On the flipside, HTC’s rear camera is limited to just 4 megapixels, its light-gathering prowess notwithstanding. Refocusing a shot after taking it, or using parallax to “jiggle” it, never gets old in the HTC Photo Edit app. As a result, HTC services like BlinkFeed are just like third-party apps on Windows Phone. Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn’t allow its hardware partners to redesign its Live Tiles interface in the way that Google allows OEMs to reskin Android. And in terms of industrial design, the Icon feels more like a no-nonsense work phone, while the HTC One (M8) more adroitly bridges the gap between work and play. Both phones are solid, quite literally, as Nokia and HTC each chose to use aluminum, rather than plastic, bodies. Indeed, if you’re committed to the Windows Phone platform, you really have only two respectable choices: the Verizon-exclusive Lumia Icon and the One (M8). Microsoft’s recent decision to address “affordable segments” has left slim pickings for people looking at high-end Windows Phones. Nonetheless, HTC says that the One (M8) for Windows delivers 10 percent more talk time than the Android model. The Windows Phone version died after 5 hours and 39 minutes-almost a 20 percent difference. Oddly, we found that the Android One (M8) delivered substantially better battery life than its Windows doppleganger, playing a looping video for 6 hours and 46 minutes under full brightness.
Tapping on the case wakes up the phone, and beams the time and other info through tiny holes. HTC also sells this neat Dot Case for about $27.
And oddly, the Windows Phone version of the One (M8) took far longer to boot. It felt much faster than the One (M8) for Windows. Sure, a number of third-party alternatives can compensate for Windows Phone’s lack of productivity apps, but Microsoft’s ecosystem still suffers a serious dearth of entertainment apps. We also compared HTC’s new Windows Phone to the One (M8) Harmon Kardon Edition, and that Android phone just flew, snappily loading apps.
But it’s the lesser of HTC’s nearly identical phones, if only because Android has a stronger software ecosystem, and appears to be a more efficient OS. The One (M8) for Windows is definitely a solid WP8.1 device.
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