At this point, not much is known about the next-gen HTC One (M8) except that it will sport a 5-inch 1080p display. Today, thanks to @evleaks, we have some more information about how the handset looks and its month of announcement. 

Rumors had earlier indicated that the HTC M8 will sport a tweaked design of the current-gen One. Validating those rumors is the latest tweet from @evleaks which suggests that the M8 will look “strikingly like the” current-gen One. Sadly, @evleaks did not post a picture of the handset but knowing his past performance, its just a matter of time before he posts one.

So, yeah, the M8 looks strikingly like the M7. It's too bad they already named another phone One S.

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) February 3, 2014

Evleaks also tweeted that HTC is planning to launch the M8 sometime in late-March and will be holding a launch event in New York.

The current-gen HTC One is quite a looker and I don’t think many people are going to complain if HTC uses the same tweaked design. Since it is all but certain that the M8 is going to come with a 5-inch screen, HTC will definitely be tweaking the M7’s design to reduce bezel space and fit that larger screen without increasing the dimensions greatly.

While a late-March launch event sounds a bit too far, HTC can make up for it by actually releasing the phone within a couple of weeks of its announcement. Generally, there has always been a gap of a month between HTC’s announcement and the device hitting the shelves, which leads to the excitement around the phone cooling down.

You can read a complete rumor round-up of the HTC One (M8) here. What do you think about the next-gen One looking similar to the M7? Yay or nay? Drop in a comment and let us know!