HTC pokes fun at Samsung often about the plastic body and design of their devices when they talk about their flagship M7 and M8 phones. The HTC One M7 and M8 of course both have that sleek aluminum body that gives them a distinctive look and feel over the competitor. Apparently sources for Engadget have been leaking out a little bit of information that makes the upcoming and unannounced HTC M8 Ace, a bit of a trickster in a plastic body. The source claims that the M8 Ace will will in fact be wrapped in a plastic unibody housing vs the aluminum that everyone is in love with. Where things get a little more interesting is the specs that have been tossed out though. The M8 Ace will supposedly pack in a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor clocked at 2.5GHz and sport a 5-inch 1080p display.
While hard fact details, like the amount of RAM, storage options and if it will still pull in the duo-camera seem to be absent from the leak, additional details emerge pegging the M8 Ace to be launched for $480. That would be full cost off-contract. The evleaks image seems to suggest that it will retain boom sound though.
We will have to wait and see what HTC is really up to, but I wouldn’t be against a more affordable off-contract priced version of the M8. Even if it was a plastic body. It would give consumers a great little device at a much more affordable price, especially if they are on a pre-paid account. It could work out to HTC’s advantage quite well. WHat do you guys think?
Source: Engadget
