HTC Desire Eye is the most capable member of the company's mid-range family of smartphones to date. Announced in early October, the smartphone features a rather peculiar camera setup, which consists of a duo of 13MP sensors, each flanked by a two-tone LED flash.
Key features
5.2" 1080p IPS display with 424ppi
2.3 GHz quad-core Krait 400 CPU; Adreno 330 GPU; Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset; 2GB of RAM
13MP f/2.2 front-facing camera with two-tone, dual-LED flash; 1080p @30fps video recording
13MP f/2.0 main camera with two-tone, dual-LED flash; 1080p @30fps video recording; dedicated camera button
16GB of built-in memory; microSD card slotCat. 4 LTE connectivity (150Mbps DL)
Dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX; NFC; GPS/GLONASS
BoomSound front-facing stereo speakers
IPX7 water and dust resistance certification (up to 1m of depth for 30 min)
Android 4.4.4 KitKat with HTC Sense 6.0 UI
2,400mAh battery
Main disadvantages
The battery is not user-replaceable
No 4K video recording or OIS
No IR port
Key review findings
The plastic body and the IPX7 rating lead to worry-free handling
The water resistance of the device has not impacted its measures even one bit
The 5.2" 1080p display is a quality piece in line with HTC's track record
Surprisingly, battery life is as good as the HTC One (M8) despite the smaller capacity battery and the bigger screen on the Desire Eye
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 packs plenty of punch even though it's not the latest SoC anymore
Audio quality is superb
The stereo speakers are not as loud as expected
The duo of 13MP cameras is as capable as it is peculiar
4K video is oddly missing from in the video camera settings despite the capable hardware on tap
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