After over 2 weeks of testing I have prepared my HTC One M8 review. Below you will find a timeline, so that you can jump to the section of interest.
00:00 Intro
00:16 What's in the box?
00:54 Build and design
02:58 Technical specification and performance (NFS Most Wanted + MC4 gameplay)
03:58 Screen
04:43 Speaker Test ( Music: Enthusiast by Tours)
05:25 Interface and preinstalled apps
07:11 Battery
07:52 Camera and samples
10:10 Roundup
Shots taken with HTC One M8: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwNTKFeHypSqRDVNZlNGR2E5VGM&usp=sharing
HTC One M8 vs Sony Xperia Z2 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 detailed camera comparison:
The photo comparisons of all three phones, Is it me or does it look like Galaxy S5 camera is better :/
Hello! Xiaomi Mi5s Plus was launched recently and here are the features: 5.7-inch FHD Screen, Snapdragon 821 CPU, 6GB RAM, and Triple cameras with two rear cameras (source: http://www.chinaphonereview.com/xiaomi-mi5s-plus).
The dual rear cameras is a unique characteristic in which it features a 13MP colored camera and a 13MP black & white camera. I'm not sure how this would translate. But I'm certain the 6GB RAM and Snapdragon 821 processor would definitely provide an excellent performance.
Any thoughts on this smartphone?
If a decent developer community forms and this gets the ability to work on Verizon then I'm sold. But I have to hold out hopes that the Mi5 progress keeps advancing and can easily translate to this device.
toffzter said:
Hello! Xiaomi Mi5s Plus was launched recently and here are the features: 5.7-inch FHD Screen, Snapdragon 821 CPU, 6GB RAM, and Triple cameras with two rear cameras (source: http://www.chinaphonereview.com/xiaomi-mi5s-plus).
The dual rear cameras is a unique characteristic in which it features a 13MP colored camera and a 13MP black & white camera. I'm not sure how this would translate. But I'm certain the 6GB RAM and Snapdragon 821 processor would definitely provide an excellent performance.
Any thoughts on this smartphone?
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Be careful, the mi5s plus cameras are old sony imx258 and not the new imx378 on the mi5s. Also the mi5s plus lacks of ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.
jlmcr87 said:
Be careful, the mi5s plus cameras are old sony imx258 and not the new imx378 on the mi5s. Also the mi5s plus lacks of ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.
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Yah, they gimped the plus so much.. if you like larger phones, neither are good buys. If the plus had 2 x imx378 and ultrasonic, best phone in the world easily, by hardware.
The pixel phones use the imx378, I believe, and the pixel is rated best camera phone by DxO (take with grain of salt as they're apparently biased), but it still shows the prowess of the imx378.
Would the dual rear cameras make any difference in terms of picture quality? How can the additional black & white camera help?
Just got this phone today.
It is amazing fast, super high performance.
With default setup, it can have 4G RAM free
However, it only have chinese stock rom at this moment.
hkd said:
Just got this phone today.
It is amazing fast, super high performance.
With default setup, it can have 4G RAM free
However, it only have chinese stock rom at this moment.
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No way to tune camera shots focus after the take like on the Redmi Pro?
I so much want this feature!
strifej said:
Yah, they gimped the plus so much.. if you like larger phones, neither are good buys. If the plus had 2 x imx378 and ultrasonic, best phone in the world easily, by hardware.
The pixel phones use the imx378, I believe, and the pixel is rated best camera phone by DxO (take with grain of salt as they're apparently biased), but it still shows the prowess of the imx378.
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Well, sadly enough that the imx378's sensor is large and I assumed that is why the dual camera setup with that sensor is not achievable.
Same goes to OIS, most probably due to sensor size issues. (Pixel phones have no OIS thou)
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hkd said:
Just got this phone today.
It is amazing fast, super high performance.
With default setup, it can have 4G RAM free
However, it only have chinese stock rom at this moment.
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Where did you ordered from?
Well, just wait for developers to get their hands on the device~
Device is just too new
hkd said:
Just got this phone today.
It is amazing fast, super high performance.
With default setup, it can have 4G RAM free
However, it only have chinese stock rom at this moment.
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So how is your experience with Xiaomi Mi5s?
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Would the dual rear cameras make any difference in terms of picture quality? How can the additional black & white camera help?
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From what I've read, but I'm not an expert, the B&W camera should be capable of capturing more light.
So combining images from both cameras it should capture better pictures on low light conditions.
gnazio said:
From what I've read, but I'm not an expert, the B&W camera should be capable of capturing more light.
So combining images from both cameras it should capture better pictures on low light conditions.
