HTC announce the One M8s
Seemingly out of nowhere, The Taiwanese company announced this morning that they’ll be launching a s version of the vastly popular M8. The M8s will sell along side the just launched “flagship” device, the One M9 and will be available early April in the UK. Gunmetal Grey version will be out first and you’ll be able to purchase from mobile operators and major retailers , as well as from htc.com.
HTC One M8s Specifications
SIZE: 146.41 x 70.61 x 9.55mm
WEIGHT: 160 grams
DISPLAY: 5.0 inch, Full HD 1080p
CPU SPEED: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 615, octa-core, 64-bit, 4 x 1.7GHz + 4 x 1.0GHz
PLATFORM: Android™ 5.0 Lollipop, HTC Sense™
MEMORY: Total storage: 16GB, RAM: 2GB, Expansion card slot supports microSD™ memory card for up to 128GB additional storage (card not included)
NETWORK: 2G/2.5G – GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, 3G – UMTS:, 850/900/2100 MHz, 4G LTE:, FDD: Bands 3,5,7,8,20
SIM: Nano SIM
SENSORS: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass sensor, Gyro sensor, Magnetic sensor, Sensor Hub
CONNECTIVITY: NFC, Bluetooth® 4.1, Wi-Fi®: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), DLNA®, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, Micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port
CAMERA: Rear camera..13MP Duo Camera, f/2.0, 28mm lens, 1080p video recording. Front camera.. 5MP, f/2.8, 33.7mm lens, 1080p video recording
SOUND: HTC BoomSound™
MULTIMEDIA: Audio supported formats: Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma, .flac Recording: .aac Video supported formats: Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv, .avi, .mkv Recording: .mp4
LOCATION: Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS
BATTERY: Capacity: 2840 mAh. Talk time: Up to 23.95 hours for 2G/ 20.25 hours for 3G. Standby time: Up to 629 hours for 2G / 753 hours for 3G
ADDITIONAL FEATURES: All metal unibody. Quick charging. Dot matrix case support
We’ll have more on the price (which is believed to be around £379.99) and actual availability soon, possibly, with our own hands-on review also. From a personal viewpoint, I’d just buy last year’s M8 or save up more money and get the M9 instead. From what I can tell the design is near identical to last year but with 64-bit and a 13MP camera on the back.
Any of our readers looking to pick up the One M8s? Leave a comment below or on our social streams.(Specs and images are from an official HTC rep)