What's so great about the upcoming HTC W8 phone??

[unstoppablekem]

... when it comes to Android phones. With Windows phones they are forever.

So true. There hasn't been a Windows Phone since the 8X that was released on all three carriers in the US.

 

[freestaterocker]

It's a flagship with expandable storage, it had a larger battery, "Boomsound", takes pictures much faster, dot view case.... Blinkfeed looks pretty cool.

 

[hasasimo]

Dot view case is cool but it totally defeats the purpose of having a supposedly beautiful device. I much prefer glance screen on a caseless Lumia. But that's all subjective.

 

[anon5997296]

Dot view case is cool but it totally defeats the purpose of having a supposedly beautiful device. I much prefer glance screen on a caseless Lumia. But that's all subjective.

Same here.

 

[anon5997296]

Now that the phone has need announced, I gotta agree it's an impressive phone indeed. But, if I had to upgrade, I'd want a device with the similar specs but from Nokia, maybe 935 with glance screen. Let's put the specs together. Snapdragon 801, stereo speakers, 20MP pureview camera, microSD card slot, IR blaster, bigger battery, slimmer body and glance screen.

 

[colinkiama]

Now that the phone has need announced, I gotta agree it's an impressive phone indeed. But, if I had to upgrade, I'd want a device with the similar specs but from Nokia, maybe 935 with glance screen. Let's put the specs together. Snapdragon 801, stereo speakers, 20MP pureview camera, microSD card slot, IR blaster, bigger battery, slimmer body and glance screen.

But when will nokia make this phone. By the time they release this, we might be seeing phones with snapdragon 810s. The m8 literally has everything in that list except a 20mp camera and a glance screen. I don't think we'll see another windows phone like this in a while.

 

[anon5997296]

But when will nokia make this phone. By the time they release this, we might be seeing phones with snapdragon 810s. The m8 literally has everything in that list except a 20mp camera and a glance screen. I don't think we'll see another windows phone like this in a while.

Yup, M8 has most the things, except support from direct Microsoft (Nokia). Also the 930 ain't really a slouch, OIS and HAAC mics are enough for me to choose 930. But, it needs all those features to be truly a flagship.

 

[Soble]

It use same boot loader both android and windowsphone, so xda guys (might be) can make it dual boot

 

[unstoppablekem]

It use same boot loader both android and windowsphone, so xda guys (might be) can make it dual boot

Maybe

 

[Blake Quartly]

I agree... The HTC is ugly in my opinion. It doesn't match the Windows Phone design style at all. The support will never be as good as Lumia's either. Dot-view is a nice idea but that's about it.

 

[unstoppablekem]

I agree... The HTC is ugly in my opinion. It doesn't match the Windows Phone design style at all. The support will never be as good as Lumia's either. Dot-view is a nice idea but that's about it.

I don't think the Windows Phone design has to be either big and heavy and/or colorful.

I'm glad more premium devices are coming to Windows Phone. The 925 and the 930 are too, but the 90% metal does feel more premium.