Unique offerings from HTC and Sony

WHILE the big two in the smartphone world, Apple and Samsung, continue to fight it out in the US courts about who copied who, smaller players are pushing the envelope as far as design and features in smartphones go. Two good examples are Taiwanese phone maker HTC's new flagship smartphone, the HTC One M8 and Sony's new Xperia Z2. Both are available in Singapore from this month.

It is the considered view of this writer that the two phones are among the best looking in the market today. Both companies have shown that it is possible to design a great-looking phone with stand-out features that are unique and can be immediately identified with the brand.

HTC One M8

Last year after a big rebranding exercise, the Taiwanese phone maker announced its much anticipated HTC One flagship phone. With an aluminium unibody, gorgeous 1080p LCD screen, front facing dual stereo speakers, it was the best looking…