Is this the BEST phone ever made?

[@thisisjmx]

HTC one was a great phone. The speakers were the best for their time and everyone was impressed. It's definitely one of the best I've had.

[@victormarian7889]

I still have my One Max !

[@kingdeedee]

Not to mention the build quality and software! HTC really had something special but didn't have the same market reach Apple and Samsung have unfortunately

[@Vhlathanosh]

I still have my M7 and M8

[@albinofernandez408]

I had two before I jump into iPhone gange they were good phones

[@miru2583]

I still miss the quality speaker coming from the One series. no smartphone speaker today ever come close to its quality. everyday I open Google News hoping for someone release speakers like in the M8.

[@xMel21x]

I still have my One M8 in saved in my desk as a relic. The best phone I ever held in my life. I wish HTC makes the M8 again with updated specs.

[@WingTzu343]

I got bad news for ya bud... HTC is gone

[@xMel21x]

@@WingTzu343 I have news for you too. It's been years already that they are gone.

[@mc_sim]

@@WingTzu343 wrong. they are still there makes smartphones.

[@redm00n748]

M8... I just found out they released the u24 pro​@@WingTzu343

[@Bambotb]

Get a life, your current phone is miles ahead it was a different or you might as well tell us how your n95 nokia was the best thing you had

[@Blackhonda]

I was an employee at HTC from 2013-2018 right when the M7 (As we called it in-house) dropped. The employees loved that phone and back when people complimented new phones, I never got enough of people complimenting me on a beautiful phone and the sound with our collaboration with Beats by Dre, before Apple acquired them. The Samsung at the time was the Galaxy S4 and it was all plastic.

[@mrsnow9325]

I have M7 Gold, and everybody who sees it goes "Wow where did you get this gem?"

[@ahmadhayat6314]

Reflecting back now, what do you think that caused demise for the once Pioneering HTC ?

[@Blackhonda]

@@ahmadhayat6314 Good question. If a company is doing well or bad it starts with leadership. We had supply chain issues, quality issues with the phones, lack of innovative features, and marketing that didn't hit the mark. The M8 was a step back for us, but when the M9 came out the reviews were good, but the market had moved on. Apple and Samsung were really pushing the needle and we weren't a player anymore, but I'll always have fond memories of my time there and of the products.

[@ahmadhayat6314]

@@Blackhonda Thank you for sharing

[@SkylineFinesse]

Yes and even though the cpu was clocked 200mhz lower than the s4, it was faster once throttling came into effect. I miss my m7, never had the m8.

[@Ronnet]

My father has the HTC One M9. It's still his daily phone in 2024. He looked at modern phones but for him nothing beats the feel, weight, looks and speakers of the M9.

[@shwndh]

I just ordered one for my collection and I'm waiting on it now. Looking forward to playing with it. May even be my backup phone.

[@imranxalamin]

imagine this phone with today's specs, this phone build was ahead of it's time.

[@mr.watermelon3415]

Hey don't forget about LG G6. One of the greatest also in my opinion

[@tim3172]

it's = it is We learned this in third grade.

[@Ben-jd6mu]

​@@tim3172 It’s painfully obvious that you’re the kind of person no one would willingly spend time with-it's almost impressive how naturally you repel others even with just a youtube comment.

[@HansyPants184]

@@mr.watermelon3415 Loved my G6. Still have it in a drawer but I'm not sure if was a software thing or use of cheap memory/storage in it but it slowed right down to a crawl after 1.5-2 years. The camera and form factor on that thing was unreal. I loved the 18:9 and I think it was the phone that started that trend. Also, that feature that allowed you to scale your whole screen smaller to simulate using a smaller phone was something I wish caught on since even the small phones are massive now.

[@silentKeys20]

@@tim3172You think so? I learned 3 languages growing up in third grade. Did you? Or perhaps your world is so small you think everything works the same across the world?

[@FriendlyPhoton]

The One M8 was the only phone I kept for multiple years. Nothing else that came in following years could match it. I was very sad when mine finally died

[@KyleRuggles]

The M7! It was effn great! When you lived at that time, it was a different experience.

[@sans-ff9sn]

M7 is GOAT

[@bonedown202]

@@sans-ff9snit was great but it had a huge camera issue. I was so annoyed with the purple tint on the camera at that time.

