HTC Desire EYE Specs

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HTC Desire EYE Review
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Description

The HTC Desire EYE marks the company's foray into “selfie-centric” smartphones. The two-color unibody device sports a 5.2-inch 1080p display with a pixel density of 423ppi. As a whole, it's a pretty power-laden device, as it totes a pretty large dual LED-enabled 13MP front-facing camera with an f/2.2 sensor aperture and a wide 22mm lens. Under the hood one can find a quad-core Snapdragon 801 humming at 2.3GHz, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of on-board storage, microSD card slot, 2,400mAh Li-Polymer battery, and another 13MP camera at the back. It's running Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box with HTC's Sense 6 atop.

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Display

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Size: 5.2 inches
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels, 424 PPI
Screen-to-body: 66.51 %
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

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System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
Processor: Quad-core, 2300 MHz
GPU: Yes
RAM: 2GB
Internal storage: 16GB
Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS: Android (5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.4), HTC Sense UI Screenshots
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 2400 mAh
Type: Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable
Charging: Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Camera

Rear: Single camera Camera samples
Main camera: 13 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Specifications: Aperture size: F2.0; Focal length: 28 mm
Flash: Dual LED
Video recording: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Features: Video calling
Front: 13 MP (Autofocus, Flash, HDR)
Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Dimensions: 5.97 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches (151.7 x 73.8 x 8.5)
Weight: 5.43 oz (154.0 g)
Resistance: Water; Yes
Features: Notification light
Keys: Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key

Cellular

4G (FDD): Bands 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type: Nano SIM
VoLTE: Yes

Multimedia

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Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring: DLNA, Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s): for Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other: NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Oct 10, 2014
FCC ID value: NM80PFH100
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.61 W/kg
Body: 0.91 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.21 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.91 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced: Oct 08, 2014
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Alternative variants

HTC Desire EYE
for Asia
Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD): Bands 28(700 APT), 8(900), 3(1800), 1(2100), 7(2600)
4G (TDD): Bands 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 38(2600)
3G: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
HTC Desire EYE
for AT&T
Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD): Bands 17(700 b), 5(850), 4(AWS-1), 2(1900)
3G: Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

AT&T

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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
9.8
Camera quality
9.8
Performance
10
Display
9.3
Battery life and charging
9
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
10
Best Selfie Phone, smooth HTC experience
Phone owned for less than a year

Upgraded to Marshmallow and theme store.

The best best thing about HTC is that when the phone upgrades to the latest sense it comes with all the features, sony do the same thing, but i know some labels that upgrades the phones and not give all the features to them note 4 for example, not theme store capacities :(

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10
My Best Phone to date, Loved it even more as time passed.
Phone owned for more than a year

One M8’s shadow? Underrated Flagship? The illegal baby of HTC and Nokia (XpressMusic series)? Check! Check! And Check! Welcome to my review of HTC Desire Eye: More than a year later.

Build Quality and Design:
It’s made by colorful solid matte polycarbonate plastic unibody, the hardware buttons are functioning yes but the quality? Fail because they're kind of squished especially the camera button, the Volume and Power Buttons annoys me, they’re near to each other and have the same feel, so I sometimes press the volume down instead of the power button by accident. Don't forget this is Water/Dust Resistant, so you can use this even when it’s raining or use it as a rubber ducky, no flaps though.
Display:
1080p IPS LCD display is a great, Maximum Brightness is insane so walking outdoors is a breeze, but be careful because the screen is somewhat reflective, I've seen worse, but what concerns me is its Lowest brightness output, the Desire Eye is just not too friendly before bedtime, it’s too bright for me. Contrast is good, and color temperature is off but not too off, no option to calibrate though.
Reception and Call Quality:
Wi-Fi and 4G LTE reception are great, but just no IR blaster (so not for couch potatoes) and the slowly growing Wireless Charging, but I don't think those 2 are such a huge deal breaker for a lot of people. Call Quality is great, the caller can hear me perfectly, and same goes as on my side, I don't know what the Official Review is talking about. GPS is ok.
Internet and Multimedia:
Perfect, Sound is Boom! (Pun) Everything is a delight to use, no issues using whatever file format I throw at it, still never used HTC Zoe though, added new feature or app if HTC FunFit (pretty much like S Health) works as expected.
Camera:
Party on the Front, Party on the Back! But to nitpick the things it missed?
The front camera's results are sometimes fuzzier than the back especially in places where light source is middling at best, and 2. 1080p @60fps is only available in the back, more options too like a Manual mode. The exclusion of higher resolution video recording (2K/4K) and no Optical Image Stabilization on either camera are what held this phone by a few points, underrated indeed.
Battery:
For more than a year I’ve been using this as my daily phone, battery remains so-so, not so bad and neither great, Quick Charge 2.0 (using Aukey QC 2.0 charger) works great, a quick top up before going out could save you throughout the day.
UI and Everyday Usage:
Snapdragon 801 and 2GB RAM works as advertised and has aged well, the 16 GB ROM can now be expanded as you can now format your SD card as internal storage but you have to grab a high speed one. UI went from good to bad and then great, KitKat was fast as a Jetstream, Lollipop suffered from bugs and RAM issues, and Marshmallow added even more features so it felt brand new again, impeccable.

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10
Awesome Phone
Phone owned for less than a month

Everyone who is thinking to buy a new phone, might get this one!! Really fantastic phone and truly the best for 'selfies'.!! Can be renamed as SELFIE PHONE!! And the sound is so great!! Battery is somewhat weak, but overall, it is a good one!!

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