Those of you who have switched from a Nexus 5 to the GPE M8, have you noticed any issues with the sound? I had the GPE M8 and returned it since some notifications would distort sometimes and you could hear distortion when turning up the volume. I returned it to see if this could get ironed out and went back to the Nexus 5, but miss the build quality and battery life of the M8.
What about camera quality? Do you notice a big difference between the two. One of the reasons I went back was for the camera, but now I can't decide if that was worth it or not.
Seriously? All the notifications are very low quality files. Horrible way to judge the sound output of the device. If that's your criteria than the M8 isn't for you since that's a problem that you will face with all the M8s. As for the camera I don't miss it at all honestly. M8s camera has been great so far for me.
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Fidelio_o said:
Seriously? All the notifications are very low quality files. Horrible way to judge the sound output of the device. If that's your criteria than the M8 isn't for you since that's a problem that you will face with all the M8s. As for the camera I don't miss it at all honestly. M8s camera has been great so far for me.
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I was just wondering if that was an issue with the phone or the notifications itself. I had never experienced that before. It wasn't constantly, so I thought it might have been an issue. But thank you for chiming in on that.
And the GPE M8 camera isn't as good as the Sense M8, from what I have heard as it's basically just a stock 4mp camera. So I was wondering other people's experiences with switching from the 8mp camera of the N5 (which I have found to be pretty solid) to the 4mp camera of the GPE M8.
I've used the GPE conversion and noticed no noticeable difference and photo quality. Plus all the features you get with the stock M8 camera are still available to you.
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I've used the GPE conversion and noticed no noticeable difference and photo quality. Plus all the features you get with the stock M8 camera are still available to you.
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TBH I do notice a difference in camera quality... it doesn't seem as "sharp". Appears more soft than when using Sense camera.
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TBH I do notice a difference in camera quality... it doesn't seem as "sharp". Appears more soft than when using Sense camera.
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That's kind of what I thought. The quality of pics coming from the Nexus 5 seem to be quite a bit better than the GPE M8. That's the only thing holding me back.
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That's kind of what I thought. The quality of pics coming from the Nexus 5 seem to be quite a bit better than the GPE M8. That's the only thing holding me back.
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In terms of detail the nexus 5 is probably better on both sense and GPE M8, but at least you get more camera features and tweaks. By no means is it a bad camera, just don't zoom in and it looks amazing, better than my girlfriends note 2. Only when zooming in it becomes clear. And low light performance is only second to high end nokia lumias.
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In terms of detail the nexus 5 is probably better on both sense and GPE M8, but at least you get more camera features and tweaks. By no means is it a bad camera, just don't zoom in and it looks amazing, better than my girlfriends note 2. Only when zooming in it becomes clear. And low light performance is only second to high end nokia lumias.
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Are you referring to the quality of pics on the GPE M8 or stock M8 when comparing it to the Note 2?
Another thing I noticed was shutter speed. The Nexus is definitely much faster there. Which is important when taking pictures of speedy toddlers.
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Are you referring to the quality of pics on the GPE M8 or stock M8 when comparing it to the Note 2?
Another thing I noticed was shutter speed. The Nexus is definitely much faster there. Which is important when taking pictures of speedy toddlers.
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both. more so Stock.
And what? really? I have had a nexus 5 and currently have M8, the shutter speed is much faster on the M8! like crazy fast
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both. more so Stock.
And what? really? I have had a nexus 5 and currently have M8, the shutter speed is much faster on the M8! like crazy fast
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Yeah the GPE M8 I had was much slower than the Nexus 5. I even tried them side by side and it was obvious which one was faster. Unless you had the flash or HDR on.
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Those of you who have switched from a Nexus 5 to the GPE M8, have you noticed any issues with the sound? I had the GPE M8 and returned it since some notifications would distort sometimes and you could hear distortion when turning up the volume. I returned it to see if this could get ironed out and went back to the Nexus 5, but miss the build quality and battery life of the M8.
What about camera quality? Do you notice a big difference between the two. One of the reasons I went back was for the camera, but now I can't decide if that was worth it or not.
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yes there was alittle more crackle here and there in notifications
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yes there was alittle more crackle here and there in notifications
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I'd assume that's probably from the bad file quality of the notifications like the first responder said.
I guess it's more an issue with the files themselves and not a problem with the phone.
