UAE- Gadget lovers excited over new smartphone models

(MENAFN- Arab News) The race between smartphone companies continues in the region. dubai witnessed two interesting product launches on wednesday. samsung launched galaxy s5 in the morning while htc launched one (m8) in the evening


Htc one (m8) will be available in the market from friday (april 4) and galaxy s5 will be available by april 11


Featuring a number of apps both manufactures have tall claims


“with the galaxy s5 samsung has gone back to the drawing board to work on adding real value to our consumers’ lives while giving them the best-in-class capabilities on the market” says hayssam yassine head of telecommunications at samsung gulf electronics


The phone combines an advanced camera the fast network connectivity dedicated fitness tools and enhanced device protection features as consumers stay fit and connected in style


Featuring a 16 megapixel camera with an enhanced menu and user interface that allow consumers to effortlessly take edit and share photos


The device offers the world’s fastest autofocus with a speed of up to 0.3 seconds and advanced high dynamic range (hdr) that reproduces natural light and color with striking intensity under any circumstances


The product finds its perfect companion in the samsung gear fit the industry’s first curved super amoled wearable device. the device has an attractive heart-beat-counting app too


Htc unveiled its new flagship smartphone m8 an upgrade to the award-winning htc one that it hopes will bring back some of the market share lost to samsung


The device has a 5-inch display slightly larger than its predecessor as well as improved camera technology a faster processor and updated software


“with the htc one (m8) we are taking our award-winning htc one concept a step further” said neeraj seth head of marketing during the launching ceremony that took place at atlantis in duba


“our newest smartphone is the ultimate evolution of its predecessor offering a more refined experience than ever before” he added


The device houses super lcd3 touch screen with gorilla glass 3. it is powered by quad-core 2.3 ghz processor with 2gb of ram and 16/32gb internal storage capacity


The m8 has a micro sd slot which supports up to 128gb capacity


The m8 features a metal body and number of innovations including dual rear facing camera for capturing the depth of the image and a 5mp front-facing camera as well as introducing a new version of its android ui sense 6


Available in gunmetal grey and glacial silver the product features the all-new htc sense 6 with a high quality metal uni-body and a smart sensor hub that anticipates customer’s needs using motion launch controls to make everyday tasks easier.