It’s the same resolution as last year’s One, and that’s not a bad thing, what with the huge battery drain you get from a 2K screen. The One M9 has a small-ish 5-inch 1,920 x 1,080 pixel LCD screen, which looks bright and offers true colors. Flagship specs and an overheating problem It’s really only second to the iPhone and maybe, the Samsung Galaxy S6.
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Regardless of all these quibbles, the HTC One M9 is still one of the most attractive Android phones I’ve ever used. They’re present on every HTC phone, and I just don’t get why they’re still there in an age when nearly bezel-free phones are everywhere. When I look at the One M9’s lovely, high-res screen, all I see are those thin, black lines marring my view. Not only is it a waste of space, it’s unattractive. There’s also the matter of HTC’s weird little bezel around the screen. There’s no satisfying give to them, either, so I was never really sure whether I had pressed the buttons or not. If you’ve got this phone in your pocket, you’re bound to press the wrong button. They literally disappear – so much so that it’s hard to press them. That’s because the buttons are almost perfectly flush against the device. Often, I found myself hitting the volume down button instead of the power button, or missing all three buttons. The power button is almost indistinguishable from the volume buttons, even though it has a light texture to it. It’s right below the two volume buttons, and while we’re glad it moved the power button away from the top of the device (where it’s hard to reach), there are a few problems with the buttons themselves. HTC’s also moved the power button down to the right-hand side. The two tones look stylish and add a lot of flair, without making the device look gaudy. Thanks to the ledge, the gold highlights really pop. The ledge is also silver toned, as are the speaker grills at the top and bottom of the phone. HTC used a dual anodizing process to turn the aluminum two different metallic shades: gold on the edges and silver on the back. It also looks incredibly attractive on the silver and gold color option that I reviewed. The ledge wasn’t too disruptive once I got used to it. In contrast, The One M9 feels choppy, and a little less premium. It felt like a perfect, seamless beauty in my hands. The One M8 was totally smooth, and had a gorgeous aluminum unibody. HTC put a strange little ledge on the edge of the device, which is supposed to make it easier to grip. There are a few big differences, though, that completely change the feel of the phone. The HTC One M9 is still one of the most attractive Android phones I’ve ever used.īy and large, the One M9 follows the design language of its predecessor, the M8. Using metal isn’t enough to impress anymore, and HTC knows it. Now, the crowd is catching on: Samsung’s Galaxy S6 has a metal edge and a sleek glass back, LG’s reportedly also considering a metal phone, and a slew of Chinese phone makers have attractive metal phones on the market. For years, HTC was the only Android smartphone maker to produce an all-metal flagship phone year in and year out.
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HTC knows how to make pretty phones – It’s something the company has always held over the heads of its less design savvy competitors (ahem, Samsung). Is the One M9 enough to challenge Samsung and put the One M9 at the head of the pack? Classic HTC design in two metallic tones HTC isn’t backing down from this fight, which is really, a fight for its life.
The two devices are competing directly against each other – They were revealed at the same time, go on sale the same day, and are set at about the same price point.
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Meanwhile, HTC launched the One M9, which looks a lot like last year’s model, and has a few key spec upgrades and software features. The spec sheet isn’t too different, but most flagship phones are minimal upgrades these days, anyway. The difference is that Samsung came roaring back to life this year with the most beautiful phone it’s ever made. However, last year, Samsung took a hit, too.
Once the top dog in the Android aisle of the smartphone industry, HTC slowly, but surely lost its hold, and dropped the crown right into Samsung’s waiting hands. It ain’t easy living in Samsung’s shadow, and HTC keeps turning paler in the shade.
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