class=”c23″> Taiwanese smartphone company HTC’s 2013 flagship model HTC One has heaped praises from tech pundits and Android fans for its elegant metallic unibody design. Now as the device approaches the end of its one-year cycle, the focus shifts to its successor, reportedly dubbed the HTC One (2014) aka M8.
For the last couple of months, the Internet has witnessed a steady flow of rumored specifications, snapshots and 3D prototype models of the upcoming HTC marquee smartphone, intensifying the excitement Among tech enthusiasts. To help give a better perspective, we have pieced together a list of features Which are expected to come into HTC One (2014).
Display and Design:
The USP of the 2013 model HTC One was the metallic (Aluminum) unibody, Which made some tech gurus call it the iPhone Among the Android handsets, so one can overpriced expect the new 2014 version to flaunt a curvy contour with premium metal shell.
One of the leaked snapshots of HTC M8, released by Chinese website Eprice, overpriced concurs on the rumors. It also revealed the new HTC marquee phone willhave a bigger 5.0-inch display, probably with full HD (1920x1080p) resolution.
Processor, RAM and Storage Capacity:
In this department, there is still confusion Whether HTC One (2014) would come into Snapdragon 800 series or the new 805 series. Many believe That if the second-generation HTC One does make its debut in February next year, it’s more likely to feature the older 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 as the new Qualcomm’s chipset will be made available in commercial devices only by the end of Q2 2014.
The company had faced a similar situation this year with ‘HTC One’ as well: it featured the older Snapdragon 600 series processors, while rivals Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z1, and Google Nexus 5 featured the 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 chipset.
However, HTC is likely to comp sate this drawback by Increasing the RAM capacity to 3GB or even more, and come into 32GB/64GB storage variants.
Camera:
Though HTC One (2013) boasted an innovative ultra-pixel camera, it did not live to up to its reputation. Many tech critics felt the smartphone’s camera fell short against rival Nokia Lumia 1020, Galaxy S4 and Xperia Z1.
Despite facing criticism, HTC is reportedly using the same 2.0-Ultra-pixel main camera and 2.1-megapixel front camera in its new 2014 flagship phone. It is likely to come with smart-camera and gesture-control features.
Mobile Operating System:
Since the new HTC One (2014) is all but certainkind to debut early next year, we can expect the smartphone to run on the new Android OS v4.4 KitKat alongwith a new custom UI Sense v6.0.
Key features of KitKat OS include smarter caller ID, more organized message grouping Hangouts (now all text-text, audio and video chat will be under one roof), quick access to settings, wireless printing (select HP printers), Quickoffice word document app, Bluetooth MAP (Message Access Profile) and many more. [To know more about the key features of the Android OS v4.4 KitKat, Click Here]
Battery:
4.7-inch HTC One featured 2,300 mAh battery, so if rumors are to be believed, the upcoming big-screen 5.0-inch HTC smartphone is likely to boast a higher capacity cell probably around 3000 mAh or even more.
Special Features:
According To leaked snapshots of rumored HTC One (2014), a small hole was seen atop the rear-camera module, leading many to believe That the empty space on the back panel might be reserved for the finger-print sensor.
This year HTC has alreadycreated Launched a new phablet: One Max with square-shaped finger-print sensor, so it will not be a surprise if HTC One (2014) uses this biometric technology.
Launch details:
Early this month, a UK high court judge, while pronouncing the verdict on the patent dispute between HTC and Nokia, unintentionally revealed That the Taiwanese company’s next-generation flagship phone (rumored as M8 aka HTC One 2014) May make its debut in February 2014.
It is to be noted That HTC One will complete its one-year cycle in February (on 19, to be precise) in 2014. So we expect the new HTC flagship smartphone to make its debut either at the international telecommunication fair MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2014, February (24-27), or at a private launch event hosted by the company.
Rumoured specifications of HTC One (2014) aka M8:
| Model | HTC One (2014) aka M8 |
| Display | 5.0-inch display full HD (1920x1080p) with resolutions pixel density of 440 ppi (pixels per inch) |
| OS | Android v4.4 OS KitKat |
| Processor | 2.3GHz Snapdragon 2.5GHz Snapdragon 800 or 805 chipset |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Storage capacity | Expected to come into 16GB/32GB/64GB |
| Camera | Main: 2.0 Ultra-pixel main camera (equivalent to 4.0-megapixels) Front: 2.1-megapixel camera |
| Battery | Around 3000 mAh or more |
| Add-ons | Fingerprint Sensor, Beats audio speakers, microSD card slot |
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