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the HTC One m8 is one of my favorite phones of 2014 because it aspects the great screen and also the metallic build what if I took this metallic build and put it into something plastic to make it cheaper and to make it more affordable for everyone around the world well that's what HTC did with the HTC 8 I'm Kevin the tech ninja and this is my review if you're expecting an overhaul and design with the e 8 versus the m8 then you'd be disappointed the EA retains most other qualities that may the m8 such a well designed device the first thing you notice is that the device is not aluminium it's using a polycarbonate material instead there's a gloss version and also a matte version my review model is of the matte variety with gold trimming the material is smooth but yet grippy although many will welcome this change the one drawback is that the material attracts fingerprints you spend a lot of your time wiping the back of the device if fingerprints bother you the back is where you'll find the exit colors this device has gold trim around the camera flash and also the HTC logo it's a subtle hints of color that works really well we're the bottom of the eh you'd find the headphone jack and also the USB charging port the stealthy designed volume rocker is located on the right bezel and also we have the dual SIM slot to the left bezel you'll find the micro SD card slot and just like to do a sim slot this blends into the device and is very unobtrusive HTC is known for their boom sound speakers and the e8 does not disappoint the dual speakers on the front are still the best on mobile they are loud clear and even basic HTC heard our complaints about the location of the power button although I'm not really sure they understood our complaints since this time with the EA they made it even harder to reach it's still located on the top bezel but now it's moved towards middle get into the power button becomes a frustrating process and it requires precise hand adjustments to even reach it thankfully HTC kept the gestures from the inmate to leave some of his pain the e8 packs a 5 inch IPS LCD the 1080p display is bright crisp and vivid the saturation levels to me seem a bit overkill for example sometimes Reds can look a bit orange the blacks are very deep in color and unlike other devices using LCD technology gray and black are visibly two separate colors the 441 PPI makes the text pop and it's very easy to read when it comes to the spec department the ei8 is no slouch just like it's a bloomin twin it has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 now depending on your region it could clock in at 2.3 or 2.5 gigahertz multitasking shouldn't be an issue with the included 2 gigabytes of RAM 16 gigabytes of on-board storage plus it's expandable with a micro SD card the battery is a 2600 milliamp which is smaller than a lot of other newer flagship devices but as we all are starting to learn that milliamps isn't the end-all be-all for battery longevity in my normal day usage with a little less than 2 hours of screen on time Bluetooth connected to Android wear and also between 4G and Wi-Fi I get around 16 hours the software is unchanged from the m8 it's running Android KitKat 4.2.2 and also since 6 since has been covered in our m8 coverage but I'll touch on a few features here my favourite feature is just one swipe from the homescreen it's called blinkfeed this is a social aggregator that grabs an information from accounts you've connected the usual suspects like Google Plus Facebook and Twitter can all be connected this is HTC's take on Flipboard with a metro esque design angle and it actually works pretty good for your camera lovers out there Zoe is HTC's picture software this allows you to get pretty creative with your photos by adding effects filters and even animation you can then easily send these creations to other people to view or show them around the world looking at the specs the performance section will pretty much create its own dialogue the Snapdragon 801 processor is a fantastic chip it handles the day-to-day tasks with relative ease the two gigabytes of RAM lets you multitask quickly and gives your device a sense of fluidity the GPU gives the e8 a nice boost when it comes to game the e8 has the adrenal 330 installed every game I've thrown it thus far runs just fine now compared to other flagship devices performance does not vary you get consistent FPS and also fast load times I'm not a big fan of benchmarks as they do not provide a true insight for day-to-day use however I did run a benchmark just to see its core and it comes in at 37,000 461 on antutu benchmark software reception and call quality was pretty good my signal strength was exactly the same compared to other phones that I have one of the most requested changes from the m8 and even the m7 was the camera HTC took the old camera and gave it a megapixel boost from 4 to 13 I wish I could tell you that it makes the images look better but the images come out pretty much the same the images have a washed out and hazy look to them and low-light images are grainy and lack detail it takes three to four shots while angling your camera to find some decent light to take some good images the front-facing camera is a selling point of the EA but still provides a lackluster performance the best way to get an image is sadly throwing a filter over to hide its imperfections there you have it guys that was my review of the HTC EA 2 like what we do here at Android Authority make sure you drop a like below and subscribe to our channel for more great videos and also giveaways once again guys I'm Kevin the tech ninja and you have yourself a great day because we are Android authority your source for Android take care