HTC One M8: The Android GOAT, 10 Years On!

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It's March 2014, and you're PUMPED. Why? Because you've just picked up maybe your first or second smartphone ever, and THIS phone is something special. You've followed leaks of this new hotness for months, and now it's finally time to unbox your very own HTC One M8.
I was right there with many of you ten years ago, setting up my shiny new M8 in March of that year. It's hard to overstate how big a deal HTC, and its flagship phone, was at that time. And so ten years on from its debut, it's time to tell the story of the last great HTC smartphone.
0:00 Intro
0:30 HTC One backstory
3:09 Iconic hardware
6:36 Sense-able software in 3 flavors
8:43 Zoes and Ultrapixels
10:35 Android 14 on HTC One M8
12:04 HTC One epilogue
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@AlexRubio Ай бұрын

I miss HTC😢

@Andesu Ай бұрын

Sameeeee

@SectorfiveYT Ай бұрын

They still make phones.

@AdityaSingh-gb2lk Ай бұрын

Buy a pixel...

@SectorfiveYT Ай бұрын

@@AdityaSingh-gb2lk Xiaomi is better.

@AlexRubio Ай бұрын

@@AdityaSingh-gb2lk nah, I have a few Samsung and OnePlus. I hate pixel has horrible CPU

@TechKingdom35 Ай бұрын

IMO, M7 was the GOAT, but the M8 was also a great phone. Sad what happened to HTC

@eamonob84 Ай бұрын

I still think the M7 is the best designed phone of all time.

@Onepunchmeme1 Ай бұрын

Team M7 here.

@Farmfield Ай бұрын

M7, for sure. I'd buy that now, if scaled up to (at least) 6" and with modern hardware. What a phone. ❤

@SParkAtomix Ай бұрын

M7 had so many build quality issues around the top white antenna area. M8 was essentially the design perfected, so I think it’s still the better one

@alejandromorazan3420 Ай бұрын

Thats what happens when you copy crapple

@BIG1TOWER Ай бұрын

one of the best looking phones ever

@crls_roger 23 күн бұрын

It's sure is

@elix_ 21 күн бұрын

Not even one of the best looking but one of the best feeling too! In germany we call it Handschmeichler :D

@bobnotbobff 19 күн бұрын

Banging audio

@MaxMiller94 Ай бұрын

My friend in college had access to the engineering department's laser engraver, so we tattooed my M8 with a few extra designs. I'll never throw it out.

@pymarcos4125 27 күн бұрын

pls share some pics of it

@jeffreymichael540 Ай бұрын

HTC M8 and Nexus 4 were optimization king. Every app remained on memory even after 2 OS updates.

@ObscEst Ай бұрын

I miss the first Nexus

@shanemitchellspencer 26 күн бұрын

So good. Back ion the day when Android was unique.

@Salpeteroxid 26 күн бұрын

@@shanemitchellspencer Android has always been unique, it definitely doesn't look like Windows Phone and it's very different from IOS. Android is definitely the most unique linux dist.

@NoelKunz 25 күн бұрын

Indeed, a good generation for Android. Enjoyable times!

@andrewcocos 22 күн бұрын

@@ObscEst I miss my LG Optimus G.

@tomrachellesfirstdance7843 Ай бұрын

I miss HTC thought they had a great thing going and sense was brilliant. I used to love when I unlocked my desire if you had the weather app you would get sunshine show or raindows and a windscreen wiper which wiped away the rain. That feature never got old and would love to have it again.

@GerOnimO_44 Ай бұрын

Took me back a decade 😅

@GuyananV 22 күн бұрын

We need an HTC comeback

@javierstrive3356 Ай бұрын

Man I Miss This Gaming Back Then HTC & Sony ERA

@6thHokageJuan Ай бұрын

Sony is still making pretty great phones the problem being that none of the US carriers wanna pick it up for monthly contracts only full price...

@SeikGames 12 күн бұрын

@@6thHokageJuan their software support is still shit though

@g0ral Ай бұрын

Im missing metal phones 😢 now is glass everywhere.

