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March 2015
(80%)
623 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(83%)
32 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Outstanding camera with sharp detail and pleasing colors
Unique leather option
Removable battery
Base model with 32GB of internal memory and expandable storage
Slick metal body
Quality audio output and stereo speakers
Polished HTC Sense interface
Great performance
Toptier build quality
Sense 7 is lightweight and thoughtful
Quick charging works well
Premium all-metal design
Monster performance
Great UltraPixel selfie camera
Loud BoomSound speakers
Custom themes
The new two-tone color design in unibody brushed aluminum frame
Easy to grip with more rounded edges
Dual HTC Boomsound front facing speakers
HTC Theme app for true customization and of course the micro-SD slot for user expandable storage
Refined design and UI
Good signal reception
The screen is sharp and accurate
Still metal The One M9 still feels like a premium phone with premium materials
Even if some of the small design changes are
To my eyes
Less than great
A respectable 1080p LCD While the M9's screen isn't going to win any awards for bestinasmartphone
I
Outstanding build quality and hardware design
Excellent display
Bestinclass frontfacing stereo speakers
Solid performance
Useful software features like Easy Mode and native theming
Supports Quick Charge for accelerated charging
SD card slot
Two yea
Beautiful
Highquality design
Good camera performance
Crisp
Sharp 5.0" 1080p display
Wicked fast Snapdragon 810 w/ 3GB of RAM
Terrific Dual Camera User Interface
Manual mode
RAW image capture
Video shooting easy to engage
Outstanding editing suite
Full 1080p 5.0 Touchscreen is bright and clear
4K and 1080p HD video options
Best external smartphone speakers available now
HTC made some good changes to the M9
Like getting rid of the gimmicky Duo Camera
Double-tap-to-wake—you can just tap on the screen to wake the device. It's great since you'll never find the power button on the first try
You can disable some of the skin
Excellent speakers
Nifty personalization features
Uh Oh insurance will replace damaged phone
Images appear clear and crisp on the display
Dual forward-facing speakers
Beautiful industrial design
Available in gold
Silver
And gunmetal finishes
Can handle demanding apps
The HTC One M9 inherits its predecessor's stunning metal design and strong speakers
And has a bright
Sharp display. It runs the latest version of Android
And the new Sense 7 software is simple
Responsive and highly customisable. It's one of the few fl
Premium design
Responsive
Intelligent UI
Decent battery life
Great AV experience
Excellent build quality and all-metal design
Fantastic stereo speakers
Fantastic design and build quality. Fast performance. Seamless software customization options. MicroSD card slot.
BoomSound
Design aesthetics
Aluminum et al
Yep
Sense 7.0 is massive!
Gorgeous design and premium build
Sense 7.0 is a perfect union of Android Lollipop and customization options
Top-notch hardware for great performance
As beautiful as the Ones before. Great screen
Great battery life. HTC's onto something
Letting you customize your phone so much. Uh Oh Protection will replace your phone
No questions asked
Reliable performance
Fluid operation
Good battery life
20MP camera
4MP front camera
GPs with builtin GLONASS
Android 5.0 Lollipop
32GB Internal
Micro SD up to 128GB
Top and bottom speakers
Great design
Speedy performance
Solid battery life
Still one of the best designed phones
Especially premium
Plenty of customizable options with Sense 7.0
Snappy processing performance
Brilliant sounding speakers
Excellent call quality
Expandable storage
Metal construction improved
Two tone coloration is subtle
Keeps phone neutral
Handling is better with less slippery material choice on back
Lip on sides
Display at 1080p is not missing a step
BoomSound speakers still stellar
Battery life just above
Exceptional hardware design and construction
Outstanding audio quality
Best
Most customizable HTC Sense version yet
Smooth performance
Gorgeous Design
Great Speakers
Sense 7 UI/UX
Good Front-Facing Camera
Good Performance
Beautiful dual-finish design
Great build quality
Excellent sharp display
Sense UI is better than ever
Comes with HTC's UH OH protection plan
Dot View case is now more versatile and available in several colors
Great ergonomics
HTC Sense is better t
Nice and pleasing colors in bright light
Very good details shown in bright light
Good autofocus in bright light
HTC has nailed the design once again with beautiful twotone metal. The Snapdragon 810 is so powerful it's sometimes unnecessary. Sense 7.0 is one of the best Android skins out there. Great selfie camera.
Top-tier build quality
Great design and build quality
Great speakers
IPX3
Good connectivity
High range of the Bluetooth connection
Good GPS
Fast storage
Bright and high-contrast display
Fast SoC...
