With a mysterious smartwatch also in the works, HTC is kicking off the year with a bang. At least critically, if not yet financially. Nevertheless I fully expected the HTC One M9 to be one of the best smartphones of 2015 and Samsung's increasingly challenging role as top Android dog will be even more under threat. The HTC One M9s 5-inch screen is a fraction smaller than the competition on the market right now, with many other brands choosing to go 5. That said the biggest flaw for me in the One series has always been their wide top and bottom bezels and they still remain making the phone much bigger than it needs to be.
#HTC ONE M9 REVIEW FORBES 1080P#
Sticking to a 5-inch display (especially with a rumoured 5.5-inch phablet on the way) and 1080p display is great news in my book and the camera setups are intriguing. Overall I find myself both excited and mildly disappointed by these HTC One M9 revelations. Since we are in 2015, it looks OK.We have a 5-inch 1080p LCD display, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage with an SD. Android 5.0 Lollipop is also a certainty. I’ve never been a fan of Sense, in comparison to Sony or LG’s UI, I’ve always considered Sense inferior. The overall package here with the HTC One M9 would have looked great in 2014. Interestingly NWE doesn’t mention a microSD memory expansion slot in its report (part of the One M8), but I would expect it to feature. Even if HTC doesn’t offer a removable battery. The M8 already has strong battery life so in conjunction with the more power efficient Snapdragon 810 and sticking with a 1080p display the M9 could be one long lasting phone. The 2,840 mAh capacity NWE quotes is up nearly 10% from the 2,600 mAh battery in the M8 and just over 20% from the 2300 mAh battery in the M7. Read more - Galaxy S5 Vs Galaxy Note 4: Which To Buy?Ī final point is the larger battery. HTC One M9 leaked images show a major camera change - image credit Part of a welcome trend for 2015 Android phones.
#HTC ONE M9 REVIEW FORBES UPDATE#
Of course much will depend on how well HTC has optimised Sense 7.0 (the company's latest Android skin), but talk is of a greatly stripped down experience. Main quotes are: 'While carrier versions of the HTC One M8 and One M9 are still likely going to get Android 6.0 first, then later see an update to Android 6.0.1, HTC confirmed two devices will get the latest Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow released this week, before the end of December.
Elsewhere its specifications are all cutting edge and freed from 2K it could be the fastest of the next generation smartphones. 2K displays also impact performance and consume more power.Ĭonsequently the HTC One M9 could fly. Making out individual pixels on a 1080p display is extremely difficult and, for me, other factors become far more important such as colour accuracy and brightness. In a time when rivals are moving to 5.2 and 5.5-inch models with 2K resolutions (again Samsung I'm looking at you), I find this a wholly good thing.
#HTC ONE M9 REVIEW FORBES FULL#
BoomSound front firing stereo external speakersįor me the most interesting aspect of this list is what hasn’t changed: the 5-inch Full HD display.Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense 7.0.The rumours about over-heating turned out to be a red herring, with the M9 staying at a reasonable heat-level during arduous tasks. Snapdragon 810 chipset with Adreno 430 GPU The One M9's Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor is blazingly fast.