HTC One (E8) announced with Snapdragon 801 with plastic body

HTC re-unveiled the One Vogue Edition (M8 Ace), this time for a worldwide audience and under a simpler name – HTC One (E8).

The One (E8) has a plastic unibody instead of an aluminum one, but has the same elegant dual curve as its metal sibling. The dimensions are about the same except the plastic model is a bit thicker (9.9mm vs. 9.4mm), but lighter (145g vs. 160g).

The One (E8) is powered by a Snapdragon 801 chipset. It's not clear if it’s the same chipset as in the One (M8) with a 2.3GHz CPU or the one from the One Vogue Edition with a 2.5GHz CPU. Either way, there's 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage expandable with microSD cards of up to 128GB.

The HTC One (E8) has a 13MP main camera with a BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture and a single-LED flash. The front-facing camera takes 5MP selfies with a BSI sensor of its own, both cameras are capable of 1080p video. This is essentially the same setup as the One mini 2 and Desire 816, rather than the 4MP Duo camera on the One (M8).

The final major difference between M8 and E8 is that the new phone has dual-SIM connectivity. It takes two nanoSIMs, both with quad-band GSM connectivity. The second SIM will also do quad-band 3G with HSPA+ (up to 42Mbps downlink) and 4G LTE. The LTE connectivity will come in Chinese flavor though.
The HTC One (E8) will be available in select markets early this month.

Full Specifications of HTC One (E8)

Also known as HTC One (E8) Ace
GENERAL
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	LTE
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Announced	2014, June
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2014, June
BODY
Dimensions	146.4 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm (5.76 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)
DISPLAY
Type	Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch	Yes and HTC Sense 6 UI
SOUND
Alert types	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers, built-in amplifiers
3.5mm jack	Yes
MEMORY
Card slot	microSD, up to 128 GB
Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM
DATA
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
Speed	HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERA
Primary	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary	Yes, 5 MP, 1080p
FEATURES
OS	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801
CPU	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU	Adreno 330
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser	HTML5
Radio	TBD
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Available	White, Red, Black
	- SNS integration
	- Google Drive (50 GB cloud storage)
	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
	- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
	- MP3/eAAC+/WAV player
	- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
	- YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
	- Organizer
	- Document viewer
	- Photo viewer/editor
	- Voice memo/dial/commands
	- Predictive text input
BATTERY	Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh battery