The editors didn't like
Main camera is lackluster
Screen isn't as vivid as last year's model
BoomSound speakers lack some oomph
Battery life is hitormiss
Weak 20-megapixel rear camera
No fingerprint sensor
Sense Home and themes feel like gimmicks
Screen seems a bit dimmer than prior versions
Power button too close to volume keys
A design that is almost identical to the model before it
It doesn't feel like the metal is as premium or durable and the camera is disappointing
Bad camera
Same battery life
Not any faster The M9 doesn't feel appreciably quicker than the phone it replaces
And sometimes can be slower (such as when multitasking). This doesn't speak well of the Snapdragon 810
Which is already under fire for issues
Mediocre camera quality
Unexceptional battery life
Awkward power and volume button placement
User interface a bit stale compared to Google's base Android Lollipop OS
No wireless charging
Quick Charge adapter not included with phone
No biometric sensors
Auto Focus not always accurate
Auto Exposure less accurate in high contrast shooting conditions
Noisy Images in all but bright lighting
Digital Zoom noise
HDR tends to overexpose
No optical IS
No optical zoom
Continuous AF in video capture slow and
The M9 runs hot and performance suffers. Our CPU benchmark showed a 30 percent drop in performance
The design is stale. It's a new phone that doesn't feel new and doesn't solve a lot of the problems we had with the M7 and M8
The size of the phone. This
Sharp edges
Short battery life
Poor viewing angles
Default sound effects are unpleasant
Camera doesn't measure up to those on high-end competitor phones
The M9's camera quality and battery life don't measure up to its competitors. For better or worse
The phone feels like a rerun of last year's HTC One
Incremental improvement
Disappointing cameras
Unreliable camera
Mediocre performance and battery life for a flagship phone
So-so battery life. Competitive
But still-disappointing camera
Display's stayed the same far too long
No water and dust protection
Overheating
Battery and display are not a marked improvement over last year's One M8
20MP camera does not live up to its pixel count
Has a tendency to run a little hot when pushed
The camera just still can't keep up. The One wants to be responsive and aware
But it's just not smart enough to be really useful yet
Looks too much like the One M8 and One M7
Average photo quality
Non removable battery
Video quality not topnotched
Overheats over long use of browsing or gaming
Disappointing camera
Disappointing low light performance with its camera
Focus adjustment with video recording is jumpy
Screen with inaccurate color reproduction
Phone is thicker than before
Sharper edges might displease some users in handling
Camera experience very uneven even in well lit situations despite move to 20.7 megapixels
Low light performance takes a major hit
New sense contextual elements might be
Underwhelming camera
Iterative design with some reused components
Not as comfortable to hold
Use as One M8
Some software features not fully baked
The Rear Camera Could Have Been Better
Could Have Been More Improvement Over M8
Volume Controller Too Close To Power Button
Camera has great features and effects – but photo quality isn't as good as its competitors
Battery life is solid but nothing to write home about
QuickCharge cable is not included in the box
On-screen keyboard keys feel a bit too narrow
Boom Sound spea
Colors are oversaturated in low light
White balance is often inaccurate in both bright light and low light
Loss of sharpness around image corners
Strong quantization on uniform tones and in color gradations
Strong ringing and slight fringing
The rear camera is a huge upgrade on its predecessor
But it falls behind other top end smartphones. Display and battery life
Published: 2015-04-01, Author: Alex , review by: fatducktech.com
Abstract: HTC's One M9 sells itself as a premium luxury device, but the reality in day to day use is disappointing.Over at the ABC's Technology+Games portal, I've written up my experience with the HTC One M9, a phone that should have been an instant classic, but fa...
HTC came really close to making a flagship that's worth the AUD$1,099 asking price, but the average camera lets the One M9 down. You simply can't win the hearts of the Samsung-loyalists and Apple fanboys without a killer camera. It feels like HTC could h...
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Published: 2015-03-28, Author: Stephen , review by: techguide.com.au
The HTC One M9 is a solid improvement over last year's model and will easily hold its own against the Android competition this year.The fact the One M9 has a microSD card slot as well as 32GB of internal memory may also sway people towards HTC if it comes...
Ultrapixel front camera, BoomSound speakers, Powerful processing hardware
Poor rear camera, Battery life, Expensive
Compromises plague the One (M9). The rear camera works well in a limited range of lighting conditions, the battery life has regressed, less pride has been taken with the software and the design is less inspired.Older One flagships evoked an emotive respon...
Very, very solid; Aesthetically pleasing; Easy to customise; System performance is mighty snappy; Fast 4G speeds; HTC's front-facing BoomSound speakers are still awesome; Infrared port still included, and yes, it can control a TV; Upgradeable via microSD
Chassis lip can feel a little strange in the hand, and removes the slick unibody feeling of the prior two models; The M9 can get mighty warm over use; Mediocre battery life; Camera can be a little slow to start up and doesn't offer the best image quality
HTC's latest take on the M9 feels like a firming up of what we've already seen, as HTC makes the One series of phones a little more mature, rather than make a stab at something new altogether.Really, if you had to say nine things to say about the handset ...
The HTC One M9 inherits its predecessor's stunning metal design and strong speakers, and has a bright, sharp display. It runs the latest version of Android, and the new Sense 7 software is simple, responsive and highly customisable. It's one of the few fl
The M9's camera quality and battery life don't measure up to its competitors. For better or worse, the phone feels like a rerun of last year's HTC One
The updated HTC One M9 packs speed and software improvements into a handset that remains lustworthy in middle age. But the competition grows increasingly daunting....
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Published: 2015-03-23, Author: Darren , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Great-looking device, BoomSound speakers are better than ever, Great front-facing camera
Can't keep up with other flagships, Disappointing battery life, Sense 7 not up to snuff
LikeGreat-looking device.BoomSound speakers are better than ever.Great front-facing camera.Don't LikeCan't keep up with other flagships.Disappointing battery life.Sense 7 not up to snuff.The One M9 is a pretty great update from the One M7. If you liked HT...
Abstract: This year's heavyweight bout in the Android smartphone world is between the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the HTC One M9. The handsets were unveiled for the first time at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) earlier this month and the hype machine for both smartphones...
Abstract: New cameras, great audio and a menu that arranges app icons based on their usage are features of HTC's new premium smartphone — One M9.HTC announced the new smartphone at a keynote event held ahead of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This week we spent...
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Published: 2015-03-03, Author: Luke , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Abstract: Just because it looks the same as the last one, doesn't mean it has to work the same as the last one, right? Here's hoping. We've been hands on with the “luxurious” new HTC One M9 to find out.Gizmodo loves technology. Our product reviews are presented tha...
