While these issues are minor in nature and not really a deal breaker they can still be an inconvenience to owners of this device who are having these problems.
HTC ONE M8 MUSIC SONG RATING BLUETOOTH
From the materials used, to the camera, to the screen the pictures are shown on, the HTC One M8 makes up for it’s long name with high quality functionality.Welcome to our first installment in what is expected to be a series of focused troubleshooting articles concerning music and Bluetooth audio related problems on the HTC One M8. It’s a higher-end device, and everything worked as such. It wouldn’t be a big deal if this was optional, but if you want to listen to music on your phone, you’re installing it.Īside from that gripe, the phone worked well. Now, I’ll admit, once I figured it out it wasn’t difficult, but it seems so unneeded and out-dated. I had to play around with everything there weren’t any real directions. Moving music from my laptop over to the phone took a long time. The application slowed my computer right down, and its interface took a little while to get used to as well. It’s pretty much an application to connect your phone to your computer, but a USB connection and a folder would do the same thing with more convenience. HTC force-feeds users a not- so-great answer to iTunes with HTC Sync Manager. If you want to grab pictures from your computer though, it won’t be fun. We compared it to the Note 3, and the pictures were brighter and sharper on the M8 (and that’s pretty impressive considering Samsung’s phone is no chump). Regardless, the image quality is very high. It’s a pretty cool feature, but it takes a bit of getting used to, and I’m not entirely sure if it’s something that can’t be done on a single lens camera. You can blur the background or foreground and bring certain things into focus. The idea is to give users a chance to play around with depth of field. The phone sports something called the Duo Camera, which has two lenses. Speaking of pictures, the camera can take pretty nice pictures. From games, to apps to pictures, it was nice on the eyes. Pretty much everything looks great on it. In between those speakers is where the magic happens. Headphones are probably the better option, but for a cell phone, the sound is very clear and it can get loud. It’s probably one of the best available on a cellphone in that regard. For our audio test, we used the same song on the Note 3, the One (M7) and the One (M8). They really add some extra oomph to the sound quality. The front of the phone feature two BoomSound speakers on the top and bottom of the screen. It’s pretty convenient, and a nifty way to get around the power button placement. A double tap when holding it will wake the screen up, and various swipes take you to different menus. The device features Motion Launch, which is essentially a way to start your phone while it’s in sleep mode by picking it up. Thankfully, there isn’t a need for the button to turn the screen on. If you want to put it on sleep mode and pop it in your pocket, you’ll have to stretch your hand to get it done. The device is so big that the placement of the power button is very inconvenient. Most phones place it on the side, parallel to the volume control on the opposite side, so it took a little time to get used to that. The battery life lasts hours or even a whole day depending on settings and how long you use it.īut the design has one big issue–the power button is placed on the top.
It’s more rounded than its predecessor, the HTC One M7. So it might be tricky to fit in your pocket, but the size has been put to good use.
It’s about 5.76 inches in length, with a 5-inch screen.