When it comes to taking photos it’s a frustrating experience as well. It’s particularly a nuisance when you are trying to use the phone in one hand, forcing you to hold it in place behind the phone to prevent it from flipping back in front of the M8’s screen. Holding the front and back together is a snap back hinge that’s one of the more troublesome design elements. Behind the HTC logo lies a magnet that works in a very similar manner to the iPad Smart Cover turning on the display when you lift open the lid. Up front is the softer more mesh-like cover with rows of tiny holes that allow the screen to shine through. Additionally, there are cut outs for the camera sensor and LED flash so you don’t need to take it out to put the UltraPixel camera to use. There’s the hard plastic shell on the back that clips onto the corners of the phone and leaves gaps to give easy access to the top, bottom and right edge where the volume rocker lies. The latter does at least manage to compliment the silver finish on the M8. It’s available in five colours and, as has become customary with phone manufacturers and ridiculous colour naming conventions, you have your pick of shades including Orange Popsicle, Baton Rouge and the Warm Black which is actually more charcoal grey. You lose out on the rugged protection but it should be sufficient at guarding against everyday bumps and knocks. It’s slightly taller and wider than the handset but compared to a case from a manufacturer like Otterbox, the Dot View is not going make it look like you are carrying a tough phone in your pocket. It’s by no means tacky and it does have a kind of minimalist chic, but for £35 we hoped it would do a better job of accentuating the phone’s sleek styling.Īt 12.6mm thick, it’s reasonably slim and doesn’t add significant bulk to the phone’s 9.35mm thick form factor.
Hoping for something as slick as the M8’s metal chassis, it’s surprising that for an official case HTC has decided to go all plastic.
Priced at £34.99, it’s not exactly a cheap acquisition and retro nostalgia-inducing frills aside, we are not convinced that it’s the best HTC One M8 case to shell out on.
The HTC Dot View is a folio-style case that only works with the HTC One M8 and can display notifications for features like incoming calls and weather updates through the cover without having to turn on the smartphone’s display.
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