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Yes the edges are dulled by the numbers, but how often do the majority of users really push their smartphone to the limit? In the real world the One M9 delivers enough performance to be a great daily smartphone to use, it looks fabulous, and it stands out from a crowd of Galaxys, Xperias, and iPhones. When you put this alongside the distinctive style and high-quality feel of the device, you do get an attractive package. Here in the UK the HTC One M9 has a lower upfront cost than the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 handsets that are the natural comparisons, and the SIM-Free price can be up to £100 cheaper than the rivals. Not everyone is looking for peak performance, and to get that performance you do have to pay for it. So why consider buying the One M9 when there are handsets out there that can deliver better screens, better pictures, longer battery life, and more performance? ( Now read how the HTC One M9 stacks up against the iPhone 6).

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Give the physics of a speaker, any fashionably thin handset is going to struggle to create a solid musical experience - but the goal here is not to out-sound a regular speaker stack, but to rival bluetooth speakers so the One M9 stands alone. This is paired up with HTC's 'boom sound' technology, which looks to create a better loudspeaker experience on the handset. The audio circuitry on the One M9 is some of the best I have heard. There may be more information being captured but the processing of the raw data into an image introduces excessive levels of noise in the picture, and both colors and details are quickly washed out in the saved images.īalancing those weaknesses out, HTC has placed a lot of focus on audio, with some striking effects that can be added to music playback. Outdoors the results look crisp and even, but the quality drops off significantly when you move indoors and into low-light conditions. The same is true in the One M9. HTC has focused on capturing more light into the sensor, and has worked hard with the lens and backside illumination to achieve that. The camera sports some big numbers, but optics and image processing has long been HTC's achilles heel. Yet reflections in the screen from strong light sources can be overpowering, the viewing angles are not as wide as other flagships, and the color reproduction is not as bright or vivid as you can see in the competition.

It's a Super LCD running at 1920 x 1080 pixels, giving a 16:9 aspect ratio, and on paper that matches many of the leading handsets. While everything stays perfectly serviceable and usable, everything feels 'slightly above average' but no more.

Just as the Snapdragon 810 processor is dialled down to stay within limits, so other areas of hardware feel like they are just shy of the best performance. Rather than push the specifications to the limit, it seems to be one step behind the ultimate pace. Even though performance is similar to the M8, it's a step up from the M7, and that's the main target audience.Īnd this approach does seem to pervade the One M9.

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HTC has decided that the annual release cycle will take precedence, and over-the-air updates will likely be used to unlock the full potential of the Snapdragon 810 over time. This means that the CPU speed does get throttled back, and the One M9's metal exterior can get warm to the touch when there is a lot of computational work going on. but that hardware is under strict controls to prevent it overheating. Yes, the handset is now running on 64-bit architecture, and yes it is run-on the latest hardware. This appears to be the case here, with the delightful tale of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 impacting on the performance of the One M9.

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HTC is clearly locked into a yearly product cycle, and this contributes to the relatively small update to the hardware in the One M9. With a reliance on third-parties for the major components, if those parts are delayed or not sufficiently advanced on the model from twelve months before, then the product suffers. As the two-year contracts end, HTC's goal is to recapture those users with a new handset that is both comfortable and reassuring to One M7 owners, but also offers the latest hardware and software. The first is that the real audience for the One M9 are the users who purchased the original HTC One (now known as the HTC One M7). Even a casual look at the specifications and the styling of the M9 is an iteration on from the M8 - there simply isn't a huge jump from last years model, which has led many to question what happened. That means the direct comparison for the media to the One M9 is the One M8. One issue that HTC has had to deal with in this design is the trend to push new handsets out to the market every year.