Sanjay Chandra
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Dude , I dont want to be rude but you are asking "5s or m8" in a 5s forum.
Obviously most people will pick 5s over m8.
Obviously most people will pick 5s over m8.
Get a cheap M7 and save some money, then wait for the next generation of phones to come out and decide then.
Rumors of a 4.7" iPhone makes it almost a bad buy right now, given the price. The M8 isn't a big enough upgrade.
I got a second hand M7 on CL for 150 and use it as a PMP. I'd take a deal like that over any current model. Money talks.
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I would recommend the iPhone 5S over the HTC M8. The M8 doesn't seem like a very good phone on paper and for the hype it has received I don't think it'll sell very well in the long run.
For starters the camera is terrible and in 2014 there's no excuse for putting out such a more camera. Secondly despite having a 5" display the phone is way too tall due to the terrible bezels, (Phone is 5.5ish inches I believe). Thirdly I've heard the back scratches very easily which disappointed a lot of people, and I also heard it's pretty slippery and difficult to grip due to how the edges are shaped.
Get what you like best. I have an iPhone 5, but I love Android and iOS both and when I switched to AT&T the other day I picked up the M8 as my main phone. Just felt like using Android for a while again. That being said I'm still going to buy the iPhone 6 when it comes out, then I'll be able to switch as I please. Not everyone can do that, so as I said, get the one you like more. You'll enjoy more and longer.
I'm fairly integrated in the Google network, and immensely integrated in the Apple network. As far as contacts, no issue with the M8, I transferred them via Bluetooth, they even have an option to restore the M8 with an iPhone backup file. Built right into the M8's options. For myself, switching between ecosystems is no problem because of how much I've played with them before.I could never switch back and forth to much a pain with contacts etc lol .. My cousin has the m8 I played with it alittle from my short use .. Camera was confusing to me .. It was hard for me to accomplish simple things .. I did like how loud it was and that speaker are in front and the screen size was nice
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It is really a basic argument between whether you want the bigger screen real estate and that Android ease and that mobile ecosystem more than the iOS universe and apps and features. Pretty much every Android is going to be more or less the same, and that may be swayed a little by what version of Android is on that phone you are looking at, but all of that isn't going to matter much, because if you needed the bigger screen there's really only Android to look to for that. Windows Phone may have a bigger screen but the OS and app package is still shy of Android's maturity, so if you want a bigger device Android's the only real choice.
Alot of these Android phone versus iPhone decisions really boil down to whether you want the bigger screen these days, as opposed to the iOS ecosystem. Base your decisions on that.
M8 has a great interface! The interface on sense 6 is as smooth as iOS but of course it has more features than iOS.
The 4 ultra pixel camera takes some adjusting, but it's not bad like people think. Change the settings and you're good to go. iPhone camera is very limited!
M8 is a bigger phone, feels great in hand and is as durable as an iPhone. It also has a longer lasting battery.
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't be here if I didn't love my iPhone but HTC has always been neck and neck for me.