HTC One M8 Harman Kardon Edition

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

3
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Excellent for multimedia use, Frontfacing stereo speakers are great, Good battery life, Great display.
The HTC One M8 HKE's sumptuous aluminum body makes a beautiful background for this topflight smartphone's brilliant 5inch display. It runs on a powerful quadcore processor and Android KitKat, the stereo speakers deliver excellent sound, and the depthsensi...
Gorgeous design; Thunderous speakers; Excellent battery life; Fun 3D camera apps; Included headphones deliver loud clear audio

Cons:

Back panel is too slick, gets dirty too easily, Included software is terrible, Included headset is unusable, Model only available on Sprint
The One M8 HKE's special audio prowess is overrated and slathers on the bloatware extra thickly. The One M8's battery is not userremovable. The phone's sealed chassis is not waterresistant, and the One M8's photos look less sharp than competitors'...

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Last revision on January 26, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Excellent for multimedia use, Frontfacing stereo speakers are great, Good battery life, Great display
The HTC One M8 HKE's sumptuous aluminum body makes a beautiful background for this topflight smartphone's brilliant 5inch display. It runs on a powerful quadcore processor and Android KitKat, the stereo speakers deliver excellent sound, and the depthsensi
Gorgeous design; Thunderous speakers; Excellent battery life; Fun 3D camera apps; Included headphones deliver loud clear audio
Supports 192KHz FLAC audio. Bundled earbuds are solid

Reviewers Didn't Like

Back panel is too slick, gets dirty too easily, Included software is terrible, Included headset is unusable, Model only available on Sprint
The One M8 HKE's special audio prowess is overrated and slathers on the bloatware extra thickly. The One M8's battery is not userremovable. The phone's sealed chassis is not waterresistant, and the One M8's photos look less sharp than competitors'
Sluggish Sprint network; Somewhat heavy
Earphones lack secure fit. Software audio enhancements are not for audiophiles. Questionable styling

Expert reviews and ratings

Today's best smartphones don't joke around. It's no longer enough to have a good camera, high-grade bright and colorful display, plenty of available memory, strong build, and other features; they have to stand out. Some of my favorites do this in...

By GadgetReview on July 08, 2014

Unless you need a great deal on earbuds, there's no reason to buy the HTC One M8 Harman Kardon...

By cnet on May 13, 2014

The HTC One Harman/Kardon Edition isn't a bad phone. In fact, it's far from that, thanks largely to the mostly great design and hardware that it borrows from the standard version of the One M8. And whether or not you put much serious stock in the audio...

By Digital Trends on May 09, 2014

HTC adds Harman/Kardon audio technology to the One M8's gorgeous design, excellent battery life and powerful...

By LaptopMag on May 08, 2014

The HTC One (M8) Harman Kardon Edition for Sprint has been amped up for audiophiles with better earbuds and 192kHz FLAC support, but is otherwise the same great...

By PC Mag on May 06, 2014

The HTC One (M8) Harman Kardon edition is a phone fighting with itself. The Sprint exclusive, which launched last month , iterates upon HTC's excellent flagship with a new paint job, a snazzy pair of included earbuds, and a handful of software features...

By Brighthand on June 19, 2014

The launch of the new HTC One M8 a few months ago came with high praise and top flagship whispers throughout the tech industry. I myself thought that in terms on hardware, minus the camera, HTC couldn't do anything better to improve upon the beautiful...

By booredatwork.com on May 21, 2014

The new HTC One is a marvel. The hardware is among the best created, as far as smartphones go. The aluminum design was crafted with care and manufactured almost to perfection. I have very few quibbles with the physical form of the One, save to say that...

By Phone Scoop on May 06, 2014

Lisa Gade reviews the HTC One M8 Harman/Kardon Edition on Sprint. It's the same as the standard M8, but it has a black and champagne finish, software audio enhancements and it comes with a set of Harman/Kardon AE high-end earbuds in the box. The phone...

By thunderbaylive.com on May 05, 2014

A partnership between Sprint, HTC, Harman/Kardon and Spotify has yielded the HTC One M8 Harman/Kardon Edition. The name may be a mouthful, but the phone itself is as elegant as the previous M8, adopting identical internals. In my time with the phone, I...

By TechRadar on April 29, 2014

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