Performance and Software
Under the hood, the HTC One (E8) is powered by the Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 chipset, which was considered a robust performer at the time of its release. The quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 CPU and Adreno 330 GPU ensure smooth multitasking and competent graphics performance, making it suitable for gaming and media consumption. Initially released with Android 4.4.2 KitKat, the device is upgradable to Android 6.1 Marshmallow with HTC's Sense UI 7, providing a customizable user interface and enhancing the overall user experience.