able to refocus a shot and I don't mind how it looks. Plus I absolutely despise Samesung, so they would never get a look in, and none of the other 5,000,000 Android manufacturers are doing anything worthwhile.
Considering how brilliant it is on the iPhone, that Samsung et al. are using them, including the HTC One Max, it seems to be that it should be noted if there isn't one.
I'd much rather have no fingerprint sensor than a crappy knock-off.
They're not impressed by the dual camera, apparently it's just bokeh simulation rather than actual depth changing. On the other hand, they seem to think the double-tap-wake works well. There's also this interesting part:
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HTC has also added an "extreme battery saver" mode, which will turn off just about all communication (phone, text, sync) unless you manually request it, and it will also disable multitasking and the home screen. What's left is a simple "dumbphone"-like interface that HTC says will last up to two weeks.
I've lost count of the time I wished my phone had something like that. Hopefully it'll turn out to be more than just a gimmick.
They're not impressed by the dual camera, apparently it's just bokeh simulation rather than actual depth changing. On the other hand, they seem to think the double-tap-wake works well. There's also this interesting part:
I've lost count of the time I wished my phone had something like that. Hopefully it'll turn out to be more than just a gimmick.
1) On AnandTech many people were detailing how the camera is a definite downgrade. They mentioned things I don't understand like OIS not being included.
2) "Extreme battery saver" mode sounds interesting but is that some survival option in Settings so you can last 2 weeks or is that an intelligent way for the phone to last a long time with only a small, likely unnoticeable drop in performance so it can last 2 weeks? I assume it's the former.
Considering how brilliant it is on the iPhone, that Samsung et al. are using them, including the HTC One Max, it seems to be that it should be noted if there isn't one.
Why did you not consider the rest of my comment? Here it is...
I know the One Max has a fingerprint sensor but I never read that it worked reliably. Maybe choosing to skip the fingerprint sensor was a wise decision to help the M8 provide a better experience to its customers. Or, it is possible Samsung locked up all or nearly all of the Validity fingerprint sensor supply so that HTC could not buy any for the M8.
I read it but it wasn't relevant to the part of your reply to which I was responding. IOW, the reasons for it not being included are not germane to why it's exclusion was likely mentioned in this article. Biometrics are have been abuzz in technology since before Touch ID was announced. If Samsung doesn't include a digitizer on the next Note I would hope that would be noted, especially if Apple et al. finally offer the same feature not their tablets.
All the hyperbole I'm reading about this phones design is laughable. When the 5 came out the tech press referred to it as a stretched out 4S and mocked Apple's video where Jony Ive said it was completely redesigned. The design of the One (M8) isn't that much different to last years device and yet the tech media is calling it the Cadillac of phones and the design more aspirational than the iPhone. BGR has already crowned it the best smartphone ever. Seems a bit of a double standard to me. If Apple doesn't radically redesign their phone it's considered boring and just an incremental update. Yet that's exactly what we got with HTCs new phone but the tech press is drooling over it like it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
It's no surprise that it's being crowned the best out there. The HTC One is widely considered the best smartphone of 2013 (outside of sites like AI, of course). The phone is amazing and well worth the praise, and it's really impressive when one considers HTC's release cycle. HTC releases their flagship early in the year so other companies have the rest of the year to outdo them. A company like Apple, who releases their flagships at the end of the year, should be getting best smartphone of the year every time as they can have the latest and greatest right before the cut off.
It's no surprise that it's being crowned the best out there. The HTC One is widely considered the best smartphone of 2013 (outside of sites like AI, of course). The phone is amazing and well worth the praise, and it's really impressive when one considers HTC's release cycle. HTC releases their flagship early in the year so other companies have the rest of the year to outdo them. A company like Apple, who releases their flagships at the end of the year, should be getting best smartphone of the year every time as they can have the latest and greatest right before the cut off.
Best is a subjective term.