@Juanguar Ай бұрын

It’s a requirement for wireless charging Can’t have it with metal back

@Bruce_Black Ай бұрын

Most Phones are large now, it'll be heavier and conduct heat and degrades battery life

@Retronyx Ай бұрын

@@Juanguar then make a cut out for the wireless charging and blend in the metal and plastic together

@AzureRT456 Ай бұрын

Plastic better

@SuperHacker0007 29 күн бұрын

@@Juanguar Yeah, but they put the shitty glass or shiny cheap looking plastic on phones that don't even have wireless charging...

@SammyM00782 Ай бұрын

I loved the M7 and M8 so much, I refused to throw them away.

@ibj3 Ай бұрын

Me too i sold my m7 to buy the m8 and it just died on me a few weeks ago after so many years.

@Powertampa 28 күн бұрын

I still use mine daily I'm actually writing this comment from one. It has all the Hallmarks that I think a good phone should have from front facing speakers a good screen decent size not too big and solid construction. Those are the things that actually matter in a phone in my opinion. The only thing that I'm missing is perhaps waterproofing.

@OneNiftyBoi 7 күн бұрын

Same here! The battery in my M7 got swollen up and made the phone bulge, so I took it out and reassembled the phone's frame. I still have it as a shelve ornament. Such a masterpiece of a design.👌

@ShotByHawkDown Ай бұрын

I Had the M7 And M8 Greatest phone i ever had in my life them rooting/switching ROMS days was the best

@peterming Ай бұрын

Still have a red HTC One M8 in my drawer. Physically, the look still can compete with the best of today’s flagship. Add the color red which no other brand is willing to do now. ❤❤❤❤

@JustinBeeperr Ай бұрын

Loved the M7-M8. The one that really wowed me was the LG G3. Revolutionary at that time, especially the screen quality.

@inkdaddy66 Ай бұрын

I remember the g3 as a badass piece of hardware. The ui was nice too. It's amazing how tech has evolved

@inkdaddy66 Ай бұрын

I remember the g3 as a badass piece of hardware. The ui was nice too. It's amazing how tech has evolved

@thanosalmighty7353 Ай бұрын

I owned all them at that time. good times

@elsenorvananas Ай бұрын

I was a phone repair technician back then and I hated the HTC, they were impossible to tear appart. I always prefered samsung and even the iPhones were not so terrible to disassemble yet.

@shafiqshah3 Ай бұрын

G3 with the leather casing was amazing but UI was quiet shit tbh

@wesley293 Ай бұрын

this phone was awesome! It looked so premium, with many people having plastic rectangles as phones, M8 really was a step ahead

@TIPh0enix Ай бұрын

This is one of those pieces of technology that will be remembered for a long, long time to come. Similar to the Apple IIs and Commodore 64s of yesteryear. I distinctly remember this being my dream phone and my dad finally agreeing to get one for me for Christmas, only to realise that here in Australia the original had been replaced by a much weaker version called the M8S. What started as me getting my dream phone at the time ended up being one of the most frustrating experiences as a young tech enthusiast. It was slow, buggy and the camera unit was straight up abysmal in comparison to the original M8. The design of it still made me the coolest kid in class so I didn't complain too much 🤣

@bardknight Ай бұрын

I owned the M7, but to this day that is still one of my favorite phones of all time. The build quality was incredible, the stereo forward facing speakers sounded amazing for the time and its Android skin was refined compared to every other phone at the time.

@jamesbrooks7683 Ай бұрын

I have so much nostalgia for this phone! The Boomsound, the premium build, the heft... It was such a game changer. That being said, with the curves on the back going over the edge, this thing was so slippery

@LeandroFTW Ай бұрын

I miss this phone and the dot view case!

@phillxor 21 күн бұрын

I killed the hinge on those dot view cases so quickly. So cool though!

@LeandroFTW 21 күн бұрын

@@phillxor I forgot about that!

@markcaiger-watson1104 9 күн бұрын

Yes! That case was great! If they made another id buy it today

@AkshayDhargave Ай бұрын

HTC One M8 is my Roman Empire. I think about this device almost every day. It's the perfect phone, the size, the design, the software, it has it all.

@xMel21x 29 күн бұрын

I still have it and still feels like a tank. I wish they make it back with updated specs and trends

@priyojitdeb1891 Ай бұрын

Phones used to be so minimalistic back then

@timothyxxxpaul Ай бұрын

Not software wise tho lol

@new1412 Ай бұрын

@@timothyxxxpaulwell, tbh, android at that time barely has any features or apps 😅. I used to have the Nexus 7 and while it's what made me prefer pure android over any others to this day I kinda understand why back then people would preferred those heavily customized UI over the pure android.

