HTC One M8: they might be serious this time

[kevm14]

http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/28/60786 ... -this-fall

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Impressive. There is no more obvious a direct successor to my HTC Titan. But I really want a Nokia phone...

EDIT: It may also hit Sprint soon.

[kevm14]

The hardware seems good.

http://winsupersite.com/windows-phone/h ... and-photos

I just don't know if I trust HTC/AT&T. My Titan received precisely zero updates through AT&T even though HTC and MS released quite a few. That said, my phone still works like it did out of the box (idiosyncrasies and all), after going on 3 years.

An interview with an HTC design guy and I guess some in-depth discussion on the hardware:
http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/25/55425 ... ew-bamford

Perhaps ironically, the one thing that isn't top notch is the camera. And that doesn't matter at all, since I have real cameras and I'm sure this is good enough.

Hmmm

Though the M8 for Windows has the same processor and RAM as the Android model (it’s a 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, for those interested), it doesn’t perform as smoothly or as quickly as its Android counterpart. Everything feels a little slower on the Windows version for some reason, with animations that stutter and hesitate. It’s a bit out of character for the M8, which is a very fast and responsive Android phone, and for Windows Phone in general, which is usually snappy and responsive on even the most basic hardware. Perhaps HTC has some tuning to do to make Windows run better on the M8’s hardware.

Fortunately, the M8’s solid battery life is as good or better on the Windows version. I was able to get through a full day of moderate usage without having to charge it, and if I used it less often, getting the M8 to last into day two wasn’t an issue. The battery life on the M8 is as good or better than any of the recent Nokias I’ve used, including the gargantuan Lumia 1520.

[kevm14]

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/08/ ... t-phone/2/

I linked to page 2 of the article where battery life is compared to android. On the same hardware, Windows Phone is a staggering 29% more efficient. How about that?

[kevm14]

This is under exaggerated:

Perhaps the most striking thing is the broader lack of preinstalled apps. The AT&T Android handset comes with all manner of little bits and pieces, such as a third-party app store for games, a VPN program, and anti-malware software. It also has some apps such as Amazon Kindle and Beats Music preinstalled. The Windows Phone handset has much less bundled with it; the only notable third-party apps are Slacker radio and an NFL app.

He failed to mention that on top of the fact that less crap comes with the phone, you can still uninstall anything you wish.