You have to consider that Apple deals with a lot more volume than HTC so a lot more resources and production have to be done before they can sell a single unit, especially since they sell many millions their opening weekend so it's possible that Apple has to sign off their final design before HTC does; but that's beside the point. I guess I fail to see how it would be "the best" in 2013 if they waited until later in the year when iPhones from previous years are besting the HTC One in independent tests.
All the hyperbole I'm reading about this phones design is laughable. When the 5 came out the tech press referred to it as a stretched out 4S and mocked Apple's video where Jony Ive said it was completely redesigned. The design of the One (M8) isn't that much different to last years device and yet the tech media is calling it the Cadillac of phones and the design more aspirational than the iPhone. BGR has already crowned it the best smartphone ever. Seems a bit of a double standard to me. If Apple doesn't radically redesign their phone it's considered boring and just an incremental update. Yet that's exactly what we got with HTCs new phone but the tech press is drooling over it like it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
I think HTC One won MWC best smartphone for 2013. It did not sell well. May be second try will be different?
It's no surprise that it's being crowned the best out there. The HTC One is widely considered the best smartphone of 2013 (outside of sites like AI, of course). The phone is amazing and well worth the praise, and it's really impressive when one considers HTC's release cycle. HTC releases their flagship early in the year so other companies have the rest of the year to outdo them. A company like Apple, who releases their flagships at the end of the year, should be getting best smartphone of the year every time as they can have the latest and greatest right before the cut off.
My :rolleyes: was more to do with hypocrisy. Let's face it the 2014 One doesn't look that much different than the 2013 One yet I haven't seen one tech site ding HTC the way Apple and Samsung get dinged because their designs look the same. Reading BGR's coverage HTC could have served up dog shit and they would have asked for seconds because it was served up in a unibody aluminum chassis.
My :rolleyes: was more to do with hypocrisy. Let's face it the 2014 One doesn't look that much different than the 2013 One yet I haven't seen one tech site ding HTC the way Apple and Samsung get dinged because their designs look the same. Reading BGR's coverage HTC could have served up dog shit and they would have asked for seconds because it was served up in a unibody aluminum chassis.
They did tweak it enough to be different from last years.
They did tweak it enough to be different from last years.
iPhone 5 was completely different but that didn't stop tech press from calling it a stretched out 4S. I could call this years One last years One minus the plastic band in the middle.
Lots of digital ink was used writing countless reviews and comments about the original HTC One. It was thought to be one of the best phones around.
But you're right... it didn't sell very well.
I don't see what has changed in a year to reverse HTC's fortunes. If anything... the mobile marketplace is even tougher now.
Best of luck to them.
Especially with the weak camera. I've seen some of the photos taken with the camera and they're pretty bad. If it had a better camera I think Samsung might have been a bit worried, but now they have nothing to worry about IMO. Better camera > unibody metal chassis.
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I can see that. Touch ID saves only a fraction of a second over a 4-digit PIN but it's handy I find myself wanting to do it on my iPad.
The part I don't get is using it just to show some light points with limited info that then needs the flap opened and the Home Button pressed and PIN entered to use the device. That seems like it's just a novelty that will wear off quickly.
And the "metallic brown" colour.
But I'd say they dropped all the current colors to replace with a more subtle gold, smokey silver, and light silver.
That picture doesn't exactly do the colours justice. Considering they changed the metal, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some difference in the colour tone.
That aside, apparently there will still be a blue version (and other colours I would imagine):
If I HAD to pick an Android handset, this would be the one. I kinda like the dot display, I like the idea of being able to refocus a shot and I don't mind how it looks. Plus I absolutely despise Samesung, so they would never get a look in, and none of the other 5,000,000 Android manufacturers are doing anything worthwhile.
Considering how brilliant it is on the iPhone, that Samsung et al. are using them, including the HTC One Max, it seems to be that it should be noted if there isn't one.
I'd much rather have no fingerprint sensor than a crappy knock-off.
