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lineageos 12 unofficial 25 lineageos 13 unofficial 26 lineageos 14 specifications edit design edit the overall design of the htc one m8 closely resembles the 2013 model the htc one m7 with a unibody aluminum frame and dual front facing speakers and a brushed metal backing compared to its predecessor the m8 s aluminum casing now makes up 90 of the frame up from about 70 previously as its frame elects for a full metal construction with a more curved shape rather than a plastic bezel and thus incorporates smaller amounts of polycarbonate 27 while it is the same thickness as the previous model it is slightly heavier due to the differences in its construction 28 located at the top of the device is the power button with an integrated ir blaster the power button was moved to the right side while some antennas are being housed behind a plastic band also located at the top at the bottom of the device are a micro usb 2 0 port supporting qualcomm s quickcharge 2 0 technology and a headphone jack unlike the one m7 the m8 uses nano sim cards to save internal space and with the possibility of dual sim models in mind the device uses on screen software buttons consisting of back home and recent apps keys instead of the pair of physical capacitive buttons used by the previous model the previous design had been panned by critics for being irregular and causing a black bar to occur on screen if an app required the deprecated menu key in violation of android human interface guidelines 28 29 30 hardware edit the hardware of the device was upgraded in comparison to its predecessor using a 2 3 ghz quad core snapdragon 801 with 2 gb of ram and a 5 0 inch 1080p super lcd 3 touchscreen display with a pixel density of 441 ppi protected by a layer of gorilla glass 3 with a scratch resistance coating the device comes with either 16 or 32 gb of internal storage and also includes a microsd slot for up to 128 gb of additional storage the boomsound stereo speakers were also improved with deeper enclosures a larger amplifier and an updated dsp for improved sound quality 28 it also incorporates a sensor hub for discrete motion tracking 28 31 32 camera edit the main primary rear mounted camera retains the ultrapixel image sensor omnivision ov4688 composed of pixels that are 2 0 μm in size the ultrapixel sensor was updated to provide better color accuracy in lit photographs and the device now includes a dual tone flash similar to the competing galaxy s5 the m8 s main rear camera has an image sensor with a wide aspect ratio of 16 9 its resolution is 2688 1520 pixels approximately four megapixels and it uses an aperture of f 2 0 33 the devices record 1080p footage at 60 frames per second which is twice the framerate as the predecessor 34 however unlike the competing galaxy s5 xperia z2 and lg g3 the htc one m8 lacks 2160p 4k video recording 8 3 megapixels per video frame due to the insufficient resolution of the image sensor 35 although the resolution and processing performance would have sufficed for 1440p video the one m8 lacks it too the main camera is accompanied by a second 2 megapixel depth of field sensor omnivision ov2722 located directly above the main camera as a part of the device s duo camera system the sensor analyzes the distance and position of elements within a photo and generates a depth map which is embedded within each photo the depth map along with other information can then be used to generate 3d parallax effects to apply filters individually to different parts of the image such as blurring the background to focus on an object in the foreground branded ufocus or to copy and paste an object from one photo into another similar to those available with a lytro camera in mid april htc released a software development kit that allows other apps to take advantage of the depth mapping system and stated that the sdk will be used by the camera app on the google play edition 36 htc ceo peter chou said that the work on the duo camera took 18 months in close collaboration with qualcomm whose snapdragon 801 isps were boosted to handle the device s imaging needs 37 while 2013 phone s m7 rear camera had optical image stabilization ois it was not included in the device as developers deemed it to be incompatible with the new depth sensor system it was replaced by smart stabilization features enabled by the depth sensor the operating system s camera interface was also streamlined with a new menu for switching between photo video zoe and pan 360 modes and a revised settings interface 28 38 39 the secondary front camera for selfies that is using a samsung s5k5e2 40 image sensor has a higher megapixel count than the primary rear camera 41 software edit see also htc one 2013 software the device ships with a customized version of android 4 4 2 kitkat utilizing version 6 0 of the htc sense software suite it builds upon the design of sense 5 with a more minimal design color themes and optimizations for larger screens and android 4 4 s transparency features a new system called motion launch was added that allows users to turn on the display by double tapping it while picking up the device and allows unlocking directly to blinkfeed the home screen or voice dialing mode by tapping the screen and dragging in specific directions pressing the volume button while holding the phone horizontally will launch the camera app 28 42 an extreme power saving mode was also added which caps cpu usage and disables non essential applications services and sensors to conserve battery life when running low the mode only allows access to the phone messaging e mail calendar and calculator apps and disables multitasking 31 blinkfeed was updated with a revised design which only now displays the weather clock if it s set as the default home screen and will also now allow third party developers to add content sources through an sdk fitbit whose app also pre loaded on the device can integrate with its sensor hub as a pedometer and foursquare were announced as the launch partners for the sdk 32 the htc share functionality has been replaced by a dedicated zoe app which allows users to collaborate on highlight reels the tv app was updated to include live sports statistics and fan talk which allows users to track and join conversations relating to tv programs on twitter 42 htc has committed to providing firmware updates for at least two years following its release the blinkfeed gallery tv and zoe apps along with a htc service pack are packaged as apps on google play store allowing them to be updated independently from the firmware itself 28 43 an update to android 4 4 3 was released in july 2014 in october 2014 an update to 4 4 4 was released adding a suite of enhanced camera features branded as htc eye experience this includes split capture photo booth and auto selfie modes voice shutter face tracking while recording video and the live makeup filter 44 45 an update to android 5 0 lollipop was first released for unlocked models in january 2015 46 47 48 the android 5 update introduces the issues of freezing forced reboots decrease in frame rates and lag when using the smartphone for heavy gaming 49 50 at t s htc one m8 model received the android 5 0 lollipop ota update in april 2015 51 unlocked models were upgraded to android 6 0 marshmallow in december 2015 52 accessories edit htc unveiled a dot view case for the device during its press conference the cover of this flip case contains a grid of holes allowing a