@Archontasil Ай бұрын

Today's phone are even more minimalist No charger No sd card slot No replacable battery Thanks apple!

@DavidNgo86 Ай бұрын

@@timothyxxxpaul but that made each OEM stand out from each other.

@aleksandersats9577 Ай бұрын

@@Archontasil You forgot about the headphone jack

@1soheb Ай бұрын

Need more of this retro series

@smokeyarcade Ай бұрын

I absolutely LOVED this phone! easily my favorite phone I ever used at the time. I miss HTC and would love for a comeback with a modern revision of this phone!

@MrCarzo Ай бұрын

I can't believe Samsung won. HTC had so much better design, features, and OS

@Anthony-dk7de 2 күн бұрын

Samsung putting 2013 screens in their 2023 phones 😭

@amazingamazigh1538 Күн бұрын

@@Anthony-dk7dehow is that ??

@isacchernandez7600 Күн бұрын

My boy Samsung is putting screens in almost every phone at this point @@Anthony-dk7de

@nickb5891 Ай бұрын

Such a great phone. The quality of the speakers was superb!

@planetminecraft411 Ай бұрын

This phone is an absolute legend! Super cool video!

@Vega-lw5tl Ай бұрын

The M8 you picked up has blown speakers

@trailblazer_ss Ай бұрын

I have htc 10 in 5-6 years ago. Most durable phone i ever owned. I drop it like 20 times, all fours corner is very bad. But the screen never broken and working perfectly without any trouble. What a phone

@RazeenMujarrab 22 күн бұрын

This was such a nostalgic throwback. Thanks for this great video!!

@prans4u2000 Ай бұрын

The only phone I've owned that I've actually LOVED. To the point of feeling empty even after a "direct upgrade". This phone gave me a solid 4 years. Superb little piece of modern engineering.

@cristisun184 Ай бұрын

HTC was the only smartphone company that was able to impress me with every flagship that they've made excluding the M9.HTC U12 was an excellent device!I miss LG and Nokia but I miss HTC more.

@Extra6621 Ай бұрын

Nokia is still making phones

@RootSystemHash Ай бұрын

@@Extra6621Yes they still call it “Nokia”.

@harishbista7525 29 күн бұрын

@@RootSystemHashMay be we will get flagship Nokia from HMD now, as they already confirmed 17 new models will be launched under Nokia as they are going for budget-midrange phones with their HMD tag.

@RootSystemHash 29 күн бұрын

@@harishbista7525 Hopefully. But I greatly doubt those would be real flagships other than the Nokia tag and top specs. What I mean is that it could lack the software refinement and features we get from brands like Samsung and Sony. When they went under they sold most of their intellectual properties to Microsoft except the most significant network related IPs. So, they aren’t in a good position to make real flagships with any real value. They’d basically be a One Plus with a Nokia tag and a more premium price.

@swarupbanerjee1951 19 күн бұрын

Sony Xperia, Htc, Nokia,LG, Motorola, When we had so many good options to pick

@fellowninja Күн бұрын

I think the LG G3, introducing a "slim-bezel" design, a 13MP camera with OIS, and the first phone with a 1440p display... this was the best phone of 2014. It was incredible to see how good the photos were that you were taking on the display, and the iPhone would take yeeeeears to catch up to that.

@HonestWatchReviewsHWR 26 күн бұрын

I miss HTC so much, they were my favourite brand. My first Android phone was the HTC Hero. I also had the Desire, Sensation and Sensation XE as well.

@yumenolala Ай бұрын

HTC fan here. I have my Sensation XE and M8. The good old days.

@Gltokensp06 Ай бұрын

Umm the HTC HD2 would like to have a word with you...that phone literally had everything except for iOS ported to it. All the Android roms, Windows XP, Windows 7, Linux, and support in XDA was insane for YEARS

@axella03 Ай бұрын

HTC M8 was my first Android phone, great-sounding from dual front stereo speakers, refocusing photo after shooting and aluminum body ect. Really good user experience, and I still missed it.

