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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
Highend Frontal Camera, Flagship Specs, Great Looking Design, Waterproof
Overpowered Camera, Price Could Be Hefty, Bait for One M8
The HTC Desire Eye houses an in built storage capacity of 16GB, which is further expandable up to 128GB, which is same with all the new smartphones being launched off late. In terms of battery, it is powered by a 2400 mAh battery, which the compay claims...
Highend Frontal Camera, Flagship Specs, Great Looking Design, Waterproof
Overpowered Camera, Price Could Be Hefty, Bait for One M8
The HTC Desire Eye houses an in built storage capacity of 16GB, which is further expandable up to 128GB, which is same with all the new smartphones being launched off late. In terms of battery, it is powered by a 2400 mAh battery, which the compay claims...
Two 13MP cameras, Good overall performance, Brilliant display, Attractively priced, Water resistant up to 1m
Nonremovable battery, Physical buttons are a little stiff
Quite frankly, this direction HTC is currently on should have been the one they took years ago. Instead of focusing on milking their high-end line, they should've released feature-packed devices like the Desire EYE that most consumers will be able to aff...
Like Apple, HTC has come up with one of the strongest portfolio of offerings for 2014 and the Desire EYE is an integral part of it. As one can see, HTC basically had all bases covered. The Desire EYE rounds up the portfolio with a unique proposition and h...
Abstract: HTC is the latest manufacturer to jump on the selfie bandwagon with the launch of the HTC Desire EYE , a smartphone with two 13MP cameras, one on the front and one on the back.Despite being part of the mid-range Desire line, the Desire EYE boasts pretty i...
Water resistant, Fast and capable cameras - on both sides, Good screen, Very solid performance
A bit large and boxy, Not quite as snazzy as an HTC One M8
The HTC Desire Eye is the sort of phone that might initially make you groan. A phone based around selfies? You must be joking.However, it's turned out to be one of this year's pleasant surprises, performing well in just about every respect with the selfie...
I have always been a fan of HTC's design ethos — simple yet sexy, bold yet subtle and with a unique twist on the execution. The Desire Eye, like many other HTC smartphones before it, is a thing of beauty. It is a well rounded, well-equipped handset that p...
Abstract: HTC is the latest manufacturer to jump on the selfie bandwagon with the launch of the HTC Desire Eye, a smartphone with two 13MP cameras, one on the front and one on the back.Despite being part of the mid-range Desire line, the Desire Eye boasts pretty im...
Sturdy, waterproof design, Great handling, Decent overall performance
Plasticfeel, A little pricey, Imaging performance could be better
The Desire Eye is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core 2.3GHz processor and 2GB RAM, which puts it on-par with most flagship Android smartphones released in 2014. In fact, the Desire Eye is every bit as powerful as the rest of the HTC's premium...
Abstract: The popularity of brands such as Xiaomi and Huawei shows that consumers are not necessarily chasing the best of the best when it comes to smartphones. They can be enticed to buy a phone with a combination of useful features and a low price. HTC's latest,...
