This is the new HTC One: bigger, faster and better

Last year, HTC invested in their channel  resources into a single smartphone prominent. This bet was the One, a sensational device with Android. His successor, the New HTC One, got bigger to make it better.

Design

The new Super LCD 3 5 inch screen with full HD resolution and 441 ppi, is slightly higher than the 4.7 "of the previous model. She goes from edge to edge, and is surrounded by a very stylish unibody metal body; if before there was plastic on the edges, here's metal everywhere. It will be available in three colors: gray, gold and silver.

The gray version, which we tested in a brief hands-on, definitely gives a more high-end feel to it; and despite its larger screen, it does not look clumsy, thanks to the 9.35 mm thick - something that has not increased. Are 160g.

In general, a cell made ​​all-metal can suffer problems with signal reception. HTC says, however, that the new One was designed with multiple antennas, then your design should not affect the signal strength. It worked well in a demo, but it remains to see how it works in most tests.

Besides the design, the most noticeable improvement comes in Duo Camera. There is a sensor 4 Ultrapixels, designed to capture more light than ordinary pixels - so work better in low light environments. But we also have a smaller camera that does not take pictures: she captures depth information, as well as his eye for superrápido maintain a focus on what you're photographing.

It changes the optical image stabilization (present in previous HTC One) by an automatic stabilization based software.

With the Duo Camera, images become less blur without decreasing the quality (if it works as promised).

There is also a Smart Flash 2.0, which adjusts the flash brightness in each photo, and this time includes two shades to the colors in the photo will not look "blown" or faded. And there is a front 5MP camera with lens f / 2.0, which captures more light and allows selfies high quality.

HTC also made ​​the interface much simpler, cleaner and better camera. There are buttons to capture video or photo, or access other settings. Tap once to take a picture, or hold the button to activate the burst mode. You can also change the focus of the image after capturing it, playing in different areas in the image. Other Android devices offer these features, but HTC makes them easy to find.

Software

The new HTC Android 4.4 One wheel with Sense 6.0 skin. The interface is simple and clean, the opposite of the Samsung TouchWiz. The Sense 6.0 is close enough to the standard Android, and in our brief hands-on, never hurt me while I used the device. The home screen works like the standard Android, but won a Blinkfeed screen itself, bringing together news and posts from social networks.

Using all this also has become much easier, thanks to a new set of gestures. They are called Motion Launch, and seem to be worse than useless tricks. For example, you can double-tap the screen to activate the screen - a feature adopted by Nokia for some time, and something that does not always work right on devices from LG. In our test, everything worked fine.

Furthermore, when One is with the screen turned off, you can slide to the left and go to the home screen, or slide to the right and go to the BlinkFeed. You can also slide up and back to the last app you were using; or slide down to make a call.

You can also tilt your device sideways and pressing the volume button to activate the camera, which is kind of weird. This type of functionality is usually something great in theory, but very bad in practice. However, the new One they functioned straight in our test.

Specifications

Inside, we have a quad-core versions with 16GB or 32GB microSD card slot Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 801 2.3 GHz (2.5 GHz in the Asian version), 2GB of RAM, and. The new HTC One also supports NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA compatible, and works as a remote control infrared.

The battery also has grown to 2,600 mAh, but HTC says the new One has some power-saving features. The company promises a day with a single charge. But if you reach 10%, you can put it in economy mode and get some extra time. In this mode, you can still make and receive calls, download emails manually and send text messages. Just missed Qi wireless charging ...

The device is available now in the USA but not officially come to Brazil - HTC no longer have office in the country. In our brief testing, the HTC One seems to be a wonderful phone with good specifications and features, a worthy successor to one of the great smartphones last year. [HTC One (M8)]