@abe4985 Ай бұрын

I still remember failing to buy this phone in Toronto bcos HTC did not launch it in Canada. A friend got it from US and it looked simply amazing. In the end, I bought Iphone 6 and got hooked on Apple since then.

@tahasaglam6138 Ай бұрын

0:12 A wild Peter Chou appears 3:05 Apple uses M9 in their promo pictures, not M8

@dimancor2925 Ай бұрын

M9 still has the same design language.

@tahasaglam6138 Ай бұрын

@@dimancor2925 Language is generally same yes, but button placement is different for example

@megadeth8592 Ай бұрын

@@tahasaglam6138congrats you found maybe the only difference in design.

@treeekevo9447 Ай бұрын

Legendary tech piece

@8xfayk Ай бұрын

Back then, I also got the HTC M8. It's the best Android phone I've ever had, alongside my still current Mate20 Pro. Dual speakers, metal body, and an innovative low megapixel camera that surprisingly captured great images with just 4MP. The UI was super sleek and ahead of its time, easily five years ahead back then.

@techzonetzuk 29 күн бұрын

What a throw back I remember wanting this device so badly and ended up getting a one plus one !

@dhinakaran_d_na Ай бұрын

i have purchased one M8 with $10(700INR) at last year, this device is still functionable, how great HTC's hardware

@vlonebored Ай бұрын

hey, im from india too and a past user of htc one e8 the polycarbonate version of one m8. i’m very keen to hear where and how you purchased a working m8 in 2024, would love to do the same to bring back the memories of this beautiful phone. thank you, do hit me up if you read this.

@vlonebored Ай бұрын

hey, could you share where and how you purchased the device? i’m really interested too. 🇮🇳

@dhinakaran_d_na Ай бұрын

@@vlonebored bro I owned one e8 too, I purchased m8 because of e8 only. Actually I purchased in Chennai burma bazar

@vlonebored Ай бұрын

@@dhinakaran_d_na ohh thats awesome, thanks for letting me know. will try to get my hands on it 🙌

@dhinakaran_d_na 26 күн бұрын

@@vlonebored I really want to interact with you regarding htc one e8, any possibility to connect

@ZeroCtr1 Ай бұрын

nexus 5 is legit contender too

@tonymarenno9568 Ай бұрын

That's my favorite phone of all time🙂👍

@Juhsentuh Ай бұрын

My favorite and one of the first experiences with Android. My actual first was the HTC One M7 😂 I still have the M8 in my phone collection and it still powers on.. GREAT PHONE!

@RahulGupta_Grahul 29 күн бұрын

Nice video, it brings back the memories. I do wish if you could have bought a new M8 piece for comparison but I do understand that it would have become considerably expensive now.

@jess_o Ай бұрын

M7 and M8 where the best phones I ever had!

@littlebigmarc Ай бұрын

I prefer the M7. Was my favorite phone

@Jfraire99 Күн бұрын

Just found my Windows M8 a couple of days ago, still looks great and feels great in my hand, unfortunately it just boot loops for now I only had it working for half a year before it started bugging out I couldn't ever get texts on time had to text my mom to literally spam my phone with messages so I could get the ones I was trying to get all along. Still has a soft spot in my heart.

@___David__ Ай бұрын

The M7 was a better phone. Better size and no useless micro-pixel or whatever was that tiny camera above the main camera whose results were garbage. However, the absolute King of 2014 was the Xperia Z3 Compact, the pinnacle of Xperia phones to this day and back when Sony took the 3rd place in Europe as the biggest OEM, finally overtaking Nokia after they left the market forever.

@SweBeach2023 Ай бұрын

The desirability of the Z3 Compact lasted for years and they still hold a fair value for such an old phone.

@deependuajish 29 күн бұрын

This is how you know you made a great device. 10 years down the line people still want "that" phone. I think the original Moto G and Moto X series had the same magic too.

@AnointedFlow Ай бұрын

Still have my M7 and M8 and they still look brand new. Loved that design.

@davedumond9268 Ай бұрын

I loved my M8, still have it. Thanks for reminding me how good it was.

@younghits4284 26 күн бұрын

Like if you’re still using M8 in 2024.

@b_nnett Ай бұрын

First or second smartphone in 2014? Do you not know your target audience at all?

@TradieTrev Ай бұрын

My first smart phone was a HP iPAQ HW910 well before android or ios was a thing.