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I'd assume that's probably from the bad file quality of the notifications like the first responder said.
I guess it's more an issue with the files themselves and not a problem with the phone.
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prob because I don't have audio issues with youtube. although. its just the audio issues 4.4.2 has with certain things
How's battery life?
I wanted a nexus 5 so bad Cuz its cheap but no SD card was a killer
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How's battery life?
I wanted a nexus 5 so bad Cuz its cheap but no SD card was a killer
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Battery life on the Nexus is just OK. It gets through most days as long as you aren't hard core about using it. But it isn't the best.
The M8 was great. I didn't have a single issue with it. Made it through every day with ease. And that was with a lot of accounts syncing and a decent amount of use.
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Yeah the GPE M8 I had was much slower than the Nexus 5. I even tried them side by side and it was obvious which one was faster. Unless you had the flash or HDR on.
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This was due to the old "stock" camera app available on the GPE at launch. It has since been updated with the release of the Google camera update in the play store. It has zero lag to speak of now.
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This was due to the old "stock" camera app available on the GPE at launch. It has since been updated with the release of the Google camera update in the play store. It has zero lag to speak of now.
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Well I did try them side by side with the new camera and the Nexus 5 was still faster. Pics are definitely better on the Nexus 5, but they aren't terrible on the M8. They just seem to lack detail and color depth. Even on non zoomed in pics.
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Well I did try them side by side with the new camera and the Nexus 5 was still faster. Pics are definitely better on the Nexus 5, but they aren't terrible on the M8. They just seem to lack detail and color depth. Even on non zoomed in pics.
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Everyone knows camera is weakest link on M8. If you bought M8, you know its limitations. It has been well documented that your daylight pics wont look as good as most other flagship devices which includes Nexus 5. Nexus 5 after the camera updates take brilliant HDR images which are comparable to even Samsung or LG flagships. Better at times.
The images on M8 are flatter. Those who want to defend the M8 Ultra Pixel camera say that it does not matter if you are watching pictures on phone or monitor, but it is clearly visible on most high resolution good quality monitors. Specially if you compare it side by side to images taken by say S4, s5 or even Nexus 5. Even when they are not zoomed in, you can see more detail and sharpness. So nothing out of ordinary here.
As far as Android experience is concerned, GPE is not any faster than Nexus 5 in terms of how it feels while navigating Android UI. The 2 things where M8 kills Nexus 5 is the feel of the phone in hands and battery life. Even on GPE battery life is phenomenal.
If you moved to M8 GPE hoping you will feel the increased performance while using phone, you will be disappointed. There is virtually no difference in performance. You are paying for the hardware quality and materials used. Not for performance.
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Everyone knows camera is weakest link on M8. If you bought M8, you know its limitations. It has been well documented that your daylight pics wont look as good as most other flagship devices which includes Nexus 5. Nexus 5 after the camera updates take brilliant HDR images which are comparable to even Samsung or LG flagships. Better at times.
The images on M8 are flatter. Those who want to defend the M8 Ultra Pixel camera say that it does not matter if you are watching pictures on phone or monitor, but it is clearly visible on most high resolution good quality monitors. Specially if you compare it side by side to images taken by say S4, s5 or even Nexus 5. Even when they are not zoomed in, you can see more detail and sharpness. So nothing out of ordinary here.
As far as Android experience is concerned, GPE is not any faster than Nexus 5 in terms of how it feels while navigating Android UI. The 2 things where M8 kills Nexus 5 is the feel of the phone in hands and battery life. Even on GPE battery life is phenomenal.
If you moved to M8 GPE hoping you will feel the increased performance while using phone, you will be disappointed. There is virtually no difference in performance. You are paying for the hardware quality and materials used. Not for performance.
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Tbh you shouldn't state your points like they are facts. These are just opinions I do agree on some points though.
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Tbh you shouldn't state your points like they are facts. These are just opinions I do agree on some points though.
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Opinions are like saying blue looks better than red. When you can actually clearly see and know there is no way in hell a 4MP camera will capture more details than a good 8 or 13MP camera in daylight, it is not a opinion. It is a fact. M8 camera is good at certain things, but definitely not best thing to have to take images with good details. Especially in scenes where there are lot of details outdoors.
