What's special about it?
Boom Sound for starters. Its amplified speakers are the best I have ever heard before. It's better for earphones than even my Note II with its own Wolfson dacs.
IR blaster. Works great.
801 processor. For the uneducated people who call all Androids lagdroid...there is no lag on mine at all. No stuttering no issues.
Adreno 330 gpu incredibly fast
128 gig sd card support
Super LCD screen with Gorilla Glass3
Zoe
TV out
Active noise cancellation
Duo camera
While the last may not appreciated yet,once people look beyond just using it as a point and shoot camera,its features are very nice.
The M8 is my current device. Yes a Android phone. It is the best phone I have ever had. While not as big of screen as what my1520 had,the colors are drop dead accurate and text is exceptionally crisp and clear.
Call quality and reception is phenomenal
WiFi is the absolute best of any cellphones I have ever had.
Build quality is the best as well. Better than any including any Apple iPhones I have owned.
The question is will it be as great with WP. This I don't have a good answer for. I truly hope it is,for WP fans.
Will HTC support it like they have for the Android version ? There's no reason for them not to. It has the latest components in it.It's not a issue with this.Microsoft has approved it,and should know if it can be supported through Threshold,if it can't be,then that is on them.
Will Microsoft developers be allowed to take advantage of its components,or will they be constrained? Again that is going to be up to Microsoft.
Verizon has a tremendous customer base and putting this phone with on their network here in the USA is a smart move in getting a current flagship WP there. It's got a lot of fans as it is right now.
The real fly in the ointment is going to be how much Verizon and Microsoft promotes it,both in-store and in the media...Also if those who review the phone including the writers here utilize the camera in the way it was designed to be used. If these reviewers don't know how to use the camera,they shouldn't diss it because of this. It's perfectly fine to discuss and share it's weaknesses,but,do the same for it's strengths as well. In other words be objective about it. This way people can see what those of us who have it already know about it.
I will say this. It is the only phone I would ever consider coming back to WP for if Microsoft can fix the issues I have with the os. Lastly,don't believe all the rhetoric about it's camera that many have stated. Go over to the sister site Android Central,go to the HTC m8 forum,and in the stickies look for the dedicated picture thread and actually look at the pictures this camera is capable of taking. Then decide if it's good enough. I'll be uploading my pictures as soon as I am able.
Sorry....1 last thing. This phone has the best cases and glass screen protectors available for it. One thing most WP have been lacking in.
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