Dunno if it is because it is a quality phone or I am coming from the dreadful One X (which almost put me off another HTC handset in all honesty) or a combo of both but, after 24 hours with the phone, yeah I'm well pleased.
1 - It is swift, not done anything on it that it has stuttered with, it is smooth and quick.
2 - The gestures are great. Double tap to wake, swipe for Blinkfeed etc. Also loving the fact I don't need to hit answerto pick up a call, just lift it to my ear.
3 - Speakers are the best I have had from a mobile device, bar none.
4 - Sense, coming from the One X (can't remember which version that had) is now much better and much more refined. I usually hit up Apex or Nova off the bst but I think Sense will do me fine for now.
5 - The build quality is excellent and there are no issues with screen flex or flicker or weak WiFi, all of which I suffered with the One X.
6 - Call quality seems much improved, although I dunno if that is the phone or the fact that I have gone from T-Mob to EE (I know it's the same network).
Seen people complain about the bezel, the size, the camera... the first two worried me slightly, but after using it, it feels good in the hand and the camera... well I have a camera for taking proper photos, my phone camera is purely used for odd snaps out and about and it seems to do the job fine, although I have not fully tested it.
Happy punter here and this has restored my faith in HTC somewhat.
I have never used the M7 so I can't compare it to that but, I would say if you are coming from another, older handset, the M8 is worth it.
*I now await a fatal malfunction at which point I will be back to badmouth the device and HTC
1 - It is swift, not done anything on it that it has stuttered with, it is smooth and quick.
2 - The gestures are great. Double tap to wake, swipe for Blinkfeed etc. Also loving the fact I don't need to hit answerto pick up a call, just lift it to my ear.
3 - Speakers are the best I have had from a mobile device, bar none.
4 - Sense, coming from the One X (can't remember which version that had) is now much better and much more refined. I usually hit up Apex or Nova off the bst but I think Sense will do me fine for now.
5 - The build quality is excellent and there are no issues with screen flex or flicker or weak WiFi, all of which I suffered with the One X.
6 - Call quality seems much improved, although I dunno if that is the phone or the fact that I have gone from T-Mob to EE (I know it's the same network).
Seen people complain about the bezel, the size, the camera... the first two worried me slightly, but after using it, it feels good in the hand and the camera... well I have a camera for taking proper photos, my phone camera is purely used for odd snaps out and about and it seems to do the job fine, although I have not fully tested it.
Happy punter here and this has restored my faith in HTC somewhat.
I have never used the M7 so I can't compare it to that but, I would say if you are coming from another, older handset, the M8 is worth it.
*I now await a fatal malfunction at which point I will be back to badmouth the device and HTC
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