I bought M8 knowing what to expect. I had original One. With couple of tricks added thanks to Duo camera, the level of details were simply not going to improve dramatically. Resolution shows its limitations in cases like these.
It is not a ****ty camera by any means, but what OP described is very well documented and known. People expect a $650 phone to blow $350 phone out of water in everything. That is simply not going to happen with phones like M8. It is designed knowing they are compromising something to get gains in other areas. They stuck to it. Whether people like it or not is different matter.
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Can someone PLEASE install vignette and try taking a photo with the stock camera and vignette?
I want to see if the compression and artifacting is software sourced....
I am so torn with regards to my next phone, and I have heard insanely amazing things about the One, but I am also a pretty avid mobile photographer and really appreciate a better than average camera....
Let me know if you try this and if you can, post the results?
Assuming the Vignette Demo (free version) would suffice?
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Assuming the Vignette Demo (free version) would suffice?
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Don't think so, demo might not have full quality.
I have the full version. But its dark now. Do you need a daylight picture?
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I have the full version. But its dark now. Do you need a daylight picture?
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Yeah, Daylight..... no rush. I am just hung up on this camera.
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Can someone PLEASE install vignette and try taking a photo with the stock camera and vignette?
I want to see if the compression and artifacting is software sourced....
I am so torn with regards to my next phone, and I have heard insanely amazing things about the One, but I am also a pretty avid mobile photographer and really appreciate a better than average camera....
Let me know if you try this and if you can, post the results?
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I honestly wouldn't go with the HTC One or the GS4 if you want a great mobile camera. Where the HTC One excels in average light and low-light, it is awful outdoors, and the 4MP's aren't anything extraordinary either. The iPhone5 has a slightly better camera than the One, and the 5S should be getting released in less than a month. I honestly hate referring you to the iPhone because it sucks everywhere else against Android. The 5S should be a getting a slightly improved camera which would put it as a good bit better than the One's camera. The GS4's camera isn't better than the One, but it does do better in bright lighting/outdoors and has a better MP count.
It is possible that the HTC One Max being released soon might be getting a better "Ultrapixel" camera than our non-phablet One's. Maybe look into that? Or the iPhone5S. I can't imagine the Nexus 5 being released in a few months would have a much better camera than last years Nexus, and not to mention it likely won't be on Verizon.
Also, the Moto X's camera is god awful.
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I honestly wouldn't go with the HTC One or the GS4 if you want a great mobile camera. Where the HTC One excels in average light and low-light, it is awful outdoors, and the 4MP's aren't anything extraordinary either. The iPhone5 has a slightly better camera than the One, and the 5S should be getting released in less than a month. I honestly hate referring you to the iPhone because it sucks everywhere else against Android. The 5S should be a getting a slightly improved camera which would put it as a good bit better than the One's camera. The GS4's camera isn't better than the One, but it does do better in bright lighting/outdoors and has a better MP count.
It is possible that the HTC One Max being released soon might be getting a better "Ultrapixel" camera than our non-phablet One's. Maybe look into that? Or the iPhone5S. I can't imagine the Nexus 5 being released in a few months would have a much better camera than last years Nexus, and not to mention it likely won't be on Verizon.
Also, the Moto X's camera is god awful.
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Isn't odd to anyone else that you can't get the holy trifecta of build/update/camera on one phone these days? I am almost getting to that point where I am paranoid that there's been a backroom agreement between manufacturers to only have 1 or 2 out of 3....
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Isn't odd to anyone else that you can't get the holy trifecta of build/update/camera on one phone these days? I am almost getting to that point where I am paranoid that there's been a backroom agreement between manufacturers to only have 1 or 2 out of 3....
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Basically if you combined the iPhone5 and the HTC One specs and took the best of each, you would have the best mobile phone camera available. I tried out the Lumia 1020, not impressed in the slightest.
I have an HTC One and an iPhone 5 and I like the photos on the HTC One better. Although it could be the 1080p screen that's tricking me.
I have vignette and will take a stock camera + vignette pic shortly
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Basically if you combined the iPhone5 and the HTC One specs and took the best of each, you would have the best mobile phone camera available. I tried out the Lumia 1020, not impressed in the slightest.
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I am inclined to agree. though, for my hands I'd prefer a 5 inch screen
The Sony i1 is being announced next week. G lens 20mp camera, expandable memory, etc. Might be worth waiting to see what they announce.
