This new phone is due to be launched on 23rd April.
It will now have 3gb ram, snapdragon 801 running at 2.5ghz. 13mp rear camera. 5.5 inch 1080p screen. 3,100mah battery. Swappable back covers.
ROM. Custom Cyanogen.
And a price of $400.
OPPO have competition. And so do all the other big ✆ companies.
Richard Yates, wildlife, insect and flower photographer responds to his thoughts on the new HTC One M8 camera, writing a piece on Ted Salmon’s Blog.
“I’m about to say why I think Steve Litchfield is totally, wholly wrong about the HTC One M8 camera when he compares it with the Lumia 1020 on AAWP.
So I suppose a good place to start would be to say that I don’t hate Windows Phone or the Lumia 1020. I’ve had one Windows Phone or another without a break since April 2011 and have taken over 30GB of photographs on my Lumia 1020 (yes you did read that right).”
A really good article by Richard Yates, so check out the rest.
I recently read a camera comparison of the HTC One M8 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 and it really was biased and didn’t cover any of the strengths of the HTC One M8 over the 1020. So today, let’s put the balance back.
Round 1. Capture the Biker. – above shot from HTC One M8. The M8 took over 20 shots using long press of the shutter in a second or two. A quick edit using sequence shot and above shot created. I would post the Lumia 1020 shot but the camera is still firing up .
Winner Round 1 – HTC One M8
Round 2. HDR mode.
In Round 2 we test the HDR mode of both cameras. Of course this is a standard camera mode found in all cameras. Shot above from the HTC One M8 using the HDR mode. I can’t show the shot from the 1020 as it doesn’t have a HDR mode.
Round 2 – Winner – HTC One M8
Round 3 – Macro mode
Macro shot from the HTC One M8. Hang on the Lumia 1020 doesn’t have a macro mode.
Round 3. Winner. HTC One M8.
Overall winner – HTC One M8.
Now in case you think I’ve been unfair, I could have selected at least another 10 types of shots where the HTC One M8 would have won.
Disclaimer – the 41mp Nokia Lumia 1020 is a great camera phone providing you’re capturing static shots, grave yards and non moving things. Also worth noting that the image the 1020 uses for sharing is 5mp versus a 4mp file from the HTC One M8.
However, in many situations the HTC will achieve what you need better than the 1020 due to it’s speed, creativity, and the endless options of editing the photos afterwards. In other words, it is not necessary to select the camera shooting mode first. Plus you get a video highlight of your event created automatically. It’s the perfect camera for capturing people, pets, kids and movement. And if you are still unsure have a look at 36 photo samples from the HTC One M8 on Flickr. Due to privacy reasons, some of the best photos taken from the M8 are of my pets and kids and therefore cannot be shared.
Oppo has put their latest Find 7a up for preorder at a pretty reasonable €399 delivered in the UK.
It features a 5.5-inch full HD screen, a Snapdragon 801 CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and a 13 megapixel camera.
Oppo is also tossing in a handful of extras for purchasing a device, including a navy blue flip cover, a 32 GB microSD card, and a spare 2,800 mAh battery. Those accessories would very like cost over €100 if you bought them separately, if not more, so that’s not a bad deal at all.
BT Sport can now stream content to their Chromecast. You do need a BT Broadband package or subscribe to BT Sport to get access to the live Premier League football, rugby, MotoGP, UFC matches and some other sports available through the service.
The above photo was taken when darkness was approaching. I used manual mode and a longer shutter time on the M8.
But even later in total darkness. The view is Dartmoor Prison. It’s raining. And there is fog. There is a large field before the prison too.
Now to give you an idea as to how much data got captured I quickly edited the photo.
Just shows you the amazing low light capabilities of the HTC One M8.
Another day has passed and its been a roller coaster of a weekend. Why? Well, I got to play with the Samsung Galaxy S5 and that got me drooling after one. Luckily, this spell didn’t last long.
So back to happy days with the M8 and thinking about the little things on a phone that can make it really a big news item.
And the little thing is a button created on the HTC Watch Infra Red app called “Eject DVD”. You see, not only does the HTC IR blaster have a terrific range that also means it is not necessary to aim directly at the TV, it is also programmable, something that is missing from its competitors. My DVD player eject button stopped working several months ago and the DVD remote did not have an eject button on it. Luckily, I was able to buy an universal remote control that did have this option. But now by using the learning function, I have this option on my HTC One M8. Genius.
Another reason why I love the HTC One M8.
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Why would Apple produce a larger screened iPhone? Because Apple’s extensive research shows there is not much growth available for a 4 inch phone costing more than $300.
Despite the impact this will have on developers with a new screen size there is no choice. This year they can phase out the 3.5 inch screened 4S and have a larger screen and the 5S 4 inch screen model, thereby still keeping to just 2 different screen sizes.
More interesting is the slide below showing why the ended up in this position.
Basically the competition has levelled the playing field and Apple needs to respond. Lets see what they bring out in September or sooner.
Source – http://recode.net
As you know, I co-host a weekly podcast with David from UKMobileTech called Gav & Dave’s Tech Podcast. It is a light hearted tech podcast broadcast bi-weekly. To subscribe click here for iTunes or copy and paste this link into your favourite podcast app.
Episode 12 is now live.
If you get a moment and have enjoyed the podcast, please leave some feedback in iTunes. Thanks.
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