@DavidNgo86 Ай бұрын

Lol

@prabhjeetsran88 26 күн бұрын

I wish HTC could keep up with the competition, I used 3 HTC phones. Loved their phones.

@_cohen 23 күн бұрын

I had this one and loved the entirety of it. Such a great build & design

@aleksandersats9577 Ай бұрын

The device that has most impressed me is the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 from 2012. This tablet is a beast! No seriously, on android 12 it's butter smooth with animations and it doesn't feel slow at all, 12 YEARS LATER!!!. There is even android 13 but I haven't tried that custom rom yet. The tablet itself is awesome, has an IR blaster, SD card slot, SIM card slot, front facing stereo speakers and more. If anyone ever sees it being sold, I recommend getting it, you will not be disappointed and will be just as surprised as I was

@aymaanchowdhury81 21 күн бұрын

Absolutely no one talks about how good the Xperia series were back in those days. I was using an Xperia z2, and it was one of the best phones of all time in my opinion.

@JRChuxx 12 күн бұрын

Oh man! You bringing me back with this one.

@joshcastrooficial Ай бұрын

What an amazing phone this was. Of all the android phones I've had, this is one of my favorites. Miss HTC

@ouzu4628 28 күн бұрын

An HTC was my first smartphone my father bought for me when I turned 15 and it lasts until now (of course I can't update nadroid). ITS GREAT

@dualnon6643 Ай бұрын

Used to have the htc 1 m7. Loved that phone. Only Android I’ve ever owned, iPhones ever since. But I absolutely adored my htc one

@jarvy7393 27 күн бұрын

I had an M8 Harman/Kardon edition. I loved that phone! It is easily one of my top five favorites that I've used.

@malcolmcampbell1968 13 күн бұрын

i loved my M8 and all my previous HTC phones

@mariomolnar3184 19 күн бұрын

I loved my M8. Had it from late 2014 to early 2020. It was barely hanging on at that point but I loved it. Still hanging out in a shelf now haha Then i got an HTC 12 Ultra which i also enjoyed for 2 years

@devynfox2232 25 күн бұрын

The first phone I bought secondhand and rooted was the HTC Evo 3D when I was 18 years old (31 now). I initially bricked it because I wiped the internal memory (where I downloaded a custom OS) through TWRP as well as the current installed OS. Got stuck in a boot loop, ended up finding a way to load the custom OS from an external HD and flashed that. Back then you could change you DNS settings so your Wifi tether/hotspot came off your unlimited data plan with the same speed as the normal plan, rather than the capped and limited paid hotspot through T-Mobile. I lived on XDA forums, installing Cyanogen to every Samsung device I got after that.

@freddy5046 28 күн бұрын

That's transition got my subscription!!!

@wrong2h8 20 күн бұрын

I still think about the M8 here and there. Absolutely loved that phone. The Sunshine Root S-Off was the best day

@demounit 29 күн бұрын

i had an M8 when it came out and immediately flashed the Google Play Edition software on it. I loved this phone so much. I still have it and use it as a universal remote control for my CRT TV.

@SplosionMovies Ай бұрын

My friend got one on release and kept it for like 4 years, total powerhouses and beautiful too

@Alias_Anybody Ай бұрын

I vividly remember doing some research for my next phone at that time, and half of the tech world was wetting their pants for this beauty. Out of my price range though, but the Moto G 2014 I ultimately got does share some DNA, probably also inspired by the M7.

@joegrst 6 күн бұрын

Holy hell, I had that phone. It was amazing. What a throwback I forgot about this. My freshman year of college.

@coscorrodrift Ай бұрын

Nice review btw, i liked the information of what happened with the people there, tracking where they went. I liked HTC's early days, the Dream was my dream phone lol , and i remember the Desires being quite dope. Friend of mine flexed on us by having two of them lol

@chaseseal1151 Ай бұрын

I had an M8 and loved it so freaking much. I miss HTC

@spookypug4050 23 күн бұрын

Man i loved HTC, Desire was my first TC phone then i got the M8. It was probably the phone i loved the most and the sound was ahead of its time. I loved it and hope a phone with a similar build comes out!

