HTC One (E8): Release Date Coming This Month In Russia Following Success In China

The plastic variant of the HTC One M8, the E8, will launch later this month in Russia following nice demand in China, GSMArena reports.

The One E8, which has also released to Indian consumers, will be made available in Russia for RUB 25,000, or about $858USD, according to Russian website Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru.

According to HTC's Weibo account, the tech giant sold 50,000 units of the E8 in just 15 minutes in China. The device is available in the country for CNY 2,999 (about $481USD), though there is no indication, at least yet, that the One E8 will launch elsewhere.

"# One public attention # 50,000 units, 15 minutes. HTC proud of each figure, by our common creation," HTC reportedly said on Weibo.

The One E8 is basically the One M8 in a polycarbonate casing with a dual-SIM option, CNET reports.

The device launched in color options of red, blue, black and white, with the Dual-SIM version - which allows users to take calls from two numbers on one handset - coming to some countries, though no specific regions were noted. Like its flagship companion, the One E8 features a 5-inch, 1080p screen, Android 4.4.2 KitKat, BoomSound audio and Motion Launch gesture control. A notable difference - other than the plastic back- between the two is that the E8 packs a 13-megapixel camera instead of the dual-lens specs packed into the M8. The E8 also packs a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter.

Like the M8, the E8 also comes with DotView cases, which are fun-looking and convenient thanks to the perforations on the front for quick viewing.

As previously reported by @evleaks, the cheaper, plastic and more colorful variant will compete with Samsung's Galaxy S5.

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