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So I guess it will result to much clearer pictures and lesser noise compared to the single color camera. That's nice. :good:
EMJI79 said:
No way to tune camera shots focus after the take like on the Redmi Pro?
I so much want this feature!
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Now it can do like Redmi Pro with global dev rom 6.12.8 and FreeDcam application can turn on EIS
Xziting said:
Now it can do like Redmi Pro with global dev rom 6.12.8 and FreeDcam application can turn on EIS
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You mean it can do bokeh effect? [emoji3]
EMJI79 said:
You mean it can do bokeh effect? [emoji3]
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Yep it can do bokeh effect
Wow great! [emoji1]
I saw a screenshot on eu.miui.
Would have bought it if it were sold with that when it came out. Now I have bought a Sony. Probably will wait for the Mi Note Pro 2.
Maybe some would want to post photo samples​ with the latest ROM?
EMJI79 said:
Maybe some would want to post photo samples​ with the latest ROM?
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I have it and for me there's 2 things that I don't like. MIUI 8 , I'm a stock Android guy I hope somebody bring cm or something like this to this mobile and the other thing it's the camera, it's a camera for me from the beginning of 2015, that perform well in optimal light conditions and in low light even with the stereo option it's not very well.
Conclusion, I'm not a photo guy so there's no problem but I can't support miui even that it runs fast in this mobile. So until we have some development to this mobile I'm going to stay whit my axon 7.
Sent from my ZTE ZTE A2017G using XDA Labs
EMJI79 said:
Maybe some would want to post photo samples​ with the latest ROM?
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Optimal light conditions interior and low light outside
Sent from my ZTE ZTE A2017G using XDA Labs
Don't you like taking photos during daylight?
Yes I do , but almost every 2105/2016 phone does nice or ok photos in daylight.
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I dont want to root my device s8, but I want note 8 camera application as its better in some features I think.
Mainly the light increase option just before taking photo is available in note 8 but not in s8.
I tried some playstore camera apps but not satisfied.
wasim9283 said:
I dont want to root my device s8, but I want note 8 camera application as its better in some features I think.
Mainly the light increase option just before taking photo is available in note 8 but not in s8.
I tried some playstore camera apps but not satisfied.
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i think i do that on my s8 via the slider at bottom
passionicon said:
i think i do that on my s8 via the slider at bottom
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Share screenshot how you do that
not auto mode
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will see how i did it and send
You have to disable TRACKING AF from camera settings
ok nice. i also did mine in pro mode. so try that
Hello,
Any developer can make long exposure module like 94 seconds in max pro m1 for our devices?
The 1/4 max. Exposure is decreasing camera value of our phone despite of having one of the best sony imx 486 sensors....
Krypt185 said:
Hello,
Any developer can make long exposure module like 94 seconds in max pro m1 for our devices?
The 1/4 max. Exposure is decreasing camera value of our phone despite of having one of the best sony imx 486 sensors....
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Is it possible???
Because I think asus has to add the libs for that
The only missing feature. I hope Asus Dev will add this long exposure up to 32s on their upcoming Android 10 for Max Pro M2. If that happen, I will not upgrade to a higher phone probably SD730 or the upcoming SD865.
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Also 1080p60fps. This phone is lock of capability to record 60fps video.
Carlo Borbor said:
The only missing feature. I hope Asus Dev will add this long exposure up to 32s on their upcoming Android 10 for Max Pro M2. If that happen, I will not upgrade to a higher phone probably SD730 or the upcoming SD865.
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Also 1080p60fps. This phone is lock of capability to record 60fps video.
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Need to edit imx486 libraries (by hex coding) to enable 32sec long exposure....and for slow motion that is softwere limitation due to stock android(by ****ty asus)
Here's my video review of OPPO's Find X5 Pro not as an Oppo Ambassador but viewed as a tech reviewer and user. Exactly what you can expect out of this Find X5 Pro flagship. The pros and cons. Overall it's a great phone and with a few software fixes like the audio bitrate plus a minor price reduction, it will be the 2022 Android flagship to beat!
00:00 - Intro and spec
01:23 - Unboxing
01:45 - Build and design
02:50 - Screen
04:29 - UI, ROM performance
06:04 - Preinstalled bloat & charge time
06:56 - Storage speeds & Antutu scores
07:49 - 3DMark and throttling
08:23 - DRM, Camera 2 API & GPS
08:40 - Battery life QHD 120hz
09:20 - Audio and loudspeaker sample
10:05 - Gaming performance and thermals
11:23 - Cameras: Video samples
13:10 - Cameras: Photo samples
14:46 - Final thoughts with Pros and Cons