HTC One (M8): Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

[Soundtrack to Chaos]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

I did read your last line, in addition to your first. I look at all manufactures, moto,lg, samsung etc. I'm not closed minded when it comes to tech at all, I like different aspects of a lot of manufacturers


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[James E1]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

TLDR, all I asked was now that the phone is out and in use ,if there are any can't miss features or anything that stands out from the users standpoint. Pretty simple question IMO


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OK if I took your post the wrong way I am sorry. But I have read a lot of your post and they seem negative about the HTC One but if that's not the case great. And if it's not for you that's fine to but there are some here that are trolling.

 

[Soundtrack to Chaos]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

OK if I took your post the wrong way I am sorry. But I have read a lot of your post and they seem negative about the HTC One but if that's not the case great. And if it's not for you that's fine to but there are some here that are trolling.

It's ok, I know there are probably tons of trolls because of this whole "phone war" thing. I like a little of what I saw about the htc one, and although I have no plans on purchasing it, I wanted to see if there were any features from a software perspective that htc offered exclusively on the device, that they felt were can't miss or good features




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[trekk]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

I currently have a Nexus 5, I had every iteration of the galaxy line and the Note line except the Note3 . I stopped buying Samsung devices, because I could not stand plastic that creaks. Now I really appreciate build quality there is something you can't explain about a device or product that alot of attention to detail was used to create.

With all honesty all Android devices are about the same software wise. There main differences are in the hardware. I think the HTC one M8 is an amazing device I don't own one, but I would understand exactly why anyone would want one and I would definitely suggest it to anyone.

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[popartist]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

Do people really listen to music using a phones speaker?


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Yes...Unfortunately I encounter this all the time in the NY City subway, phones are the new boomboxes.

 

[Soundtrack to Chaos]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

Yes...Unfortunately I encounter this all the time in the NY City subway, phones are the new boomboxes.

I also live in NY and usually hear loud music playing through someone's headphones, not through the phone itself.

 

[popartist]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

I also live in NY and usually hear loud music playing through someone's headphones, not through the phone itself.

There's that too, but I really do see/hear people playing music and video without headphones on the subway!

 

[coronaboy10]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

Do people really listen to music using a phones speaker?

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I have the M7 and I only listen to my Tunein radio, music, youtube, netflix , with the speakers. It sounds incredible. Prolly not as good as teh M8 but i like it. I love it cuz i can shower and still hear it fully and clearly above the water. I listen to it when i'm cleaning the kitchen, in the garage tinkering, I use headphones when I'm mowig though. I use it when I'm in the car with the carkit listening to the news. They get used. A lot. Thats one of the main reasons I bought it last year and I still love it so much, I cant part with it for the M8 even though I love it too. But I'm still discovering things about my M7 so it still feels fresh and new to me. Plus, I get a certain satisfaction knowing its well built, looks good and performs without a hitch. I've never had an issue with this device once, and its a year old this week and still loving it.

 

[KSDroid01]

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Do people really listen to music using a phones speaker?


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I listen to audio books with speakers every morning while shaving, and often listen to YouTube videos on speaker.

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[raymaane]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

I often use my phone's speakers (Note II) in the morning, when I'm opening my store. Unfortunately the Note II's speakers are too loud, so I often struggle with that. The Boomsound feature is something I'm really looking forward.

 

[Aquila]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

It has one of the best screens available, haven't compared it to the N5 yet (I don't have an N5 and need to hook up with my friend's to check this out). From a software standpoint, not much going on that is unique. The blog stated that Blinkfeed was coming sometime to the Play Store for non-HTC devices, which is strange and cool. Almost all of the benefits of the one are the lack of random things they didn't do, and I'm not sure if I'm yet decided how they measure up to the weird things that they did do.

 

[freddyttt]

Re: Is there anything that this phone does better than the competition?

Do people really listen to music using a phones speaker?


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not only music but games also. or how about navation or talking to someone on speakerphone..... those are all HUGE pluses..... i hated other phone because Nav. and trying to talk through speaker driving was a joke.

HTC got it right and has taken it to the next level....

 

[aggie]

To me its all about the hardware. This thing is beautiful. Feels great in hand. The speakers are magnificent (even better than the first One). I put a lot of value on this because I use speaker phone a lot. I know I'm sacrificing a little bit with camera but its not that bad. The biggest thing software wise is that it doesn't get in the way the way touchwiz does. It is clean and offers a streamlined experience in the way the Nexus does and iOS does.

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[kcconn]

I've had this phone for less than a week and so far I don't regret trading my S4. I loved the S4, but the M8 blows it out of the water for me. I like to watch videos, listen to music, and use my speakers while talking on the phone, and I can actually hear what's coming out of the speakers. I also like Sense better than TouchWiz. I actually use the motions and gestures on this phone, as to where the S4's are cool but need refinement to be truly useful.

