HTC One M8s review

A cheap smartphone with high-quality hardware and design - too good to be true?

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By Andrew Williams
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The HTC One M8s has a stellar screen and design

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HTC One M8s review

A lack of detail in this indoors shot shows how the camera has to fall on heavy processing

HTC One M8s review

The Night Mode isn't much cop compared with the best in terms of brightening-up dark scenes

HTC One M8s

The HTC One M8s combats dull-looking lower-light shots by ramping up saturation massively

HTC One M8s review

It's not a bad shot, but shows up the slightly scratchy nature of the image processing

HTC One M8s review

Thanks to 13MP resolution you can get some nice macro-style details

HTC One M8s review

Tricky lighting leads to a dull picture, while the background trees appear a little low on contrast

HTC One M8s review

This photo could have been brightened-up a bit, but the colours are nice and vivid

HTC One M8s review

This looks washed-over and dreamy, showing up limited lens quality and questionable exposure

HTC One M8s review

This shot would look a lot better a bit brighter and with increased contrast

HTC One M8s review

There's a good amount of detail on this bulb, showing what the camera can do with enough lighting

HTC One M8s review

Purple fringing, an overexposed sky and processed-looking grass

HTC One M8s review

The colour tone is warm, but this shows how HDR can help exposure in bright-but clouded shots

HTC One M8s review

A very clear example of the sort of light bleed effect the One M8s is quite prone to

HTC One M8s review

More dynamic range enhancement in the shadow areas would have enriched this photo

HTC One M8s review

The camera processing has eliminated some of the detail we'd get with a more capable phone

HTC One M8s review

Colours don't look too natural here, and there's plenty of purple fringing to be seen

HTC One M8s review

As the sun goes down, saturation starts rising, providing a larger-than-life look
Andrew Williams
Andrew Williams

Andrew is a freelance journalist and has been writing and editing for some of the UK's top tech and lifestyle publications including TrustedReviews, Stuff, T3, TechRadar, Lifehacker and others.