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HTC's 'Vogue Edition' One (E8) is around half the cost of the M8

Just as we were getting bored of the leaks about the plastic HTC One "Vogue Edition," the company has finally decided to announce the only thing that we actually care about: its price. Well, according to the announcement in China, this dual-SIM LTE phone -- codenamed "E8" -- is launching there for CN¥2,799 or about $450 unsubsidized. That's almost half as much as the metallic M8 and, more importantly, the Samsung Galaxy S5 -- both of which pack near-identical guts as the E8. That's certainly very competitive, though not quite OnePlus-level competitive. While we wait for an actual launch date for both China and elsewhere, we've got a detailed spec sheet after the jump comparing the E8 to the M8. Enjoy!

HTC One (M8)

HTC One (E8)

Dimensions

146.4 x 70.6 x 9.35mm

146.42 x 70.67 x 9.85mm

Weight

160g

145g

Screen size

5.0 inches

Screen resolution

1,920 x 1,080 (441 ppi)

Screen type

S-LCD3 with Gorilla Glass 3

Battery

2,600mAh (non-removable)

Internal storage

16GB / 32GB

16GB

External storage

MicroSD (up to 128GB)

Rear camera

4MP UltraPixel, f/2.0, 2.0µm pixel size, 1/3" sensor size, 28mm lens

13MP, f/2.2

Front-facing cam

5MP, f/2.0, BSI, wide-angle lens

Video capture

1080p

NFC

Yes

Radios

GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900) (All); CDMA (800/1900) (Verizon, Sprint).

HSPA+

EMEA: (850/900/1900/2100) with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps
Asia: (850/900/1900/2100) with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps
AT&T: (850/1900/2100) with HSPA+ up to 21 Mbps
Sprint: (850/1900/2100) with HSPA up to 14.4 Mbps
Verizon: (850/900/1900/2100) with HSPA+ up to 14.4 Mbps
T-Mobile: (850/AWS/1900/2100) with HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps

LTE

EMEA: (800/900/1800/2600)
Asia: (700/900/1800/2100/2600)
AT&T: (700/850/AWS/1800/1900/2600)
Sprint: FDD (800/1900), TDD (2600)
Verizon: (700/AWS/1800/2600)
T-Mobile: (700/AWS)

GSM/EDGE

850/900/1800/1900 MHz (SIM1 & SIM2)

HSPA+

850/900/1900/2100 MHz (SIM1)

LTE

China: FDD 1800/2100, TDD 2600 (SIM1)

Bluetooth

v4.0 with AptX

SoC

Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (2.5GHz in Asia/China; 2.3GHz in other regions); Adreno 330 GPU

RAM

2GB

SIM slot

Nano SIM

Dual Nano SIM

Connectivity

MHL, DLNA, IR, GPS/GLONASS

DLNA, GPS/GLONASS

WiFi

Dual-band, 802.11a/ac/b/g/n

Dual-band, 802.11 a/b/g/n

Operating system

Android 4.4.2, Sense 6.0