Earlier this week, I had the privilege of checking out the soon-to-be-released HTC One phone in Miami. The HTC staff, alongside the Beats By Dre staff (the phone comes equipped with Beats audio) showed myself and a handful of other bloggers some of the amazing features the phone offers in a variety of settings from the beach, to a yacht to the super cool commercial shoot for the phone in Little Haiti. I have to say, once I used the camera on the HTC One to take pictures of all the beautiful scenery, the cam on mine seems like it’s from the 80’s! I have NEVER seen a camera with such clarity. Not to mention the Beats audio is AMAZEBALLS (even with junky headphones) and it has some of the dopest features. The screen is pretty big too, perfect for tweeting, web browsing, game playing and the like. After the jump, I’ll go into specs on the phone, show you some of the amazing pics we took out in MIA and share the COOLEST FEATURE OF ALL on the phone. Be sure to check back later too as I take you guys behind the scenes of their new commercial!
Much like the iPhones and the Blackberries, there are various models of the HTC One. You have the option to choose between the One X, the One S and the One V. The S is a bit smaller than the other two, but all have the same 1080p camera, Beats audio and 16GB of space. It all depends on your preference.
Camera:
Unlike the iPhone that requires an app (Instagram) to add effects on your pictures, you can do it right from the camera. I played around with a few of the MANY effects, as you can see below.
That’s just a sample of the capabilities, though. You can actually film a movie in slow-motion and what I love the best: when you take a picture, it saves the photo and allows you to take another one without a SECOND of lagging. As a blogger, that is absolutely necessary to me. And I can’t stress enough the CLARITY of the pictures. Just take a look at some of them:
But you see the one on the right how it’s kind of grainy? That’s because it wasn’t on an HTC One!
Here are the official specs on the cam:
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Sound:
As I mentioned, the phones come equipped with Beats By Dre audio. It’s not only for your music playing, but any sound made whether it be video, games, ringer, etc. The music library syncs to your computer just like any other phone, with a simple and quick process and can connect right to your car to bang through your speakers.
THE COOLEST FEATURE OF ALL:
HDMI wireless! If you’re not a tech person (many of us aren’t), you’re probably like “huh”? Well, let me explain in Layman’s terms: if there’s an HDMI-equipped TV around, all you have to do is plug the adapter into a free HDMI input and with a simple 3 finger swipe, whatever’s on your phone screen goes on the TV! How dope is that?! They utilize this feature in SUCH a cool way in the commercial they shot, and I’ll take you guys behind the scenes there later this weekend!