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The Sony i1 is being announced next week. G lens 20mp camera, expandable memory, etc. Might be worth waiting to see what they announce.
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A sony phone on Verizon? think not.
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Basically if you combined the iPhone5 and the HTC One specs and took the best of each, you would have the best mobile phone camera available. I tried out the Lumia 1020, not impressed in the slightest.
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I agree with this completely. HTC got nearly everything right except for the camera. I'm hoping that the next iteration has slightly less bezel (think Moto X form factor) and a camera on par to whatever the 5S will have. If so, I'll be buying one at full price to replace this HTC One.
Ok I have taken 2 pictures, one with the stock camera and one with the Vignette camera. How would you like to see them? They're not the best pictures because it was lightly raining and I didn't want to get my phone wet so I was trying to keep the phone under the eve of my roof.
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Why the doubt? There has been at least one Sony Android phones on Verizon before.
We also need to consider another factor. A camera is only as good as the photographer using it. I am by no means a professional yet in have seen great pictures and taken great pics with the HTC one that I would put up against the gs4 or the iPhone 5(I have owned all 3). The HTC one has many more options than either one of those cameras when it comes to exposure, shutter, white balance, etc. The camera editor is also great on this phone. If you use the correct scene it also helps a bunch as well.
Unless we are talking about enlarging the pic bigger than a 4x6 or 5x7 then that's where the One would fail and the GS4 or ip5 would clearly succeed. As far as posting to Facebook or instagram etc the one will be great .
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josh995 said:
Ok I have taken 2 pictures, one with the stock camera and one with the Vignette camera. How would you like to see them? They're not the best pictures because it was lightly raining and I didn't want to get my phone wet so I was trying to keep the phone under the eve of my roof.
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just embed them in this thread?
Not a great morning here, cloudy/foggy, but heres a shot from both stock and vignette, respectively. Also attached a zip of the 2 since the pics would be altered due to size limits. The 'brighter' one (also taken fist, check filename) is the stock. Didn't get Vignette to focus well, and can only take 3.1M images, was on "superfine" with no filter.
For some reason Vignette can only capture up to 3.1MP on the HTC One, plus it doesn't do HDR either. I find it best to use the stock camera with HDR and then share with Vignette for the filters I want to apply. The photo comes out better than just using Vignette straight.
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For some reason Vignette can only capture up to 3.1MP on the HTC One, plus it doesn't do HDR either. I find it best to use the stock camera with HDR and then share with Vignette for the filters I want to apply. The photo comes out better than just using Vignette straight.
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if i used them yeah thats what you would have to do. HTC has an odd camera and pixel count, so i'm not surprised Vignette doesn't properly support it. They've always been good about resolving issues though, so theres hope.
Does the HTC One M8 overheat much? Does it have any major glitches as well?
No and no
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Is the camera that much worse than the S5 or is it overblown? Does it use much RAM either? I might switch to the HTC One M8 tomorrow.
If the camera is something you feel absolutely must have, stick with the S5. I LOVE my M8, but my Note 3 took so much better pictures.
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If the camera is something you feel absolutely must have, stick with the S5. I LOVE my M8, but my Note 3 took so much better pictures.
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I got overheatting issues with two S5s already. First one was worse. 165 degrees fahrenheit w/ 5-7 apps opened, some decent screen usage, and texting should not yield a high temp. One time, the overheating was caused by a T-Mobile diagnostic test and the screen wouldn't respond properly and the device crashed.
If you don't mind 4mp pictures the m8 camera is awesome. Low light pictures come out pretty good most of the time with little to no tweaking. Note3 took awesome well lit pictures. Low light sucked. Made the moto x seem like a professional camera in that regard and I do miss that from my x. S5 is probably the better all arounder picture taker but I got tired of touchwiz getting more and more complicated to tinker with. Knox didn't help either. I look forward to android L in lots of ways, including imaging, but OTOH I am worried about how hardcore google will implement selinux and security. As long as OEM's and google keep coming with phones that have unlockable bootloaders I'll be good.
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I got overheatting issues with two S5s already. First one was worse. 165 degrees fahrenheit w/ 5-7 apps opened, some decent screen usage, and texting should not yield a high temp. One time, the overheating was caused by a T-Mobile diagnostic test and the screen wouldn't respond properly and the device crashed.
