Presentation HTC: beautiful eyes

More recently, I wondered why the market is still no selfifonov - devices with the same PV modules on both sides, and here in New York presents HTC Desire Eye: the first smartphone with two almost identical cameras, 13 megapixels each. On HTC trying to rethink the self-trend in a curious way: with Desire Eye was shown Caged-periscope and updated Photoprogram Zoe, which can be downloaded on other Android-powered devices and even on iOS. 

HTC Desire Eye 

Smartphone called the "eye" is not a flagship, it is not replaced by HTC M8 One, here accents differently, although it is, of course, exclusively marketing. Talking about it and the materials used in the Eye: plastic, not metal. Large screen (5.2 inches) in the trend. In addition to updating the package Zoe and display it in a separate stand-alone application selfifon received a number of new features for working with photos and video. Avtoselfi - is when the picture is done with a smile or a voice command ("tell syyyyyr"). 

You can shoot photos and videos simultaneously on two cameras (the screen is divided into two parts at the same time, the video is glued into one), you can apply photographic filters "on the fly", appeared funny morphing function (the union of two persons in one - find out how to get your child) and other cute special effects. Button to shoot, by the way, the hardware does not touch. 

For comparison, a sample of photos from the HTC Desire EYE: 

 

 And with the iPhone 6 Plus: 

Features HTC Desire EYE: 

OS: Android 4.4.4 + shell Sense; 

5.2-inch display with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels and a protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3; 

quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 801 with a frequency of 2.3 GHz and Adreno 330 graphics accelerator; 

2 GB of RAM; 

16 GB of internal memory with expandable microSD cards up to 128GB; 

13-megapixel main camera with autofocus, BSI-sensor and dual LED flash; 

13-megapixel front camera with autofocus wide-angle, BSI-sensor and dual LED flash; 

battery capacity of 2400 mAh; 

stereo pair BoomSound; 

modules: LTE, Wi-Fi a / b / g / n / ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONASS, NFC; 

dimensions: 151,7h73,8h8,5 mm; 

Weight: 154 grams. 

HTC RE 

But the main announcement of HTC in New York - is, of course, remote camera periscope-Re, which many had already decided to refer to a competitor action cameras GoPro. But no, HTC immediately denies this comparison: RE - is a fashion accessory for those who like shooting, add-ons, not only for the smartphones HTC, and for all others including gadgets from Apple. In this sense, HTC behaves wiser Samsung, which was trying to drag their accessories people ecosystem named after himself. 

Miniature (65 g) fotogadzhet looks like a periscope with a large round button: with a single press of the photo, while keeping - starts filming the video (sound is also recorded, there is even a speaker). Serves as a viewfinder screen smart phone, of course, you need to install the application, it will connect to a standard scheme Bluetooth + WiFi. 

16 megapixel camera (sensor 1 / 2.3 ") Viewing Angle 146 degrees (f / 2.8), writes FullHD-1080p video at 30 frames per second, fast 4 times at 720p. There is image stabilization and automatic alignment of the picture. RE waterproof standard iP57 (you can shoot under water to a depth of 1 meter for half an hour), you can use a variety of accessories for fixing the camera on the bike, helmet and so on., There is a tripod thread. 

Own memory are written video to SD-card (included 8 GB), the battery 820 mAh - this 1200 picture in full resolution, or 1 hour 40 minutes of shooting video in Full HD. The most important thing - to evaluate the quality of shooting so far failed, and the price is also unknown, it is rumored that in the area of ​​$ 200. 

Camera Specifications HTC RE: 

sensor: 16 megapixel CMOS; 

shooting video: 1080p, 30 frames / s; 

Lens: 146 degrees, f2.8; 

Housing: Waterproof, IPX8; 

Memory: 8 GB plus microSD slot for up to 128 GB; 

wireless interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth; 

battery capacity: 820 mA / h. 

Summary 

If Desire Eye - Solid and expected, though a bit belated product (which prevented release such selfifon before, in the midst of a trend?), Then with all the RE is not very clear: this gadget can shoot as well as to fail, it is too much risky decisions. But that's what I am impressed: HTC is not afraid to take risks, and that is how one should act now to try myself in a new way and to enter new markets. 

Also continue to experiment with the software, and it also pleases. It is difficult, of course, is to convince users to other smartphones on Android and especially iPhone owners download Zoe, the competition here is very high, but it could also Nokia's time to "pump" the map Here to such an extent that some indicators are better than Google Maps. Way heavy, but the direction is correct.