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Sprint HTC One M8 Harman Kardon Edition & Onyx Studio

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I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Sprint. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and to thank me for participating.

Last month I told you about being a Sprint Ambassador and that I will be testing various Sprint devices and writing about them over the course of the year. I even got to giveaway an HTC One Max, which was won by Maureen S! This month I received one of the latest Sprint devices to test out, the HTC One M8, Harman Kardon Edition.

sprint htc one m8

This phone is designed especially for music lovers, and includes revolutionary technology that restores all types of compressed digital music and provides a more life-like headphone listening experience.  I am not an expert on music by any means, but I know what sounds good!  And the music from this phone sounds wonderful.  I signed up for Spotify, and have been using it with this phone everywhere.  As a part of Sprint’s new Sprint Sound Sessions, Sprint is giving customers access to Spotify’s catalogue of more than 20 million songs.  I have been spending lots of time listening to the Classic Rock channel.  I love to take it with my when I walk the dogs, and it is much better sound than my old mp3 player.

I like the beautifully crafted all-metal case, it just feels and looks more substantial.  The phone has a large 5 inch HD screen, which is perfect me, because I don’t like tiny screens. The camera is very good too.  At our homeschool co-op last week I took this picture of our end of the term fun with Diet Coke and Mentos.

diet coke menthos

The camera did a great job at capturing this shot even with all the motion.  The teens in the class noticed the phone too, and where impressed that I had the brand new technology.  I have also used it for capturing things around the house, like my lilac bushes.  I have been posting on Instagram more since I got this phone, since the pictures are so crisp and clear!

lilacs

There are some neat modes for the camera that I want to explore, like Zoe, which lets you take photos in quick bursts.  It also has a 5 M pixel front facing camera, so I can take selfies and get good results.

Another big thing I have noticed about this phone is how fast it is!  Even over wi-fi at home this is the fastest smartphone I’ve ever used, and apps like Facebook and Instagram work great.  It works well with 3G coverage, and when I am in 4G LTE coverage area it is amazingly speedy.

As if the phone wasn’t enough I also received a Harman Kardon Onyx Studio to go with it!  Right now Sprint is running a promotion and you can buy this wireless speaker for only $99 with the HTC One M8 Haran Kardon phone.  This is a fabulous price for this bluetooth speaker.

Onyx Studio

This speaker delivers room enriching sound through its 4 powered speakers and dual passive radiators.  My teens love this speaker, and keep taking it into their rooms and hooking up to their own phones.  When I want to listen to it I have to go searching the house to see who absconded with it this time!  The sound is excellent, and it is small enough to easily move from room to room.  Before I got this speaker I didn’t think we needed a bluetooth speaker, but my family uses it constantly, because it is so convenient.

The HTC One M8 is the perfect phone for any music lover, especially paired up with the Onyx!

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6 thoughts on “Sprint HTC One M8 Harman Kardon Edition & Onyx Studio”

  1. I cannot believe the photo quality on this phone! HTC has really made great advancements in their phone products, such as the sound quality. I will definitely look into this when it’s time for a new phone.

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