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Forgot about that part. No this is the coolest running phone I've ever had the pleasure of owning.
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If you don't mind 4mp pictures the m8 camera is awesome. Low light pictures come out pretty good most of the time with little to no tweaking. Note3 took awesome well lit pictures. Low light sucked. Made the moto x seem like a professional camera in that regard and I do miss that from my x. S5 is probably the better all arounder picture taker but I got tired of touchwiz getting more and more complicated to tinker with. Knox didn't help either. I look forward to android L in lots of ways, including imaging, but OTOH I am worried about how hardcore google will implement selinux and security. As long as OEM's and google keep coming with phones that have unlockable bootloaders I'll be good.
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You switched from the Note 3 and S5 to the HTC One M8?
Coolest running phone I have ever used, even when running GPS or a graphical game the phone only barely gets warm. Very efficient phone, not much battery energy is wasted.
After furthering thinking, I will stick with my Galaxy S5 and find ways to minimize the heat since one of my best friends and my dad have problems with their heating at times on Galaxies. I also want the waterproofing, nicer display, finger print scanner, and galaxy software to work w/ my gear.
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You switched from the Note 3 and S5 to the HTC One M8?
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Nope. Sold moto x. Still have note3.
Okay guys, I switched to the HTC One M8 since T-Mobile told me they will waive the restocking fee by crediting me back, but that's a long story and battle I have to fight to get my $50 back.
Hello everyone, I'm currently using Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, and about to buy a new mobile, I've read about the HTC One M8, I liked it and planning to get it. All I need is to hear your opinions as users, does it worth its price? Any issues? Any advice? Any comment is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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Hello everyone, I'm currently using Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, and about to buy a new mobile, I've read about the HTC One M8, I liked it and planning to get it. All I need is to hear your opinions as users, does it worth its price? Any issues? Any advice? Any comment is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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Best phone I've ever owned.
IMO it's still the best phone you can get
I could go on and on how good it is, so I'll keep it short:
One of the fastest phones available, awesome speakers, metal body feels nice and premium, definitely worth it.
Camera isn't bad at all - it just takes pics in lower resolution, so zooming might be problematic. Apart from that it's fun to use.
People say that the glacial silver variant is less slippery.
I've had m8 for 9 months now and it caused me no problems at all. I'm using it without case so the back is a bit scratched and top speaker is a bit more quiet than the other one due to contact with water, but still works.
It will definitely feel much, much better than your s3 mini.
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IMO it's still the best phone you can get
I could go on and on how good it is, so I'll keep it short:
One of the fastest phones available, awesome speakers, metal body feels nice and premium, definitely worth it.
Camera isn't bad at all - it just takes pics in lower resolution, so zooming might be problematic. Apart from that it's fun to use.
People say that the glacial silver variant is less slippery.
I've had m8 for 9 months now and it caused me no problems at all. I'm using it without case so the back is a bit scratched and top speaker is a bit more quiet than the other one due to contact with water, but still works.
It will definitely feel much, much better than your s3 mini.
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Of course it's much much better than my S3 Mini
That's great, thanks for sharing your experience!
I have read some opinions about the camera saying that there appears a purple color on bright areas, does that happen? And if so, does that happen a lot?
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You will notice a big jump coming from my s3 mini. M8 has spoiled me a lot with speed and the quality of the phone; this is why I am staying with this phone over m9. I thought the m9 is not a big upgrade. Hopefully HTC get back to where they were with m10.
The camera of the phone is decent but then again I rarely take any pictures on a phone. The performance, sound and the build quality is top notch.
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You will notice a big jump coming from my s3 mini. M8 has spoiled me a lot with speed and the quality of the phone; this is why I am staying with this phone over m9. I thought the m9 is not a big upgrade. Hopefully HTC get back to where they were with m10.
The camera of the phone is decent but then again I rarely take any pictures on a phone. The performance, sound and the build quality is top notch.
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That's awesome! Thanks!
One reason I didn't go with the M9 is the Snapdragon 810 and its overheating issue. However, I don't know if it exists in the M9.
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That's awesome! Thanks!
One reason I didn't go with the M9 is the Snapdragon 810 and its overheating issue. However, I don't know if it exists in the M9.
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It doesn't exist on M8. No overheating, great battery life.
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It doesn't exist on M8. No overheating, great battery life.
