aside from the camera, how else do you top the M8? thats the challenge HTC had and with the M8 being near perfect, there wasnt much else they could do.

if they inserted a bigger battery with the same chipset to increase battery life, everyone would complain that they using old hardware. which isnt that dated by any means.

build quality of HTC is better than both samsung and sony. in fact when it comes to build quality, HTC and Apple are in a league of their own IMO.

design and features are questionable and is down to personal preference. for example, you may think a heart rate monitor is a feature, to me its a useless gimmick.

I thoroughly enjoyed mine as well, but I feel that on a daily basis it loses its connection and I have to restart it. Have you experienced this?