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[lEssence]

IR Blaster!? Its also a remote controller a few phones have it already, but not all

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[4ekbrandon]

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I feel like I'm the only one who thinks the exact opposite about sense.

To me, sense is way overdone and extremely confusing compared to stock android. Touchwiz is simpler and more intuitive than sense for me, so is whatever LG's software is- software doesn't really sell me on the phone though, because I'm going to put a custom rom on it anyway.

The real reasons you would buy this phone are for boomsound, the best front facing camera, and the aluminum body. If you're like me, I don't particularly care about the aluminum bit, I never, ever use the speaker on my phone(headphones, bluetooth speaker or car speakers...), and I don't particularly care for selfies, soooo this phone is not for me.

 

[mrmoe110]

Everyone says the metal body is an advantage, but that kills wireless charging capabilities. So, to me, that's a disadvantage.

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[Soundtrack to Chaos]

Everyone says the metal body is an advantage, but that kills wireless charging capabilities. So, to me, that's a disadvantage.

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I think it looks nice, but it can get scratches, you can't put in a bigger battery, I don't like the look of brushed metal, and I would put a case on it. So to me it really doesn't do much for me


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[LindtChocolate]

I'm just going to go through my phone and randomly pick out things I like and hate. Also, be warned now, I really don't like Samsung.

I don't have the M8 yet but I can tell you right now that Sense OS is the best stock OS out of all others. Samsung touchwiz is a joke, bunch of bloat, and I hate how they would love to go against Google's design philosophies (Anyone who says Samsung's touchwiz is better has buyers Stockholm syndrome.). LG and Sony are ugly as well, just too much going on, even unlocking an LG phone is cartoonish and silly. Sense is seamless, smooth, everything is where it needs to be. This is probably my biggest selling point if you plan on staying stock.

The screen is the best out of most of its competitors, it's great and has decent outside viewing abilities. AMOLED is also great if you don't ever see the sun, so if you're a recluse and live outside of direct sunlight it's perfect.

Metal body is great. Yeah, it is important. All plastic phones have ugly faces, at least I can look at the speaker grills on my One and feel like I'm not holding onto a toy.

Boomsound. Self explanatory.

The camera on the One is horrid. Poor excuses from HTC to be honest.

Maybe HTC should also learn to nanocoat their phones like Sony does so it can be waterproof? I don't know if it would work or not, but that bugs me too.

You don't have to worry about HTC trying to region lock your phone like Samsung does. I travel every year so this is just a no-no.

Best front facing camera from pretty much all of the immediate contenders (this is great if you're a white teenage girl).

M8 is too tall thanks to that dumb black bezel.

Some multimedia stuff that Habiib said that I personally couldn't care less about (expect maybe the TV thing).

What else is there to a phone anyway? Aside from Samsung gimmicky software that barely works (that eye stuff was so cool until I went into the store and it went crazy on me), the phone can do everything else its competitors can.

EDIT: Also, I'm pretty sure by having HTC apps in the appstore, HTC can bypass carrier certification to update certain things to get updates sooner (at least on those apps).

 

[Soundtrack to Chaos]

I'm just going to go through my phone and randomly pick out things I like and hate. Also, be warned now, I really don't like Samsung.

I don't have the M8 yet but I can tell you right now that Sense OS is the best stock OS out of all others. Samsung touchwiz is a joke, bunch of bloat, and I hate how they would love to go against Google's design philosophies (Anyone who says Samsung's touchwiz is better has buyers Stockholm syndrome.). LG and Sony are ugly as well, just too much going on, even unlocking an LG phone is cartoonish and silly. Sense is seamless, smooth, everything is where it needs to be. This is probably my biggest selling point if you plan on staying stock.

The screen is the best out of most of its competitors, it's great and has decent outside viewing abilities. AMOLED is also great if you don't ever see the sun, so if you're a recluse and live outside of direct sunlight it's perfect.

Metal body is great. Yeah, it is important. All plastic phones have ugly faces, at least I can look at the speaker grills on my One and feel like I'm not holding onto a toy.

Boomsound. Self explanatory.

The camera on the One is horrid. Poor excuses from HTC to be honest.

Maybe HTC should also learn to nanocoat their phones like Sony does so it can be waterproof? I don't know if it would work or not, but that bugs me too.

You don't have to worry about HTC trying to region lock your phone like Samsung does. I travel every year so this is just a no-no.

Best front facing camera from pretty much all of the immediate contenders (this is great if you're a white teenage girl).

M8 is too tall thanks to that dumb black bezel.

Some multimedia stuff that Habiib said that I personally couldn't care less about (expect maybe the TV thing).

What else is there to a phone anyway? Aside from Samsung gimmicky software that barely works (that eye stuff was so cool until I went into the store and it went crazy on me), the phone can do everything else its competitors can.

Lol, it's crazy how people can't talk about their device without putting down other ones.