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No no, I didn't mean the M8, I meant that I didn't take the M9 in my considerations because of the Snapdragon 810 issue (However, I'm not sure it exists on it, the M9 not the M8).
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Of course it's much much better than my S3 Mini
That's great, thanks for sharing your experience!
I have read some opinions about the camera saying that there appears a purple color on bright areas, does that happen? And if so, does that happen a lot?
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I never experienced that, although I read a review where it's pointed out it happens in bright, contrast areas.
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No no, I didn't mean the M8, I meant that I didn't take the M9 in my considerations because of the Snapdragon 810 issue (However, I'm not sure it exists on it, the M9 not the M8).
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M9 had a much higher temperature under stress than other phones, but htc has fixed it - basically what they did is make thermal throttling kick in faster and be more agressive.
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I never experienced that, although I read a review where it's pointed out it happens in bright, contrast areas.
M9 had a much higher temperature under stress than other phones, but htc has fixed it - basically what they did is make thermal throttling kick in faster and be more agressive.
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That won't be a problem I guess.
Well, it's great to see that things got fixed, seems that I will enjoy my HTC experience :good:.
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I have read some opinions about the camera saying that there appears a purple color on bright areas, does that happen? And if so, does that happen a lot?
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I'd say it does happen sometimes, but not a lot. I also think it somewhat subject to personal opinion and taste. Its never really bothered me, but apparently it bothers some (probably not most) folks. Honestly, its the type of thing I wouldn't have given any thought, if I hadn't seen it discussed here. To me, its just how the camera is tuned to depict certain colors and light levels. No camera truly captures colors the exact same way your eyes do. Although I'll buy the argument that some cameras (phones) capture it better than others.
I take a lot of pics with my phone. I have over 1000 on my phone right now. Just scrolling through the first few hundred, I see maybe 4 or 5 shots that look purple.
Also, flesh tones can appear a bit overly "pink" in some lighting conditions. But again, its somewhat a matter of personal taste how much you will even notice. And like the "purple" issue, its much more the exception than the rule, at least IMO.
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I'd say it does happen sometimes, but not a lot. I also think it somewhat subject to personal opinion and taste. Its never really bothered me, but apparently it bothers some (probably not most) folks. Honestly, its the type of thing I wouldn't have given any thought, if I hadn't seen it discussed here. To me, its just how the camera is tuned to depict certain colors and light levels. No camera truly captures colors the exact same way your eyes do. Although I'll buy the argument that some cameras (phones) capture it better than others.
I take a lot of pics with my phone. I have over 1000 on my phone right now. Just scrolling through the first few hundred, I see maybe 4 or 5 shots that look purple.
Also, flesh tones can appear a bit overly "pink" in some lighting conditions. But again, its somewhat a matter of personal taste how much you will even notice. And like the "purple" issue, its much more the exception than the rule, at least IMO.
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Thanks for sharing your opinion!
Well, I don't use the camera so much, but I wanted to get an overview of all the device's pros and cons.
For sure, the M8's camera is not the best out there, and there may be a lot of better options (regarding the camera), but I don't think I will complain about it as I said before that I'm not a big camera user. I saw many good and nice pictures taken using it, so I'm going with your opinion that it's an exception, not the rule.
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For sure, the M8's camera is not the best out there, and there may be a lot of better options (regarding the camera), but I don't think I will complain about it as I said before that I'm not a big camera user. I saw many good and nice pictures taken using it, so I'm going with your opinion that it's an exception, not the rule.
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I'd even debate the fact there are many better options for camera phone; at least "better" in all conditions. While others may have higher resolution and better clarity in daylight; M8 outperforms many of them in low-light.
redpoint73 said:
I'd even debate the fact there are many better options for camera phone; at least "better" in all conditions. While others may have higher resolution and better clarity in daylight; M8 outperforms many of them in low-light.
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That's something that I will definitely like to hear
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circassian92 said:
Of course it's much much better than my S3 Mini [emoji14]
That's great, thanks for sharing your experience!
I have read some opinions about the camera saying that there appears a purple color on bright areas, does that happen? And if so, does that happen a lot?
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It was the One M7 that had the Purple issue. If the M8 has/had it, I never saw it.
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tony_5309 said:
It was the One M7 that had the Purple issue. If the M8 has/had it, I never saw it.
