It's official! HTC launches its One (M8) phone with TWO rear cameras - but will it live up to the hype?

• The HTC One (M8) was officially unveiled at a launch event in London 
• It is the successor to the Taiwanese firm's award-winning HTC One handset
• The new device has a 5-inch, full HD screen and 5MP front-facing camera
• The cameras on the back of the device include a 4.1 Ultrapixel sensor
• Elsewhere, the phone can be switched on by tapping the screen, and HTC has added advanced photo features, including depth sensors
• Leaked photos and videos began circulating towards the end of last year 
• It is being rolled out globally, starting in the UK, and online in the U.S today
• Carphone Warehouse is offering a SIM-free version for £549.95 on contract

HTC's One (M8) handset, pictured, was officially unveiled at an event in London. It has a 5-inch, full HD screen, duo camera with 4.1 Ultrapixel on the rear, and a 5MP camera on the front

The One (M8), pictured, is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.3GHz quad-core processor, has 2GB of RAM and a Li-Po 2600mAh battery which HTC claims has a 20-hour battery life. Prices and release date for the handset haven't been announced yet

HTC is also launching a range of cases for the One (M8) that react to touch gestures. These cases, pictured, will be available in seven colours including blue, left, black, right, and green. They have a dotted appearance on the front that shows basic details, including the time and weather, without the case being opened 

The phone will be available in three colours - Gunmetal Grey, Glacial Silver and Rose Gold, pictured. Feature wise, HTC has added advanced photo editing tools to the device that lets people easily refocus, and cut out and paste parts of images into other photos, for example

HTC appeared to be languishing behind the likes of Samsung and Apple until it launched its critically acclaimed HTC One, pictured, last year. It won the Best Smartphone of 2013 at the Pocket-lint awards last year, and during February's Mobile World Congress, among other accolades

Last month, HTC unveiled its Desire 816 handset, pictured. It is a 5.5-inch phablet, with a 13MP rear-facing camera, and a 5MP camera on the front. It runs on Android KitKat 4.4 with a HTC Sense 6.0. It's powered by a 1.2GHz processor with 1.5GB of RAM and has 8GB of storage

HTC ONE (M8)'S SPECIFICATIONS

The handset has a 5-inch, full 1080p HD screen, a quad-core 2.3Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and up to 32GB of built-in storage. 

It additionally has a MicroSD slot meaning the phone's storage can be increased up to 128GB.

The handset has a duo-camera on the rear of the device with a depth sensor, as well as a 4.1 Ultrapixel sensor.

While the camera on the front of the handset is 5MP. 

The HTC One (M8) runs on HTC Sense 6.0, on top of Android 4.4 KitKat. 

HTC has also added amplifiers to the dual frontal stereo speakers that automatically pick out specific sections of music - such as the vocals, or the bass - and adjusts them individually to improve the playback and prevent distortion.

To turn the screen on, users can now tap the screen, as well as press the power button on the top of the device.

Elsewhere, its Li-Po 2600mAh battery is said to have a 20-hour battery life.

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