The original HTC One scored 12,150, while the Galaxy Note 3 scored 22,279. On the Quadrant benchmark, which tests a phone's overall performance, the HTC One scored 24,035, smashing the category average of 11,792. Apple's iPhone 5s with its 64-bit A7 processor, however, nudged past the One M8, scoring 2,556, as did Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 and its Snapdragon 800 CPU and 3GB of RAM. The Galaxy S5 scored a slightly higher 2,897, while the HTC One M7 scored 1,972. On the Geekbench 3 test, for example, the handset scored 2,431, far better than the smartphone category average of 1,837. Not surprisingly, the HTC One offered some of the best scores we've seen on synthetic benchmark tests. The Galaxy S5, which has the same CPU, finished the test in a faster 4:42, while the Snapdragon 800-powered Samsung Galaxy Note 3 took 5:15. That's nearly three minutes faster than the average smartphone (7:51), while the original HTC One took 7:33. On our real-world VidTrim test, the One M8 took a blistering 5 minutes and 2 seconds to transcode a 204MB, 1080p video to 480p. Apps opened and closed in the blink of an eye, and the camera fired off photos instantaneously. 3" were buttery smooth and looked better than we've seen on most other smartphones. Resource- intensive games such as "N.O.V.A. And unlike the original One, the new One also includes a 64GB microSD card slot, so you'll have plenty of space for all your favorite movies, music and photos.ĭuring our time with the One, we were impressed by its powerful performance. Note that, if you have security enabled, you'll have to unlock the One before performing one of the above actions.Ĭlick to EnlargeHTC packs the One M8 with Qualcomm's powerful quad-core 2.3-GHz Snapdragon 801 processor, 2GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage. You can also swipe down from the top to unlock to voice calling, or turn the phone to portrait mode and press the volume up button to unlock to the Camera app. Swiping up from the bottom takes you directly to the most recently used app. You can swipe in from the right to go to the home screen and swipe in from the left to unlock to BlinkFeed. However, the new One M8 goes further than other smartphones. Similar to Motorola's Moto X, Motion Launch detects when you pick up the phone and, like LG's KnockOn, lets you double-tap the screen to unlock. The app still also provides updates from your social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait for this feature, as HTC told us it won't be ready at launch. Integration with Fitbit will let the HTC One pull in your workout data. For instance, thanks to integration with Foursquare, BlinkFeed can now provide restaurant suggestions in your area based on the time of day. A kind of news reader that lets you add specific topics or websites and updates as new stories hit the Web, BlinkFeed is now easier to customize than its previous iteration. You can, however, add various widgets to your lock screen, including Google Now updates, weather and a clock.Ĭlick to EnlargeMore than a Flipboard news reader knockoff, the new version of BlinkFeed brings additional functionality. Unfortunately, you can't customize these lock screen apps. The same apps sit on the One's lock screen. The One's default home screen features a weather and time widget up top, below which is a Google Now search bar, T-Mobile TV widget, Google apps folders, and shortcut for the Play Store.Īt the bottom are omnipresent shortcuts to the Phone, Messages, Apps Drawer, Android Browser and Camera apps. If you prefer having BlinkFeed as your home screen, however, you can assign it as such. The app is now accessed by swiping from left to right from the main home screen. Speaking of BlinkFeed, HTC has switched the app out of the default home screen slot in favor of a standard Android screen. MORE: Smartphone Buying Guide: What You Need to Know Before You Buy The themes also change BlinkFeed's main color scheme, as well as the color for the One's quick settings menu and text. You can also customize the HTC One's theme by selecting one of four available home screen wallpaper themes. Entertainment apps such as Sense TV and Gallery get an orange banner, while productivity apps such as Email and Tasks are Blue. The biggest difference between Sense 6.0 and Sense 5.0 is HTC's new color coding motif, which gives certain proprietary apps specific colors based on their function. While we like the interface's clean lines and crisp fonts, it's mostly more of the same. Click to EnlargeThe One M8 comes loaded with HTC's Sense 6.0 UI, which rides on top of Google's Android 4.4 KitKat.
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