HTC One E8 Full Technical Review: Great Phone under Rs.35,000

HTC have launched the rumored One E8 in India on Friday at an event in New Delhi. This One E series smart phone is an affordable variant of HTC One M8 and will be available at stores for Rs.34,900 from the end of this month.

The technical specifications of this phone are very impressive for the price it tagged for. Let’s take a look at the technical specifications of HTC One E8.

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Technical Specifications of HTC One E8:

HTC One E8
HTC One M8
Dimensions 146.42 x 70.67 x 9.85 mm 146.36 x 70.6 x 9.35 mm
Weight 145g 160g
Display 5.0 inch, Full HD 1080p 5.0 inch, Full HD 1080p
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, quad-core CPUs Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.5GHz Quad-core processor
RAM 2GB 2GB
Operating System Android 4.4.2 Kitkat Android 4.4.2 Kitkat
User Interface HTC Sense, HTC Blinkfeed HTC Sense, HTC Blinkfeed
SIM Card Type Dual Nano(GSM+GSM) Single SIM(GSM)
Network
2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE:850/900/1800/1900 MHz (SIM1 & SIM2)'

3G-WCDMA:
850/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps (SIM1)

4G-LTE:
FDD-bands 1,3 TDD-bands 41 (SIM1, only for roaming)
2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G - WCDMA:
850/900/1900/2100 MHz with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps
4G - LTE:
700/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz
Storage Total storage: 16GB, available capacity varies.

Expansion card slot supports microSD memory card for up to 128GB additional storage (card not included)

Total storage: 16GB, available capacity varies

Expansion card slot supports microSD memory card for up to 128GB additional storage (card not included)
Camera Main Camera: 13MP, BSI sensor, f/2.2, 1080p video recording
Front Camera: 5MP, BSI sensor, 1080p video recording
Primary camera: HTC UltraPixel™ camera, BSI sensor, pixel size 2.0 um, sensor size 1/3”, f/2.0, 28mm lens
HTC ImageChip 2. 1080p Full HD video recording with HDR video
Front Camera: 5MP, BSI sensor, 1080p video recording
GPS
  • Internal GPS antenna
  • Digital Compass
  • HTC BoomSound
  • Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
  • Sense Voice
  • Internal GPS antenna
  • Digital Compass
Connectivity
  • 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX enabled
  • Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz)
  • DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer
  • HTC Connect™
  • micro-USB 2.0 port
  • 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX enabled
  • Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz)
  • DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer
  • HTC Connect™
  • micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection (Special cable required for HDMI connection.)
    Support consumer infrared remote control
Sensors
  • Accelerometer
  • Proximity sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Gyro sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Proximity sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Gyro sensor
  • Barometer sensor
Battery Capacity: 2600 mAh
Embedded rechargeable Li-polymer battery
Talk time:
Up to 26.8 hours for 3G
Standby time:
Up to 504 hours for 3G


Embedded rechargeable Li-polymer battery
Capacity: 2600 mAh
Talk time:
Up to 20 hours for 3G
Standby time:
Up to 496 hours for 3G

Design

HTC’s One E8 is 0.06mm longer, 0.07mm wider and 0.5mm thicker than that of One M8. The differences are negligible and you can simply ignore them.

HTC continued its flagship design on One E8. The front side looks similar to One M8 and the back cover is continued with a slight curved surface. The back cover design of One E8 is changed compared that of One M8 eliminating the two dark lines on the top and bottom and fading out the HTC logo.

Display

One E8 comes with the same 5.0 inch full HD display with 1080p on the screen as it is on One M8. The HD display gives the best detail of high resolution images and videos on the screen.

Processor

The 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor runs multiple tasks smoothly without any lag. Though the processor is very good enough, an octa-core processor can be expected for a phone with such a configuration. May be HTC don’t wanted to hear any heating issues from the fans after the release of the phone just like Samsung Galaxy S5 have got.

Operating System

It comes with the latest Android 4.4.2 Kitkat operating system on the board. Kitkat version of Android is well known for its enhanced multi-processing capability and improved user interface. The 2.5 GHz processor with latest version of Android can hardly make you feel that the world is spinning slow.

Network

HTC One E8 have support of 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 4G LTE(FDD-bands 1,3 TDD-bands 41 (SIM1, only for roaming)) networks. The general support for 2G,2.5G and 3G is common in both One E8 as well as One M8 or any other smart phone in the world by 2k14.

Wireless

One E8 have NFC(Near Field Communication) and Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX enabled along with the Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz).

It also features HTC connect with DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer.

Storage

This device comes with 16GB internal memory and can be expanded up to 128GB through microSD card. The 2GB RAM along with 2.5GHz speed processor can run tasks on the phone fast and smooth. You would feel like skiing tapping the  applications on the run.

Camera

Camera is one that has to be talked about. HTC One E8 and M8 comes with dual camera. The speed of the camera is downgrading feature of HTC devices. The 2.5GHz processor and 2GB RAM can’t do anything about it until it is replaced it with more speed sensor.

The front camera is of 5MP resolution and can take sharpest selfies. You don’t have to bother about selfies anymore.

Other than the speed, cameras on both surfaces are good enough to take sharpest moments. If you need a fast camera smartphone HTC is not the one.

Battery

The 2600mAh Li-polymer battery is continued in One E8 also but looks a bit improved than One M8 with more than 6.5 hours of improved talk-time and 8 hours of standby 3G time.

Taking from design to battery, HTC’s One E8 looks dominating over the One M8 in all aspects. The One series HTC flagship smartphone looses weight and price in the span of one month after the release of One M8. The company has come to competition for itself by releasing HTC One E8 at a very low price compared to One M8. The difference of about 14k rupees between the both is enough make One M8 fall in sales.

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