HTC’s much anticipated followup to their flagship One has reportedly been leaked in photos again. It coincides with other photos we’ve seen here and there, but we’ve still not seen anything confirming it’s the next One. Expected at MWC in a few weeks, we’ll look to this as a reference for what we might get a look at.
Though it looks strikingly similar to the One, The yet-to-be-officially-named M8 offers a few differences, should that be it pictured below. Between the top speaker grill and camera is a cutout, which may be for a notification light. It could also be a front-facing flash, should the camera on the front prove to be robust enough to warrant one.
The picture also looks like the device is housed in some sort of case, leading us to think it could be an official case, like th ones available at launch of the One. This one, however, looks to have a cover as well. The blue on the left of the screen seems to be a continuation of the rear case, though we don’t get much of a look at it. We’d like to think it’s a smartcover, like we see with LG and Samsung devices. It could just be their Double Dip Flip case for the new device, though.
Unfortunately, we have no reference point for the new device, so we can’t tell if it’s got a larger display as some think it might. We’ll be on the ground at MWC, so if this one makes its debut, we’ll be sure to have it for you. We just hope this one is enough to bring HTC back to prominence, rather than continue their downward trend.
VIA: Ubergizmo
I know this is ridiculous, but if that HTC logo is on the front for no reason but to advertise and increase the bezel, the phones a deal breaker…and I have and love the One.
Agreed.. but the camera improvement, if any, is what might make me switch.
I really hope they aren’t dumb enough to put that big bezel on there. Without that, I’ll jump on this from my One in a heartbeat.
That slit is probably just the proximity sensor.
Why the hell does it have that HUGE black bezel on the bottom of the screen?
That would be a waste of bezel only good reason to have it if it’s a fingerprint sensor