No argument here. Being best in show or not showing at all is why I tend to use Apple's products.
Ars' preliminary review is up: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/hands-on-with-the-htc-one-m8-fix-the-bad-keep-the-good-add-a-gimmicky-camera/
They're not impressed by the dual camera, apparently it's just bokeh simulation rather than actual depth changing. On the other hand, they seem to think the double-tap-wake works well. There's also this interesting part:
I've lost count of the time I wished my phone had something like that. Hopefully it'll turn out to be more than just a gimmick.
1) On AnandTech many people were detailing how the camera is a definite downgrade. They mentioned things I don't understand like OIS not being included.
2) "Extreme battery saver" mode sounds interesting but is that some survival option in Settings so you can last 2 weeks or is that an intelligent way for the phone to last a long time with only a small, likely unnoticeable drop in performance so it can last 2 weeks? I assume it's the former.
Why did you not consider the rest of my comment? Here it is...
I know the One Max has a fingerprint sensor but I never read that it worked reliably. Maybe choosing to skip the fingerprint sensor was a wise decision to help the M8 provide a better experience to its customers. Or, it is possible Samsung locked up all or nearly all of the Validity fingerprint sensor supply so that HTC could not buy any for the M8.
I read it but it wasn't relevant to the part of your reply to which I was responding. IOW, the reasons for it not being included are not germane to why it's exclusion was likely mentioned in this article. Biometrics are have been abuzz in technology since before Touch ID was announced. If Samsung doesn't include a digitizer on the next Note I would hope that would be noted, especially if Apple et al. finally offer the same feature not their tablets.
All the hyperbole I'm reading about this phones design is laughable. When the 5 came out the tech press referred to it as a stretched out 4S and mocked Apple's video where Jony Ive said it was completely redesigned. The design of the One (M8) isn't that much different to last years device and yet the tech media is calling it the Cadillac of phones and the design more aspirational than the iPhone. BGR has already crowned it the best smartphone ever. Seems a bit of a double standard to me. If Apple doesn't radically redesign their phone it's considered boring and just an incremental update. Yet that's exactly what we got with HTCs new phone but the tech press is drooling over it like it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
It's no surprise that it's being crowned the best out there. The HTC One is widely considered the best smartphone of 2013 (outside of sites like AI, of course). The phone is amazing and well worth the praise, and it's really impressive when one considers HTC's release cycle. HTC releases their flagship early in the year so other companies have the rest of the year to outdo them. A company like Apple, who releases their flagships at the end of the year, should be getting best smartphone of the year every time as they can have the latest and greatest right before the cut off.
Best is a subjective term.
You have to consider that Apple deals with a lot more volume than HTC so a lot more resources and production have to be done before they can sell a single unit, especially since they sell many millions their opening weekend so it's possible that Apple has to sign off their final design before HTC does; but that's beside the point. I guess I fail to see how it would be "the best" in 2013 if they waited until later in the year when iPhones from previous years are besting the HTC One in independent tests.
All the hyperbole I'm reading about this phones design is laughable. When the 5 came out the tech press referred to it as a stretched out 4S and mocked Apple's video where Jony Ive said it was completely redesigned. The design of the One (M8) isn't that much different to last years device and yet the tech media is calling it the Cadillac of phones and the design more aspirational than the iPhone. BGR has already crowned it the best smartphone ever. Seems a bit of a double standard to me. If Apple doesn't radically redesign their phone it's considered boring and just an incremental update. Yet that's exactly what we got with HTCs new phone but the tech press is drooling over it like it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
I think HTC One won MWC best smartphone for 2013. It did not sell well. May be second try will be different?
See one post above yours.
They did tweak it enough to be different from last years.
Lots of digital ink was used writing countless reviews and comments about the original HTC One. It was thought to be one of the best phones around.
But you're right... it didn't sell very well.
I don't see what has changed in a year to reverse HTC's fortunes. If anything... the mobile marketplace is even tougher now.
Best of luck to them.