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Here is were I read about it:
http://m.gsmarena.com/lg_g3_vs_htc_one_m8-review-1094p8.php
Though, it's great that you didn't experience that!
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Hi guys. I want to buy a new phone and really like HTC UI, but yesterday i was at cellphone shop and seller advice me to ignore M9 cuz suffer's from HEAT!
Is it true what he said ? and do you recommend it or go straight for Nexus 6P ? hmmm i want regular phone like 5 inch and M9 good size and i feel more than 5inch phone is hard and weird right
PLZ help me .
See this discussion:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3312273
I really wonder why some people still talk about overheating problems ! It was resolved a long time ago after the first few updates by HTC.
Elixir_ said:
I really wonder why some people still talk about overheating problems ! It was resolved a long time ago after the first few updates by HTC.
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Thanks man. so only weakness for this device is the camera performance and how about battery after 6.0M ? is it better?
Faisal Alro8y said:
Thanks man. so only weakness for this device is the camera performance and how about battery after 6.0M ? is it better?
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The camera isn't that bad to be honest, it just doesn't reach the level of some other flagships such as the Galaxy S6 and the G4 (especially in low-light conditions). For the battery life, most of the m9 owners have noticed an improvement after the 6.0 update. I'm currently running a custom rom (ViperOne 4.2.1) and you can see my battery stats in the attached screen cap.
You can also check this thread for more details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/general/battery-sot-t3067585/page140
The heat issues still exist. Regardless of what people say, they just don't use, or should i say "abuse", the device enough.
That said, my phone has never overheated and switched off.
The camera leaves a bit to be desired. Choppy framerate and noise are the norm in picture mode but video is smooth and clear.
Boomsound is what sells this phone. It hasn't been beaten to this day for quality.
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The only thing that bothers me about the camera is the lack of OIS.
Easiest way to put it if you want sense get a M8 if you don't get a 6P..
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The heat issues still exist. Regardless of what people say, they just don't use, or should i say "abuse", the device enough.
That said, my phone has never overheated and switched off.
The camera leaves a bit to be desired. Choppy framerate and noise are the norm in picture mode but video is smooth and clear.
Boomsound is what sells this phone. It hasn't been beaten to this day for quality.
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What do you mean by abuse ?
liam_davenport said:
Easiest way to put it if you want sense get a M8 if you don't get a 6P..
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Would you recommend the M8 over the M9 even when they are att the same price level? I have a M8 myself today but I'm thinking about upgrading a family member from One S to a M9. At least here in my area they are about the same price (M8 16 GB vs M9 32 GB).
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Would you recommend the M8 over the M9 even when they are att the same price level? I have a M8 myself today but I'm thinking about upgrading a family member from One S to a M9. At least here in my area they are about the same price (M8 16 GB vs M9 32 GB).
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M8 is an amazing device, but M9 sucks period it's my biggest regret in life won't buy a HTC device after this if you want an expensive heater and device with no support for months then go for it 401 variant didn't get an update since July last year... we just got the MM update and it still had it's issues, I've had lots of build quality issues, saw other people with the same issues and even people on xda who're on their 3rd+ M9 camera software sucks the sensor is great but you just can't get a good picture from it, I replaced my M9 with an Nexus 6 and never looked back now just got a nexus 6P and it blew me away how great is it if that device is an option for you go for that you won't be disappointed To me the M9 feels like a mid-range with flagship pricing
Another +1 for the 6P honestly don't bother with the M9, I'm an HTC guy through and through, look at my signature for device history. The M8 was my favourite device to date, fantastic battery life, blazing performance, decent cameras (especially in low light). The M7 was also pretty amazing but the M9 in my opinion is a downgrade from the M8, camera in any low light situations is absolutely awful, battery life is poor, got far less SOT with the M9 than I did with the M8. I really hope the M10 is decent because HTC can't afford another release like the M9. The software support has gone down hill with the M9 too, they updated the M8 quite consistently but the M9 took forever to get marshmallow! I had the nexus 4 a few years ago and went straight back to HTC because I missed sense, I missed the features, (stock android wasn't as polished back then). Absolutely love my 6P, first non HTC phone I've owned in years and it's slowly becoming my favourite all time device, camera is fantastic, low light performance is incredible! Battery life is also very impressive, the device is obviously a lot bigger so consider if a phablet is going to be a comfortable size for you but if size isn't an issue I'd chose the 6P anyday of the week. Had the M9 from launch up until November so in that time I put it through its paces! Although a small feature, the finger print sensor is a fantastic little piece of hardware, it's so much faster than unlocking with a code or pattern. The thing is, the M9 isn't a bad phone, but considering the fact its a HTC & was released in 2015 I was expecting so much more!
