Questions From a Potential Buyer

[NoFanboy]

My main 2 concerns about the m7 that eventually led to me returning it for the Note 3 were:

- Overheating. My m7 was always hot to the touch, even when just browsing the Internet. Has this issue been fixed in the m8?

- This one is not a classic complaint, but it annoyed me personally. The lowest volume setting on the m7 was way too loud. When I would lay down at night time and, say, watch a YouTube video the lowest volume setting was always too loud and become annoying at night during sleeping hours. Hopefully the m8s volume pallete has expanded.

Also can the button bar be collapsed when playing games to make everything full screen? Is there an option in settings?

Thanks.

 

[matt95]

My m7 was always hot to the touch, even when just browsing the Internet.

I own the M7 now and I've never had such issue...

The lowest volume setting on the m7 was way too loud.

That's boom sound, you can't do anything about it

Also can the button bar be collapsed when playing games to make everything full screen?

I don't know this necause I still don't have the phone but if not there will surely be such an option with custom ROMs

 

[8pozzum]

I had the HTC DNA which shared the same problems you mentioned about the m7. I played CoC for 2 hours last night and there was a noticeable difference in the lack of heat. I don't think it ever got hotter than body temperature through an Otterbox Defender. The DNA was a mini-furnace in the same type of case.

I watched a quick youtube video after we went to bed and it was barely audible on the lowest volume setting and didn't wake my wife on lvl 3.

Yes the bar disappears when you go full screen. You have to drag from the speaker inwards to make it reappear.

 

[David 617]

Also can the button bar be collapsed when playing games to make everything full screen? Is there an option in settings?

Thanks.

This is a feature in Android 4.4, so yes the on screen keys+notification bar can disappear in games, videos, and YouTube.


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[xShin]

My main 2 concerns about the m7 that eventually led to me returning it for the Note 3 were:

- Overheating. My m7 was always hot to the touch, even when just browsing the Internet. Has this issue been fixed in the m8?

- This one is not a classic complaint, but it annoyed me personally. The lowest volume setting on the m7 was way too loud. When I would lay down at night time and, say, watch a YouTube video the lowest volume setting was always too loud and become annoying at night during sleeping hours. Hopefully the m8s volume pallete has expanded.

Also can the button bar be collapsed when playing games to make everything full screen? Is there an option in settings?

Thanks.

As far as overheating - I know what you mean. My M7 and my DNA both had that issue, and thus far I haven't had that problem with the M8 yet. It always seems to be fairly cool regardless of what I'm doing.

I had the same volume issue with the M7 - even on the lowest volume setting, I'd always feel like it was too loud at night. The M8 has a huge volume range for its speakers, ranging from barely being able to hear it to people on other floors being able to hear it.

When you're on a fullscreen application (videos, games, etc), the button bar collapses automatically (not sure if there's even anything you can do to prevent it).