HTC One M8 India launch date set to April, compatible with local LTE bands

After series of leaks, now the mighty HTC M8 is official and surely it’s a stunning Smartphone. The Taiwanese have done a pretty good job for a proper upgrade over the previous flagship HTC One (M7) with almost identical body structure though. But no one can complain the elegant design for sure.

The Smartphone is going to make its India debut in the third week of April according to NDTV, also it has also been known that HTC M8 will support the LTE band ( with a software update) used by Airtel and Reliance Jio for their respective 4G networks in India.

The HTC One M8 sports a 5-inch full HD display with 441 ppi pixel density and is powered by latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor along with 2 GB of RAM. The M8 will be available in 16 GB and 32 GB internal Storage options and it will support microSD cards up to 128 GB.

The main attraction of HTC One M8 is its Dual Ultra pixel camera setup that is said to be adding a whole new experience in mobile camera shooting. A 5 MP front camera is also there to capture self portraits and attend video calls.

HTC M8 specs:

·         5-inch Full HD (1080x1920p) Super LCD3 display with 441 ppi density and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection

·         Body Dimensions: 146.4x70.6x9.4 mm, weighs 160g

·         2.3 GHz Quad core Snapdragon 801 processor, Adreno 330 GPU

·         2 GB RAM

·         Internal memory: 16 GB/32 GB, expandable up to 128 GB via microSD

·         Dual 4 MP AF rear cameras, with dual LED flash (dual tone), shoots 1080p videos @30fps, 720p videos @60fps, 5 MP front facing camera, shoots 1080p videos @30fps

·         Connectivity: 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi Hotspot, LTE, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, NFC, IR Port, microUSB v2.0, USB OTG, USB Host, GPS with A-GPS, FM Radio

·         Android 4.4.2 Kitkat, Sense v6.0

·         Accelerometer, Gyro sensor, proximity sensor, compass, Ambient Light sensor

·         2600 mAh non-removable Li-Po battery,  Stand by up to 496 h in 2G

·         Stereo speakers, Built in Amplifiers

·         Colors: Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold

The HTC One M8 comes with the latest version of Android Kitkat and a brand new Sense UI (v.6) on top of it, and HTC has claimed this is the biggest upgrade of Sense since its debut. The Smartphone is equipped with a 2600 mAh Li-Po battery.

The pricing is not yet known for HTC One M8, HTC should keep the price steady if they are to give Samsung a good fight in India. Let’s hope for the best and keep visiting my blog for latest tech news. Have a good day guys.