[@exploreallday8400]

@@bonedown202 i had that issue too. Night photos all pink ))

[@sigiligus]

>when you lived at that time You mean ten years ago? Dumb zoomer

[@ducngo3077]

Yours didn’t have the purple tint camera in lowlight?

[@Chulu.10]

10 years later and it's still absolutely gorgeous 😍

[@sargera1]

When they still push for elegant n nice simple design not just soulless slab and spec war alone

[@Serbofreak]

I remember buying this phone and being absolutely amazed as to how grand it was - the speakers were a masterpiece, the speed, the build, the camera. If they used the same design with improved internals, I'd buy it in an instant.

[@frenchtoastenjoyer]

M7 was so good it’s the only phone Apple advertised in their website when you wanted to switch from Android to iOS.

[@1daful]

Yessss I remember seeing that on their site. 😂 M7 is legend

[@star_dust312]

My dream phone of that time

[@star_dust312]

Nostalgia hits really hard

[@mikeyinid]

M8 was the best phone I ever held in my hand. Even now. Loved the metal build. At the time the speakers were unbelievable.

[@reymago23]

the HTC one m8 is still my most cherished phone ever, it was just beautiful and a joy to hold on my hands, I loved it

[@madisonsinclair5123]

Without even having watched your video, the answer is yes. This thing was simply awesome. HTC did not know what to do with it, so they completely effed it up and eventually abandoned it. But, my goodness, this was a thing of beauty.

[@jrgarciab]

The Nokia Lumia line was great until Windows Phone died. Still miss it.

[@daviddesousa6450]

It's shame HTC and Lg are no longer around

[@TravellingTechie]

At the time the HTC One M8 tempted me away from Apple. It was THAT good.

[@Rinnara21]

Me too! It was my very first Android phone ❤ I’ve used it for 2 years, my mum for 2 more, my auntie for like 3 years more 😂

[@peaceformula5830]

Apple is the gayest brand, even gayer than Microsoft which uses trans men to promote their products

[@leebeeskee]

@@peaceformula5830is that a bad thing being the “gayest brand”? I can’t understand your point of commenting…

[@israelramirez0202]

@@peaceformula5830 gay = good. cope.

[@sargera1]

​@@Rinnara21dang 7 years.how many batt swap

[@dtincworldnews8922]

Lens Blur is the original portrait mode. Only the OGs know this.

[@xMel21x]

@@dtincworldnews8922 HTC brought the dual speakers and portrait mode in the Smartphone industry.

[@dmc9487]

I still have a HTC One M8s in grey. I loved it. Still has superb stereo speakers. Think the M8s came out in 2015. Had a M8 version prior in red.

[@Fred_Foaad]

Is it still alive ?

[@thomask1424]

I have 2 M7s (got the 2nd one as a spare). Really prefered the squarer corners, the IR sensor in the on/off button instead of the full window across the top on the 8. Never used it as a phone, though, rather it was a little boom box I used to listen to music at work. Still working fine all these years later.

[@5punkybob]

I had a HTC one m7 and I loved it so much. First phone I spent significant time with but I had the dreaded purple camera bug and ended up with a razor phone and then a pixel 4xl.

[@mickfitz76]

Damn. I forgot about the purple camera bug until I read this. It was devastating.

[@5punkybob]

@@mickfitz76 yep good times haha! The m7 had the moving pictures years before Apple put it in their iPhones.

[@LoveLensReviews]

It’s crazy how history has changed. I distinctly remember everyone loving the m7 and hating the m8. This is coming from not only someone that had both but also worked as a general manager of Verizon at the time.

[@knicks2030]

I was a rep for T-Mobile then; the M7 had just launched, and HTC had partnered with us to get the phone for a significant discount. Every store I traveled to and every sales associate and customer got to hear about how amazing and how much better the M7 was. For me, I still remember the speakers. No phone at that time had better speakers and this was before wireless headphones and everything else, your phone speakers mattered so much more. I was also a rep for the HP Touchpad. I guess I have a thing for devices with lots of potential but short lived successes lol. The speakers on that were amazing too!

