Gadgetory

the m8 the all-new HTC One the an ho whatever you call it this is HTC's new flagship for 2014 and quite possibly the most compelling Android phone of the year depending on your perspective our full review of this device is already live here on YouTube and at pocketnow.com but for those of you curious about what comes inside the packaging alongside the m8 this video is for you I'm Michael Fisher with PocketNow and this is the all new HTC one let's see what's inside the box a small confession before we get started generally I don't like fake unboxings but due to timing considerations we did need to remove our review unit from its box before this video was shot that said everything in terms of accessories is still new to me so there may still be some surprises to be found inside the box so folks here is the retail packaging and if it looks familiar well it should here is the Google Play edition HTC One box from last year and here is the all-new HTC One still with the rounded corners still with the the very interesting contours still with the collapse on the bottom Zoe boom sound motion launched blinkfeed and duo camera there is no question what HTC wants us to focus on as consumers when we buy this device so as I mentioned in the intro we've seen I've seen the device already but this may be your first time seeing it and if we're playing the part of the consumer it will be so boom there it is it is not dead center it's offset interesting HTC doing something a little bit different and it comes in its own little pouch here the very first thing you notice when you take it out of the box is that it initially feels quite heavy quite substantial then you pick it up you turn it around a couple times you're like wait no it's not it's actually maybe the perfect weight of course that depends on who you are depends on if you're if you're me or someone else and we'll do a little size comparison we'll put this aside though let's get to the part that's a surprise for me because I have not actually opened this panel yet so let's stick a finger in here pop this panel loose and put it aside and see what comes with the device so this is a UK of the of the phone so your mileage may vary in terms of what comes in the box of course carriers always metal and sometimes AD often subtract features so none of this is guaranteed this would appear to be a a gelatinous protective case for the backside of the device probably a really good idea if you're gonna be using it in the real world as that metal will scratch up something fierce but well not you know certainly not the most attractive thing everybody really awesome for HTC to include that that's very very cool this is a UK power adapter which is useless to us here in the States 1.5 amp output I believe there's the power cable and the familiar HTC earbuds check these out let's get a little zoom action on here there's the extra gels there's some trash these look to be almost exactly like the the earbuds that were that came with the last year's one you know nothing special but really really awesome of HTC to include them once again that's pretty cool sim removal tool some barcodes and stuffs and for service needs and so on if you want to take advantage of HTC advantage they'll probably ask for those a getting started guide some warranty stuff some removal tool and instructions on how to put your sim in there put these all aside get to the device itself now I'm gonna warn you since I already have been inside this pouch I know there's no screen protector it's not because I removed the screen protector it's because there there just isn't one this pouch sort of does it all and before we take it off we'll see what HTC wants to emphasize here once again boom sound blinkfeed motion launched the gesture driven controls zoe and the duo camera back out to a wide shot so we can take this pouch off of here this very very nice means of protecting the device in its in its shipping container and of course I just tore the thing so okay it's alright tear that off and reveal the metallic surface of our gunmetal gray device this one also of course comes an amber gold and glacial steal but there's a light glinting off it there the two different light tones in our in our booth here wow that that's Gor zero gap construction is maintained here there's very little that you can almost can't feel the the division there between the public carbonate inlays and the aluminum casing the aluminum casing now 90 percent aluminum instead of the 70 percent of the previous year's HTC One there's our either the SIM tray or the micro SD card tray but the other its counterpart is over here we have another feature calling this out as the new HTC One the special depth sensor up top augmenting the capabilities of the primary camera which remains at 4 megapixels much more on that in the full review which once again is available at pocketnow.com and here on youtube as we do we try not to drop the device as we boot it we'll put it right on down here fastboot is enabled so this won't take very long at all just in case you want to see how it compares to the samsung galaxy s4 the current flagship soon to be eclipsed by the s5 but just for a size reference there you are considerably taller than the Samsung device thanks to that 5 inch screen and the boom sound speakers and now here is the older 2013 edition of the HTC One also known as the m7 here they are all are in a line the brand new HTC m8 once again our review live right now several comparisons several features a lot of content live here on YouTube and at pocketnow.com for your review check it out