HTC - Again and again gladly!

In the following I would like to play a few impressions for HTC One M8. I've been using the device now for 3 months and can say in advance that I am very happy with it!
Meanwhile, this is my 3rd Smartphone from HTC and I'm sure not the last.
You will receive this mobile phone with the typical accessories such as power supply, cables and headphones + a silicone shell which I think is very commendable. This is frayed very ugly unfortunately after about 1.5 months use and partly torn, so they would still protect the housing and serve their purpose, but a 500 - pack unit so? Luckily Vodafone has a dot matrix Cover included me in the course of an action is free, which protects the device not only better but also has cool features and always attracts interested glances. But only on the edge, here it's all around the M8. Nevertheless, you should definitely necessarily buy the cover if you possess the M8 - even if it's an expensive piece of plastic, just do not think about ;-)

When I first got the HTC out of the package, I knew immediately why the silicone case is settled. If you hold it is not carefully determined, it slides very easily due to the smooth metal back of the hand. The clouded in my eyes the otherwise perfect design and great Verarbeitungein little. I've never been a person who likes grabs his phone in cases, as these mostly apply very thick. When M8 is a danger to me, however, is too big and I'll get it seldom on the couch time out of its "packaging".
But if one refrains first one holds a high quality smartphone in hand, which has both a good weight, nowhere creaks / wobbles and the pressure points of the buttons are very good.
Also mentioned many times and absolutely inexplicable to me -> The soft keys are now migrated to the screen. Once a lot of wasted space in these ugly black bars on the screen and also have been below the display now an unused area on which only the HTC logo is presented. Simply inexplicable, in my view, why was not simply taken as the old "One".
But I know these things in advance and compromises must be found for all the producers somewhere.

Very commendable, I find a small, but in my opinion very very practical innovation that has already excited me the LG G3 and I hoped that it will be implemented at HTC. The Waking of the display by double tap. In my old HTC phones has always annoyed me that there was only one power button at the top on the device, which was to achieve always bad because of the size in the normal posture. Samsung has with its side buttons or Homebutton constructed better.
A better solution than the HTC M8 but now I can not imagine and has proven to be very practical in everyday life. Who uses the dot matrix Cover unlocked his M8 simply open the shell, but can by double tap on the shell cover time and weather in a simple form, but also with cool graphics can be displayed.

The Tesch niches details I do not want to say much. I do not know of there, because you can read about it in other reviews more. I think it is but natural that a mid-range device is not jerky or Performance-wise, coming up against its limits. Everything works very smoothly, apps open quickly and the display responds well. More so, you must not say I believe. As a HTC takes nothing with a S5 or LG G3. The design of the system like it simple and does not look like playful like Samsung for example.
What is not so good that the Blink Feed can not be turned off completely. This can be hidden, but consumed in the background still battery.

We would also be equal to the next topic -> Battery
Unfortunately, permanently installed, but until I get a new two years, he keeps safely. Maturity is good, even a power user should have stand for one day easy. Well, I think that the M8 is learning when to use a connection to the mobile network frequently or rarely and then turns them off if you want the (eg at night) that saves battery.
I am an average user (1-2h music on Deezer, much WhatsApp, keeping calls short, and a little Internet browser - this WLan always on) and the battery is generally still about 50% full. An extreme power saving mode can again but get there in an emergency with the last 5% a few hours, but will switch off all functions. General Does the HTC even with all 4 cores when the power is also checked!
The battery power I summarize more than satisfied.

The camera is often criticized - because you can argue about it if you want. HTC has here can think of something quite special with the dual camera definitely and the images do not need to really hide. Certainly other devices achieve resolution technically better results, but the fact that you can produce images with a bokeh here I find it pretty cool. In practice, this works well, but not perfect. A replacement for the SLR, it is certainly not, although that is apparently expected by some people. For me to a cell phone camera to hold spontaneous situations with friends and she does wonderful, let melt a few fun effects such as faces or spherical panoramas there on top of it and is really fun. Likewise, the 5 Mp front camera makes good pictures, but I use rarely. Who thus shooting his holiday and is then disappointed that it was their fault.

Now to another unique feature of the M8 (or old HTC One) -> The loudspeakers. Since I can only say WOW. What comes as a sound out is truly amazing and will probably be found in any other smartphone. Ever first that the developers came up with the idea to build in speakers on the front is very commendable and that this will also sound more appealing exceeds my expectations. It's fun about listening to music or even to watch a series in bed. A party can be the best will not sonication, is somewhere and it remains still a cell phone, but what the HTC M8 offers here is really einzigartrig and amaze me on's new.
Call quality is also ok!

In summary, I express only a buy recommendation. I am convinced HTC users and will also remain if HTC keeps this up there. What I would improve is:
-> Grip of the housing
-> Better place division regarding Display / softkey.
-> Waterproof case would be the ne plus ultra

And I can only say that the bleating of the highest standard and is this small criticisms the positive impression not harming. Therefore, full 5 stars for a great smartphone, where you can have a lot of fun.
Sure you can much more go into detail as how I did it, this should be only the most important impressions. Also check out Rezenssionen on Youtube or take the M8 times in the hand in the next electronics market.

Thank you for reading it!