[@zeekay9941]

My favorite phone is the Galaxy S4. Micro SD, swappable battery, IR blaster, air gestures, eye tracker for media pausing and scrolling, headphone jack, dual camera photo modes, etc. it truly was no compromise for me.

[@mikem2132]

I had the S4, I had to turn off the air gestures because it would somehow inadvertently answer calls from people I didn’t want to talk to.

[@MrSahlensguy]

Was going to say the Samsung Note 4 as the best ever. Add the S Pen to the benefits of the S4. It was a little big though.

[@bizmonkey007]

I had an S3. Beautiful device for the time, but the battery life was atrocious and turned me off of Samsung phones for years

[@Joker-yu5kp]

But touch wiz was a disaster.I almost quit Samsung definitely need cause of that horrible touchwiz but the galaxy s6 was a game change for me especially the s6 edge.

[@owenbevans6062]

Once in a while I miss the IR blaster but then everything works with Samsung's Smart Things and I can control them using my voice. I thought I would miss the headphone jack but in reality, I had already started using Bluetooth headphones long before smartphones were a thing. The S4 replaced my Apple phone, never cared much for it.

[@Adnan_Khan__111]

I need a phone made for 2024 but in a chassy of one m8 without bezels.

[@itskerbs]

People wont let go of wireless charging and you cant do it with a metal back. Thats why youll never see it

[@mikem2132]

@@itskerbsI still use the 5w charger I got with my iPhone a few years ago, it’s really not hard to plug in the phone.

[@itskerbs]

@@mikem2132 oh I agree. Wireless is wildly inefficient and makes excessive heat which also dumps on the battery life. But people are lazy and that's just the way it is

[@amazingjackJF]

god i loved htc, if they could have the top and bottom speakers, 120hz refresh rate, dual camera, aux port and all the modern features id be so happy

[@jonthebuilder954]

The IR blaster on the M8 was the best troll device in high school for me and being useful at home. Miss that damn phone.

[@oiuqreofnqoiruegnqerg]

I almost forgot about the LG banana phone

[@VMiXEZ]

I still have one in my drawer. Forgot how many years since I purchased it but it still looks good even to modern standard.

[@leo-n8n]

6:07 how i miss those "google play edition" phones. the m8 is one of the best smartphones ever made for me, alongside nexus 5 (which i always dreamt of having).

[@crow1989]

Absolutely loved them. Used to instantly unlock my bootloader and install the play edition software as soon as it was up on xda!

[@euphoricendeavor392]

I love the metal feel, and the way it curved in your hand.

[@lozanov95]

I had this phone when it was released and it was way ahead of its time. It had 2 cameras, no button in the middle, great alumnium build and great speakers.

[@DankBlank]

My dad used the One M8 from 2015-2021 before he was forced to upgrade from Sprint to T-mobile.

[@BoRerunn]

I owned that one and the MAX version. Pictures taken at low light we're incredible

[@piratebg]

0:56 setting a new benchmark lol...not watermark

[@LeggyDogg]

you may want to look up the origin of the word watermark :P

[@amansrivastavaaaa]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@juanlperezaguilar6656]

My favorite was the moto Droid. I loved the notification "DROID"!!! And the slide out keyboard was pretty cool too

[@Mistryman4]

So glad to see this brings back the old times of having the HTC touch and HTC Evo 4g. I have the HTC one m8 and I take out from time to time just to play around with it. Wish the cameras were better but still a good phone. The main thing that I was drawn to on the phones was the hardware and how unique it was. Keep it up with these type of videos love the content.

[@BANTHAxFODDER]

My senior year of high school, my first flagship phone, I was really into tech, and Marques Brownlee videos convinced me to get it and I'm glad I did. I have a galaxy fold these days, but I still consider the One M8 my favorite phone I've ever owned. The speakers were so good for the time, maybe still today but I used to use it as a portable speaker when playing basketball in and outdoors and this was right before or right at the start of everyone having a small Bluetooth wireless speaker that wasn't garbage. The build quality was ahead of its time, and I remember showing my friend who had the galaxy S whatever and him being blown away at how nice it was. I was a note user every phone after that until the fold 4.