Thanks I own now two devices and i will pick M9 anytime. 6p microphone sound so so weak comparing to M9 and stereo speakers more clear on M9 HANDS DOWN!
I guys. Have the HTC One M8. I've been thinking about upgrading to the HTC 10. Haven't tried any of them, even at a store.
Question to anyone who had or tried both, is the Pixel much smoother than the 10? What about sound quality? The 10 rocks, from what I've read, is the Pixel worse in that department?
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I guys. Have the HTC One M8. I've been thinking about upgrading to the HTC 10. Haven't tried any of them, even at a store.
Question to anyone who had or tried both, is the Pixel much smoother than the 10? What about sound quality? The 10 rocks, from what I've read, is the Pixel worse in that department?
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Already a thread for this.
Vanilla vs any custom UI is always going to be smoother.
Sense and Touchwiz and the like are getting better but vanilla will always be more fluid.
Install cm or r. Remix and you'll have the same.
Sense is really smooth though, barely any difference.
I tried the pixel, the 10 is just as fast, but the pixel is slightly smoother and Google have changed the acceleration so it feels a little more like IOS. As far as audio goes, have a watch of Pocketnow's audio review of the pixel, the results are average.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NYs8preQijQ
Pixel audio vs the 2016 competition, with God-Emperor One M8 as contrast/reference.
Audio on HTC is superior, no competition.
dladz said:
Audio on HTC is superior, no competition.
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More bassy, more sound quality but lower volume than the m8. The HTC one m8 is, quoting the guy who made the test, "a league of its own".
Badelhas said:
More bassy, more sound quality but lower volume than the m8. The HTC one m8 is, quoting the guy who made the test, "a league of its own".
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Never had the m8 but I've heard good things, had the m7 and m9 both had great matching speakers. Prefer the 10's sound quality though.
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I hear that Android 7.0 and 7.1 are slower than Marshmrllow on nom-Google phones.
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Some people using leedroid have said that its smoother. More fluid. I haven't committed yet, I'll flash this Sunday maybe..
The app opening and app switching is not by a couple of milliseconds. However the rest is pretty much on par.
This means that maybe on video the Pixel opens apps a tiny bit faster, but when something is really demanding, bot devices struggle equally
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The app opening and app switching is not by a couple of milliseconds. However the rest is pretty much on par.
This means that maybe on video the Pixel opens apps a tiny bit faster, but when something is really demanding, bot devices struggle equally
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Just ordered a pixel for my daughter. I'll have a benchmark vs when she opens it on Xmas, see who wins. Have to say, pure android is a fluid system, only reason why I came back to htc was I missed sense, avoided the 10 and got the 6P as I had read that they were going with a sub par chip set, then ironically they went with the sd820, classic [emoji30]
But I have to say, the 6P the 10 the pixel, the difference is so marginal it doesn't even merit an argument, yes you'll see slight differences here and there but so long as its not lagging or halting all the time it's a difference that you'll never notice.
(Me in January, yes my good man I'd like a pixel please it's how much? Jesus, take the cash)
Then the 11 will drop and i'll be giving it to a family member. Happens a lot with me, I'm very unlucky.
Also have to say and very off topic and probably sacrilegious here, but the Samsung S8 is probably going to be a beast of a phone, they've got a lot to make up for, now if only they did a vanilla version, I'd be on board in a heart beat, least until the next htc came out.. [emoji16]
I have htc10 and pixel xl and lg v20 lg v20 is amoother than htc10 and pixel snoother than both of them
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I have htc10 and pixel xl and lg v20 lg v20 is amoother than htc10 and pixel snoother than both of them
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I'm curious what the definition of 'smoother' is for this thread. If less smooth...does that translate to lag?
ewingr said:
I'm curious what the definition of 'smoother' is for this thread. If less smooth...does that translate to lag?
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Theres no lags but both device pixel and v20 running Nougat so you feel the phones are faster than htc10
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