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November 2014
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Sharper
High-res selfies in good lighting
Lovely unibody-feeling plastic design
Great performance
Solid injection-molded design. High-performance guts. 13-megapixel selfies are awesome (outdoors). Water resistance up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. Auto Selfie
“Cheese” voice command
And post-editing effects are really fun to use
Specs are on-par with HTC's flagship
Front camera captures fine details and fits plenty of faces
HTC's software is unobtrusive with some useful features
Waterproof
Sharp screen
All day battery life
The HTC Desire Eye is the first smartphone to feature a front-facing flash to illuminate your selfies. Its screen is bright and bold
It has plenty of power and its colourful body is waterproof
High-quality
Full HD LCD. Unbeatable front-facing camera. Flagship-level specs.
Sharp selfie camer
Good image quality from both front and rear camera
Comprehensive photo-editing ap
Zippy performanc
Powerful speakers
Frontfacing flash for selfies
Excellent build and screen quality
Potent hardware
Outstanding selfie camera
The display has a very good outdoor visibility
The BoomSound speakers are a zinger
One of the strongest frontfacing cameras on a phone to date
Flagshiplevel performance
Sharp and vibrant display
Distinctive design
Dust and water resistant
Nice display Powerpacked internals
Design is attractively simple
Almost a throwback in its symmetrical shape
5.2-inch doesn't detract from handling experience
Snapdragon 801 processor is still great
BoomSound speakers
IP certification
HTC Sense is easy to use
Functional
Split Captu
13MP dual LED cameras are a step up
BoomSound speakers
Powerful processor
Solid endurance
IP certificate
Decent cameras
Powerful SoC
Great screen
Good speakers
Decent voice quality
Very good battery life
Power To Give app
The editors didn't like
Awful low-light selfies
Front-facing flash doesn't help much with photos
Mushy side buttons
Low-light performance with front camera is worse most rival smartphones. Front autofocus can be slow and dual-LED flash is average
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Front camera doesn't get colors right
Rear camera struggles in low light
Design feels boxy
Cameras inconsistent
Bulky build
Although the front camera has 13 megapixels
Images still suffer from noise and blur
Particularly in low light. Focus is far from perfect too
Even with the flash assistance
Ostentatious looks not for everyone. Very tall design
Below-average battery lif
Sluggish autofocus
Front facing camera could be better
Average battery life
Disappointing hardware buttons
The build materials could be better
Call quality could be better
A little too large for comfort
Comes with outdated version of Android
Front cam's photos can be inconsistent
Picture quality of cameras isn't the best
Average battery
Doesn't come cheap
Many of the other camera features are gimmicky at best
Abstract: HTC's Desire EYE smartphone offers a variety of features with a 1080p HD screen, two 13 megapixel (MP) cameras and 2GB of RAM. This phone comes in at the upper end of midrange. At 5.97 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches, the HTC Desire EYE is on the large side, but the...
One of the strongest frontfacing cameras on a phone to date, Flagshiplevel performance, Sharp and vibrant display
A little too large for comfort, Comes with outdated version of Android, Front cam's photos can be inconsistent
The Desire Eye packs flagship hardware packed into upper midrange body, providing the kind of display, performance, and battery life you'd normally get from a phone $100-200 more expensive. That alone makes this phone a winner (if you can live with a sl...
Distinctive design, Dust and water resistant, Nice display Powerpacked internals
Picture quality of cameras isn't the best, Average battery, Doesn't come cheap
With a powerful snapper at the front, the HTC Desire Eye might seem like it's aimed mainly at selfie enthusiasts. However, the Taiwanese giant has made sure that the device doesn't lack in any other aspect and one look at its spec sheet proves that. The p...
Abstract: “A bird-eye's view of the most expensive and powerful smartphone in HTC's Desire range, the Desire Eye”While all the top smartphone manufacturers felt pressure from new-gen brands last year, Taiwanese brand HTC rose in popularity, thanks to its wide range...
Abstract: “Can the Desire Eye live up to its name with its camera performance? Let's find out”With millions of selfies being uploaded on social networks every day, it's clear that the selfie phenomenon is here to stay. And, it seems that HTC is poised to take the b...
Abstract: When I first heard of the HTC Desire EYE I thought it was going to be the same thing as the HTC One M8 with a flash and a dedicated camera button. After some time with the phone here's what I thought of it.Display: 5.2 inch Full HD Cameras: 13 Megapixel r...
Published: 2015-01-03, Author: Raymond , review by: mashable.com
Sharper, high-res selfies in good lighting, Lovely unibody-feeling plastic design, Great performance
Awful low-light selfies, Front-facing flash doesn't help much with photos, Mushy side buttons
The HTC Desire Eye is made for a very specific type of person: the selfie addict. If all you do is take selfies with your phone and care about the extra resolution or the face-augmenting effects, this phone will bring you fun times...
Sharp selfie camer, Good image quality from both front and rear camera, Comprehensive photo-editing ap, Zippy performanc, Powerful speakers
Below-average battery lif, Sluggish autofocus
Packing a 13-megapixel camera on its front and back, the HTC Desire Eye smartphone takes selfie shooting to new levels. Among my friends, I am the selfie queen. But HTC's Desire Eye could give my chums a claim to my throne. The first phone to f...
Specs are on-par with HTC's flagship, Front camera captures fine details and fits plenty of faces, HTC's software is unobtrusive with some useful features
Front camera doesn't get colors right, Rear camera struggles in low light, Design feels boxy
HTC's selfie phone is only slightly less expensive than the flagship One (M8), but the gulf in quality is greater....
IP certificate, Decent cameras, Powerful SoC, Great screen, Good speakers, Decent voice quality, Very good battery life, Power To Give app
Low available storage capacity, No App2SD support, No MHL, No ac Wi-Fi, Sometimes inaccurate GPS, Throttling under load
HTC's Desire Eye is yet another flagship smartphone that is not clad in elegant aluminum. However, it features an IP certification for the first time making it dust and waterproof. The selfie handheld thus not only shoots decent pictures in every situatio...