[@nikita.trukhanov]

I had both M7 and m8 - amazing phones. And though I heard a lot of people complain about m8's cameras - I took some of my best Instagram photos with that phone. They were so outstanding that many of my friends with iPhones wondered which phone those pictures were taken with. The camera wasn't perfect for sure, but it had some greatness in it for sure

[@solidoperative]

I wish they made phones like this again.

[@HFH14122]

i remember that all my friends and I have either iPhones or Samsung phones. One of us got an HTC M8, and we always take pictures with it. It is a very impressive phone.

[@bhargavkulkarni9580]

All I remember about this phone was its design, how comfortable it was to hold in my hand and the smoothness of the screen when you operated it

[@charlesflannery4610]

I loved my HTC, Sad they are a relic of years gone by

[@basilfabian05]

Loved the HTC One M8. It is my most favourite android phone design ever. It fit super good in the hand too. Great stuff 👌

[@sh4nn4ro]

my goat 4 sure. the sound quality was just on another level with both speakers pointing at you it made consuming media a joy.

[@LeBeautiful]

The HTC one was LEGENDARY. They were bold with the back camera..could've upped the ante and perhaps started pixel binning like what we have today. Shoutout to the M7

[@bryanmcdonnell6899]

I had the HTC One M8 for 6 years 2015 - 2020. Let me tell you that it was a beast for its time.

[@arranmorton6120]

My M8 stopped working due to a usb port issue, I went to apple and was in the walled garden for years after that, now typing and watching this on my s24u. Android has changed so much but man the M8 holds a very very dear place in my heart.

[@ivisordonez5217]

I loved my HTC M8; I remember it fondly. Something this video doesn't mention, but I think deserves special recognition, is the unique case the phone had: the DOT VIEW case.

[@MrElfblade]

I owned and used the HTC One M7 for about 2 years and it was impressive. Have been hoping to see a HTC comeback with another impressive flagship phone again!

[@aquilinorodrigo]

My dad had one. He was so disappointed in it he returned it the day after, returned to his old BlackBerry Z10 and got an S7 later on.

[@shadowx3x507]

M8 was the last phone I owned with an IR blaster. The speakers were amazing too for the time. Definitely one of my favorite phones I've ever owned.

[@AngelosGeorgopoulos]

I had this phone (M7) for 7 years. Loved it

[@Namster05]

I wasn't ready for nostalgic plunge It still has so much style, good times back when smartphones didn't look all the same

[@Laid_Back_17]

So lucky I had this, feeling a bit nostalgic now this came on my feed. Hands down the best phone I had and I had many! It was almost like a bestt friend now that I think about it.

[@jeffsmith-ze6wb]

I had a HTC Thunderbolt and loved the phone!!!

[@heythisaintebay]

I had the M7 in blue 😍 I loved that thing!

[@edwardnelson3413]

Last week I tossed a SIM card in my “mint” LG V20 which is still one of my favorite phones.

[@michaelsookoo3927]

LG was the best

[@MrRoda8143]

I bought that phone purely for audio reasons; DAC capabilities built in, hell yeah! I gave it away to a relative years ago, and regretted doing that lol

[@E2EK131MM]

Yes hands down without question. Great video. Absolutely spot on. The interface, hardware and software were perfect

[@ncc74656m]

I lusted after the M7, and ended up with the M8 and was so happy with it. I don't know if I'd go back to them, but they were a special challenger. I'm currently rocking the Pixel 8 Pro, though I felt my Pixel 2 brought me more joy and consistency (what with the 8's heat issues and such), and I have a LG V60 because of that sweet sweet quad DAC just as a dedicated music device.

[@KIRonTV]

Damn, that's my history as well. HTC M7, then Pixel 2XL. I guess they filled the void and targeted the same group. I'm looking at Pixel 9 Pro but don't feel like it's good enough. 2XL was just perfect and had zero signs of slowing down hadn't I dropped it last month. What would you say?

[@karrawr9538]

I collect/repair older smartphones and the HTC phones are awesome for it. The speakers, availability and affordability on Ebay, the amount of spare parts from online shops including new colors for the back/front ect. The M8 having micro sd expandable storage is awesome for throwing a bunch of music and movies/shows on it to have as a backup or to give to friends as a sort of modern mixtape

[@Ploplox]

I loved the infared tv remote built into it! Wish this stuck around to other phones

[@sbourf7742]

I had a one M8 with the "Dot view case". This case was the best goddamn phone accessorie I ever had. It basically was an early version of the always on display. You could see notifications, time weather and pick up calls in the form of a pixel art. HTC phones were so great overrall. When they stopped making phones, I switched to iPhone.

