Same phone, same name, different OS – meet the HTC One (M8) for Windows. Don't let the name fool you, it's a Windows Phone 8.1 device but other than that it's almost an exact copy of the Android-powered HTC One (M8).
HTC unveiled their flag ship windows phone 8.1 device for 2014 today.It has unibody metal finish, and comes with the same Duo camera as of the android device. HTC has released their own camera app for this device named HTC's blink feed comes as an app unlike Android. the camera works same as of in Android. HTC one M8 comes with Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 preinstalled.
Aside from the new Cortana digital assistant the phone comes with the trademark One feature, BlinkFeed (a combination news reader and social networking app).
For Now its currently on sales with Verizon wireless exclusive and is available online immediately and in stores tomorrow. Just don't forget to specify "for Windows," or you'll get the wrong device. Great job on the naming scheme, HTC!
Here are some basic specs of the device:
•A 5-inch LCD display at 1080p, covered with Gorilla Glass 3.
•A Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor.
•Nano-SIM format.
•2GB of DDR2 RAM
•The HTC UltraPixel camera is in the back, with a 4MP effective resolution. BSI sensor, 2-micron pixel size, f/2.0 aperture. Full 1080p video recording.
•The front-facing camera is a traditional 5MP shooter, f/2.0 with BSI sensor.
•2,600 mAh battery, nonremovable
•Front-facing stereo speakers
This being a Verizon phone means you get CDMA connectivity (but also regular GSM 2G/3G for roaming) and 4G LTE. There's also dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac with Miracast, Bluetooth 4.0 with apt-X, NFC and a microUSB. Using Microsoft Project My Screen you can view mirror the phone's screen on a Windows PC and operate it from there (it works over a USB connection).
The HTC One (M8) for Windows is available from noon today at a "promotional" price of $100. We put that in quotes since this is how much a Verizon One (M8) with Android goes for right now. You could also get it for $30 a month on the Verizon Edge program.
This phone gets the HTC Advantage program meaning the first time you crack your screen, HTC will replace it for free. Or you could use an HTC Dot View case to protect it. The Dot View cases have a grid of holes in them to show through pixelated notifications.
Unlike its legendary grand-daddy, the HTC HD2, the same HTC One (M8) unit can't freely switch between OSes, you buy either an Android phone or a Windows Phone one.
Before you settle on either, check out our preview for some hands-on impressions of the new Windows Phone handset.
Here is the preview video released by Verizon today.
http://youtu.be/6Ti4aKMgnh4
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