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November 2014
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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
Dual 13-megapixel cameras, Attractive, water-resistant design, Dual front-facing speakers, Near high-end performance at a mid-range price, MicroSD slot for expanded storage
Battery life isn't great, Cameras are good, but not the best, Sealed battery
If it's a selfie-centric smartphone you're after, HTC's Desire Eye is an easy choice, unless you're willing to import Oppo's N3 , with its motorized, swiveling 16-megapixel camera when it arrives, reportedly in December, for $650. Related: Samsung Galaxy...
Published: 2014-11-18, Author: Chris , review by: pocket-lint.com
Build quality, power, good value for money, software, waterproofing
Battery lacking capacity, front camera resolution is unjustifiable really
The HTC Desire Eye is a great smartphone. The design might be plastic, but it's a solid, well constructed and weather-proofed handset pitched at a fair price point. It's good in use thanks to having plenty of power on board, and has a great display...
Published: 2014-11-16, Author: Dave , review by: dailystar.co.uk
HTC have pulled a beauty from the bag with the Desire Eye and we think it'll be a big hit.It looks and feels great, has a decent screen and is fast enough for most people's needs.The cameras are good and the monster front-facing snapper is sure to go down...
Published: 2014-11-13, Author: Simon , review by: 3g.co.uk
13megapixel rear and front snappers, No need to close ports to make waterproof, Impressive processor, Excellent battery
Snapper's features are gimmicky, Plastic chassis
HTC has dubbed its Desire Eye a super selfie camera – and with both front and rear snappers packing 13 megapixels it's easy to see why. This is the first time we've seen a smartphone that has two cameras with the same specs.But in actual fact it has bette...
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Published: 2014-11-07, Author: Ian , review by: digitalspy.com
The HTC Desire EYE says it's one thing - a selfie phone. In fact, there's so much more to it, and what HTC has done is produced a phone which has far wider appeal than an initial glance would let you believe.The EYE is brilliantly built, made from a reall...
13MP front and rear cameras. IPx7 rating makes it waterproof without closing the ports. Fantastic processor. Great Battery
Gimmicky camera features. Plastic body
HTC call the Desire Eye a super selfie camera and with 13MP front and rear cameras on board, why wouldnt they? It is a first for any smartphone to rock same specs on both the front and rear cameras, but I am not convinced if the selfie camera is its bes...
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Published: 2014-11-05, Author: Andrew , review by: CNET.co.uk
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
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
Although its flash-equipped front camera is eye-catching, its image results aren't as impressive as I'd hoped. Still, the flash will illuminate your face where other phones can't, and the Desire Eye comes with fun software, is well-specced and waterproof...
We are thoroughly impressed with the HTC Desire Eye: it's fast, it's good value, it has a nice screen and it sounds great. Better still, it makes you look pretty.Tags:Smartphones,AndroidBest prices todayRetailer Price Delivery Price comparision from, an...
Abstract: Microsoft is marketing its Lumia 735 as the ultimate smartphone for taking selfies, but before the Windows Phone even went on sale HTC one-upped it with the 13Mp Desire Eye. Here we compare the specs to see which phone is the better deal, plus which is th...