clock weather forecast and notifications of messages and calls on the screen below it to be displayed through the holes in a style resembling a dot matrix display 53 variants edit google play edition edit a google play edition gpe of the device was also released while it otherwise runs stock android without htc sense it still contains htc software to support certain features such as an htc photo edit app for use with the duo camera and motion launch and selected htc sense apps can be downloaded through google play 28 54 55 google discontinued its gpe devices in january 2015 when the google play edition m8 the last remaining gpe device available on its online store was removed from sale 56 harman kardon edition edit htc released a special harman kardon edition model of the smartphone featuring an upgraded harman kardon audio system a dark grey finish with gold accents and a pair of harman kardon ae s earbuds on april 29 2014 exclusively via sprint in the united states aside from these changes it is otherwise identical to the base model 57 one m8 dual sim edit on july 2 2014 htc germany announced a dual sim variant via a press release 58 the phone was made available in germany austria and switzerland in calendar week 28 of that year for a price of 679 799chf which at that time was slightly higher than the msrp of 649 for the single sim version but some 100 higher than typical retail prices which had already begun to drop for the regular model other selected markets followed in germany the release was limited with only metro owned electronics store chains media markt and saturn carrying the phone in small quantities the only color option is gunmetal grey the hardware is mostly identical to the regular model without the option to double the 16gb of on device storage as is the case with the single sim variant also the radio supports less lte bands most notably omitting band 20 which reduces lte usability in countries like germany where providers prefer the 800 mhz frequency outside of downtown areas both sim slots are of nano size and the device retains the additional microsd slot the software is also mostly identical with the addition of the dual sim settings and related modifications in dialer and messaging apps while being delivered with android kitkat the device received an over the air update to lollipop 5 0 2 in may 2015 a considerable amount of time later than other variants one m8 for windows edit htc one m8 for windows manufacturer htc series htc one first released august 20 2014 2014 08 20 weight 160 g 5 6 oz operating system original windows phone 8 1 update 1 beta windows 10 mobile website http www htc com www smartphones htc one m8 windows on august 18 2014 htc and verizon wireless announced a new variant of the device known as the htc one m8 for windows which runs windows phone 8 1 update 1 instead of android marking htc s first windows phone device since 2013 s htc windows phone 8xt its hardware is nearly identical to the android version aside from minor differences such as colors it is only available in dark grey and branding the device ships with several htc developed apps to provide sense features on top of windows phone such as ports of blinkfeed sense tv and video highlights an htc camera app for using the duo camera and its depth mapping effects and support for the dot view case and double tapping the screen to wake it up 59 60 the development of the device for windows was enabled by changes to the windows phone platform by microsoft to allow for more flexibility and variance in hardware designs such as support for on screen buttons these changes made it theoretically possible for oems to re use hardware designs from android devices for use as part of a windows phone device htc americas president jason mackenzie argued that with the device for windows htc was the first smartphone maker to launch an iconic device on multiple operating systems without making any compromises 4 the device is compatible with the windows 10 mobile insider preview 61 but not with the final public release version of the os 62 one m8 eye edit htc unveiled the one m8 eye in october 2014 it is otherwise identical to the standard model except the infrared and nfc connectivity is removed and the rear ultrapixel camera is replaced by a 13 megapixel camera the eye was only released in china and india 63 64 reception edit the android version of the htc one m8 received mostly positive reviews from critics the industrial design of the device was considered to be more premium looking than the previous model due to the increase in metal and less plastic and more comfortable to hold due to its more curved shape david pierce of the verge described the design as a wonderfully rare mix between the beauty of the old one and the unabashed utility of a phone like the galaxy s4 it s made to be looked at to be ogled and admired but it s also made to be used techradar suggested that the htc one m8 s design aged well against upcoming metal smartphones being sufficient to survive the onslaught of the iphone 6 and the galaxy s6 however some reviewers felt that its more rounded and polished chassis made the device feel more slippery to hold and the curved edges made it harder to grip 28 65 41 some reviewers panned the increased height of the device and thick bezels compared to the preceding htc one m7 and other competing smartphones 27 in particular ars technica criticized htc for not using its shift towards software buttons to reduce the size of the device s bezel noting that they did not remove the black strip below the screen where the previous physical buttons were 43 similarly to the previous model the device s rear facing camera received mixed reviews while it received praise for its low light capabilities faster autofocus along with the updates to htc s camera software the camera was criticized for not showing any notable improvements in image quality over the previous model producing soft looking images that only looked acceptable at small sizes due to aggressive noise reduction and inadequate software processing in addition the device s rear camera lacked optical image stabilization ois which had been found in the proceeding m7 however engadget praised htc s focus on selfies with its 5 megapixel front facing camera and the verge quipped that even its ultimate selfie machine took better photos than the rear facing camera in many situations the duo camera functionality received similarly mixed reaction while critics felt that the effects could be considered fun and useful by end users the effects themselves particularly the refocus effect were panned for not having any positive effect on overall image quality and for having inconsistent quality themselves 28 31 41 66 ars technica specifically considered the duo camera to be poorly executed gimmicks noting that the effect could be replicated in software and that htc should have instead focused on improving the hardware of the rear camera 43 anand lal shimpi of anandtech praised the look and feel of the device sense 6 0 and the better power efficiency with the snapdragon 801 anand also praised the camera app and ui as well as the effects processing such as the zoom and blur features stating that the device was an extremely versatile shooter but noted deficiencies such as the inadequate image quality and lack of image stabilization ultimately he stated that the new htc one is an upgrade in so many areas but lacked a substantial step forward in primary camera qua...