[@satyabhan6548]

I remember back in 2013, when ecosystems were not really a thing, I had almost bought an HTC One, but the local store did not have it, so I ended up buying an iPhone 5. For a few days I still felt that I had made a compromise. Such were the days. Miss those simpler times.

[@williamwest1974]

GOAT. Kept mine for years adding custom ROMs once abandoned.

[@BRoseMonroe]

im thinking of buying one and doing this! so cool

[@MrsPiggi]

The One M8 was awesome. Bought it, because of the speakers. I think it was the impulse for other producers to make stereospeakers on their phones. Never wanted a phone without stereospeakers after that model. And the panorama function was realy ahead of its time and never seen after that. It was not just a left>right "swipe" like all other phones. You had the ability to take photos in every direction "in the air" and it warps them together. So you dont have just an X axis, you have an Y axis in panoramas as well. One big feature (for me as a german) was, that you were able to open bottles of beer with it, without any problems, cause the case was unbreakable. Plastic or glasphones are to fragile for this kind of usage :D

[@niharsheth1509]

Ahh the HTC one days it was fantastic I miss the old days!!

[@KamilG225]

I had the M7 and it was easily the most memorable phone I’ve ever had. Such a great phone

[@EfrainTrejo]

Had one when I was younger always loved the build quality

[@berkguraybg]

The build quality and the ergonomics were insane with this phone. The most comfortable phone I've ever owned

[@philiptvde7830]

i did had this phone back in the days. i did decide to took it over the iphone 6. and i never looked back. today i am on an iphone 13 mini, also a special phone kinda. did also rock the nexus 4, also a special phone. and had a windows phone, the htc 7 trophy windows phone^^ i think i will make a video inspired by yours on my channel. thank you so much for the time you spend filming and researching this :)

[@outlawedbeats]

I had the M7, and I can say it was awesome, but my favorite phone at the time it was out was the One Plus 7 Pro. Outside of the camera, that phone was perfect. FULL SCREEN, first major phone with a higher frame rate, beautiful screen, great version of andriod, beautiful design, one of the first phones with a great fingerprint scanner.

[@centurytuna100]

Hi there, thanks for making this video about HTC M8. Brings back lots of memories. I have the M7 when it first came out. The built quality was astounding and beautiful BUT mine got stolen. I bought the m8 d next year, larger and like holding a jewelry but i still like the M7. Then i switched to Xperia z5 until the pixel 3a came. 🙂😎

[@thedoctadro]

I owned an HTC One, best phone I owned at the time. Had many of the HTC phones and would spend countless hours rooting, ROMing and changing kernels. Those were the days. As HTC went by the wayside, switched to Pixel products.

[@diablow1411]

I had a One M9 back in high school, which ran up until I turned 21 when it felt like a reasonable time to change the smartphone. I miss the feeling of compactness from the older phones, though because I lived in the region with 30+ Celsius was the annual average during the day, the phone couldn't help but get really hot that got exacerbated with the metal body, especially if I was relying on the data packets for the internet.

[@vangledosh]

I remember this phone well, the original HTC One was the first true premium feeling Android. So many Androids at the time were plastic build with removable backs, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, they were great for swapping batteries out. But clearly when looking at today’s phones, premium feel is not only sort after, but is a necessity for most.

[@whatsupchicken]

AFAIK it was the first multiple camera setup, with the portrait mode, and in that phone all taken photo was able to add the fake bokeh later, as all photos had the double layer info baked in. Pretty cool and pioneer. First front facing stereo speakers. First amazing metal case with comfortable design. It had one of the highest ranked audio DAC chip inside! How could a company with so many amazing ideas go where they are now. Mystery.

[@pfroo40]

It was a game changer at the time. Had speakers that were legitimately good, and was the first phone to use a large camera sensor which allowed it to capture more detail particularly in low light.

