Display and Build: The HTC Desire EYE is the latest from HTC with a great polycarbonate design and a great 5.2” Super LCD3 display of 1080p (1920*1080) resolution is great to look at which is staggeringly sharp and one of the best display phone around, it is protected by Gorilla Glass 3 from the front. The phone features BoomSound speakers.
Internal Specifications and Operating System The phone is powered by one of Qualcomm’s latest processors, the Snapdragon 801 clocked at 2.3GHz and has 2GB RAM which is standard for flagships these days. The phone has 16GB internal memory and a microSD slot supporting cards upto 128GB. The phone is powered by a 2400mah battery. In the sensors department an accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass and barometer are seen.
The phone runs Google’s Android Kitkat v4.4.4 and an update to 5.0 is in the works.
Camera The camera on the HTC Desire EYE is different from the M8 as it has shunned the UltraPixel moniker and has adopted a 13MP camera with dual tone dual led flash capable for FullHD video recording and the front unit is a 13MP shooter with wide angle lens which is similar to the rear unit. It may very well be the best front shooters made yet.
Connectivity The Desire EYE has quad band GSM and 3G/HSDPA. It has Wifi, GPS, GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth v4.0 and FM Radio. The phone also has support for TV out and USB OTG and USB Host.
Final Words The HTC Desire EYE is a variant of the original HTC M8 with a different camera unit upping the resolution by a lot and offers amazing photography abilities and great hardware with exceptional build quality, shunning the metal and adopting a polycarbonate build. The phone is absolutely premium and anyone who loves HTC should get it without a thought as it is one the best phones ever made for its price.
