System app downloads suggest that 500,000 HTC One (M8) units have been sold

While HTC has not released sales figures for the HTC One (M8), there is a way to take an educated guess about how many units have been sold, by looking at the phone's system apps. HTC has moved some of the system apps out of the phone, and added them to the Google Play Store. By doing this, HTC can more easily send out updates to these apps, and in a more timely fashion too.



For example, let's say that HTC wants to update the Gallery app for the HTC One (M8). In the old days, users would have to wait for an update to the OS, which would include the changes to the Gallery. That might have ...