@suyonoliu5388 Ай бұрын

I remember this phone. Always loved that HTC Sense UI

@bradleymadrid2877 Ай бұрын

I somehow completely forgot about owning this phone. I now remember loving it as a freshman in high school. Really glad to see this honestly unlocked some memories for me.

@cameronsamuels9139 Ай бұрын

Mom had this phone back in the day and she loved it and it made me jealous lol. Wanna pick one up one day to have as memorabilia

@mietek1847 11 күн бұрын

I remember this phone feeling enormously big back then

@kerronwalker1589 Ай бұрын

My friend had the M7 I had the HTC eye and thought we were living in the future. I actually really loved these phones it was the only time I ever switched away from the main Samsung or apple for a phone and I would gladly do it again if they brought about that creativity that they had then. The M8 and M7 if they remade it with a bigger screen and kept the speakers would be probably the best thing to come out of android since 2017.

@jukeofearl 22 сағат бұрын

I was a huge HTC fan back on the day. My first smartphone was an HTC Evo.

@chinoangelo Ай бұрын

my first android was a puny wildfire s. boy i love that thing. good old days when phones doesn't look almost the same

@diondavis6547 Ай бұрын

I loved this phone and kept it years after on my coffee table as a TV and home theather remote.

@BackToWar100 24 күн бұрын

Xiaomi was the last one who had the IR blaster but now Oppo and Vivo brought it back on the top models.

@NehemYah810 Ай бұрын

I miss these days so much. I was using a galaxy note 3 at the time but this phone was so tempting.

@djjake 4 күн бұрын

The speakers were top tier. When out with friends it was always my HTC one that was pushed to play music due to how good the speakers were

@chimualor5888 25 күн бұрын

I remember saving up my first few paychecks for this phone, and loved it!

@parsley0120 Ай бұрын

I had the One M8 and loved it! It’s at the bottom of the lake in my area now, it flew off the boat when we were out boating about 10 years ago. :/

@daviddunmore7076 Ай бұрын

I've still got my old HTC One M9, it's used as a music player, camera and replacement remote for a portable stereo ( I miss the IR Blaster on newer phones)

@stkiswr Ай бұрын

I owned one when it came out. What a great device. Still one of my favorite phones that I have owned

@thedumbnicname 18 күн бұрын

HTC was my favorite phones! I had the mytouch, m7 and m8. In fact, they are in their boxes in my closet. The build quality was top notch, I miss them

@germantapia9349 10 күн бұрын

HTC was a great brand. Even of low end devices. I had a wildfire S, and that thing was beautiful. Aluminum body and glass display in a time when most entry level phones were all plastic and the screens became a black mirror on direct sunlight. HTC was far ahead of its time

@x24b3 Ай бұрын

I had this phone back in the day. Was obsessed with it

@EbonKim Ай бұрын

I had an HTC Sensation 4G, but moved to Samsung Galaxy S5 and onward since then. The Galaxy S5 had IP67, an AMOLED screen, as well as 16MP cameras and 4K video recording which swayed me from ever getting the HTC One M8.

@tomcooney183 22 күн бұрын

I just remember loving this phone, especially the speakers, I think it wasnt until about 2020 at least before I had another flagship with close to comparable speakers

@haloshadowsnipe3014 22 күн бұрын

I think the OG HTC GOAT was the HTC One X from 2012, it had a quad core 1.5GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 with a good GPU which was CRAZY for 12 years ago.

@arranmorton6120 20 күн бұрын

One of the best phones I ever had, was the last android I had for about 8-9 years, now deep in the samsung ecosystem years later and loving it 👏

@piotrmazek540 13 күн бұрын

I loved the design language of the phones and the software HTC used. It looks so classy.

@Techlore1 Ай бұрын

I had all 3 of the m7-M9. One of my favorite things about this line was the Car Dock and the Car mode. This became a staple for years for me to find phones with a good native car dock and mode. Sadly the last phone with a native car dock mode was the Moto Z line ending in the Z4

@novak_sm 22 күн бұрын

I had an HTC One M7, one gen behind the One M8 and had only one camera. But man, I LOVED IT! The screen was amazing -- 4K on a 4.8" screen (!_, performance was terrific, and the speakers were amazing (contrary to how they sound today, which is expected of a decade old phone), it was lovely all around. Only problem was it overheated easily, but I still loved it. And I miss it :(