[@michaelmiramontes6394]

forever grateful to have been an htc one m8 owner

[@ChristopherMcCarthyJaron]

I had a Samsung Galaxy 5 then IPhone 4 then HTC M8. I loved the remote control feature. Wherever there was a TV anywhere I could change the channel. It was funny at restaurants and playing tricks on friends because no one else could do it so no one knew it was me

[@clivecato5923]

I still have my metallic blue M8.......NOTHING to date looks like it ! The sound is maybe not a refined as today's phone but it's LOUD ! IT'S A KEEPER !

[@brandonbrodbeck6688]

I had it. It was amazing and not plastic like everything else was. Amazed how they went down so quick.

[@scottleahy03]

The dot case i used to have on this exact phone is my favourite feature ive had on any phone ever

[@madMARTYNmarsh1981]

I went from a Nokia N95 to one of these HTC M One phones, so it was a huge upgrade for me.

[@LUIGAUZUKI]

I sold them for Verizon back in the day. It was gorgeous. The screen was so clean too

[@DEADBIRD2012]

my dream phone since it came out, i purchase it secondhand in 2016, and i love it so much till this day

[@ThomasVanhelden]

The HTC One M7 is the phone that made me switch to an iPhone, and I've never looked back. I absolutely loved it for the first 6 months, but it had so many issues and became laggy after a year or so.

[@adigrx]

M8’s Achille’s heel was its USB port. It was otherwise the best phone of its generation. Definitely the most no-regret phone I have had. Fantastic speakers and design ahead of its time

[@redskins59rocs]

Phones used to be so damn exciting. This phone was such a standout. I feel like the Galaxy S8 was the goat, everyone wanted to be the Galaxy S8. Oh and how I miss the Moto X phones, what a time it used to be.

[@sylvestresl]

I still have my htc one m9+ and still to this day after a decade it works just fine. it's insane and nothing else feels as great as that design and metal body feel. I use it as my secondary phone. the power behind that headphone jack can drive my high quality earphones, the camera is somewhat decent considering how long ago it came out. the fingerprint sensor is not really that slow and the screen is very sharp and nice. doesn't lag and somehow after all this time the original battery holds charge for a full day.

[@StephenLynchdj]

HTC M8 not only had great speakers but a great dac and high quality mics capable of handling loud concerts.

[@DigitaIJustice]

The “T” in the HTC logo on the back fell out of mine the first day I got it and I was gutted. Still my favorite phone ever

[@Cabenah]

This phone was great but I remember it got so hot using it in the sun it was barely usable. Great phone still.

[@abe4985]

I remember looking at my friend’s HTC One M8 and immediately wanting it. It was the best mobile ever made in terms of form and finish. Unfortunately, it was not even available as unlocked device in Canada. HTC was not able to aggressively sell its phone in many markets otherwise it was the best Android flagship in 2014.

[@WinsterMoves]

I've still got a One M7 and One M8 in the loft. Great phones and dug out the M8 recently when I dropped my P20 Pro. The battery has since packed in and the camera took good photos although there was a huge lag on shooting.

[@colindash]

HTC M8… subscribed! I held onto my M8 for as long as possible. What a phone!!!!

[@rakiblive11]

I miss my HTC one m8. This device was mind-blowing. Hand feeling, speaker, camera, display everything was great of this phone. I love HTC one m8.

[@aquaponieee]

Smartphones peaked back then.

[@Vint_2003]

Indeed, as a Android/iPhone user im kinda dissapointed that nowadays some Android phones are trying to look like iPhones to try gain appeal since almost everyone in some countries use iPhones.

[@IntensePeppers]

Nah

[@artyfly100]

For me it was the Sony Xperia Z, that phone was beautiful, rugged, had arguably one of the best cameras at the time and was truly waterproof. Had its issues but later versions got those ironed out

[@Ichibuns]

This is what corporations do. They ask us what we want. We point to the M8. Then they just say, "how about we make more phones just like this but without literally everything you like about it? HTC had a great new platform and they just dropped the ball on it.

[@bigbodykelp767]

Got the One M8 on release and kept it for almost 4 years, albeit running custom roms later in its life. Even used it as an IP camera monitoring my 3d printer for years after that. Wish HTC was still making phones but its been cool to see other manufacturers come into the scene and make their own developments.