What can the HTC One 2 camera do?

  By giving the HTC One 2's camera processor depth data, it can effectively single out objects in a scene, applying filters or processes to the foreground but not the background, and vice versa. It's rather ingenious, and the prime use for this is to create a 'shallow depth of field' effect.

Traditionally this is used make photos of relatively close-up objects look more dramatic and vital. By blurring the background, the foreground appears all the more sharp –  it's used extensively by portrait photographers, and to great effect. 

We expect HTC will use photographer buzzwords such as 'bokeh' in its presentation of the HTC One 2's camera, but the effect is fundamentally fake. It's an automatic 'photoshopping' of your shots. It's not the real deal. 

To get to the reason of why we should care, we need to look a little into how real shallow depth of field effects are created. And it's primarily about the lens. 

Lenses that create great bokeh are generally those with wide open apertures – the hole where the light gets in. Every camera lens (even mobile phone ones) has an f-stop rating that relates to how wide its maximum aperture is, and the lower the number, the wider the aperture can go. And – generally speaking – open apertures produce more pronounced shallow depth of field effects.

Mobile phones have fixed apertures – the HTC One's is f/2.0, for example – but 'proper' cameras tend to have moving blade systems that open up and close the aperture as needed. However, in pure  number terms top-end phone cameras lenses are pretty good. An f/2.0 dedicated SLR camera lens with a focal length of 50mm would able to create superb bokeh (in theory), so why can't an f/2.0 phone?

  Creating out of focus backgrounds is a process or diffraction. The light that forms these blurry background bits is bounced around by the various lens elements so that it appears totally different to the way our own eyes would perceive it. 

It's not just a blur, it's a form of distortion. Tiny phone camera lenses married to tiny phone camera senses just can't perform the same optical feats. And nowehere is this clearer than in the best examples of bokeh-ified light sources. The HTC One 2 couldn't hope to do anything like this. 

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More HTC One 2 M8 specs coming your way!

  

  The HTC One 2 M8 looks to support the Snapdragon 800 SoC processor clocked at 2.26 GHz. The latest version, Android 4.4, is also expected with the new HTC Sense 6.0 integrated.

  Evleaks suggests that the color variations seem to follow the latest generation of Apple's iPhone. The three popular HTC One 2 M8 colors are grey, silver, and gold variations following the same 'elements' theme of their popular competition.

  Another key aspect of the second generation HTC One 2 M8 which will outperform it's competition is the internal wireless adapter which is predicted to be a major improvement. More specifically, it is expected to house an 802.11a/b/g/n/ac connectivity.  This level of connectivity will quickly negotiate older legacy connections and newer routers equally which will provide flawless integration on virtually all devices.....new or old.

  The HTC One 2 M8 will have the same 4 MP camera on the HTC One 2, however, HTC integrated a 2nd camera supposedly to take care of the blur in out of focus images which can be a common problem with snapping images on the go. This will be software controlled via an app that HTC reports they are still developing.

HTC One 2 (M8) Release Date

HTC One (2014) release date

  HTC's flagship handset launch announcements have often come around February. This was usually to coincide with Mobile World Congress, held annually in Barcelona, but in recent times HTC has been holding device-specific launch events.

  The HTC One was launched on 19 February 2013, a week before MWC 2013. Initally, we expected a similar timeframe for the HTC M8, but with no invitations sent out, there's no time to fit in an event.

  The HTC One replacement will be announced on 25 March at a launch event in London and New York. HTC has issued invitations to the event where the M8 is expected to be formally announced. Tweeting the news, HTC simply said "The best is about to get better".

NEW HTC One (M8) Price, Release Date and News

Leaked HTC One (M8) Specs and performance

  As we all eagerly anticipate the release of the HTC One 2 M8 model, there has been much speculation over the phones performance and style.  As the Samsung models have clearly outperformed the Apple models in the past, this new model by Samsung is sure to impress those who are fortunate enough to own one.  Below you will find the actual tweet which was leaked by evaleaks detailing the specs of this incredible HTC One 2 M8 Cell Phone.