HTC ONE M9 : REVIEW

HTC ONE M9 : REVIEW

 
                                

 HTC  M9 First Impressions : M9


              While looking at the HTC One M9 , we feel a a kind of taken back in the last year, where the M8 was launched .The HTC One M8 was a great built phone with it's market breaking design and the smoothness of software , is what we appreciated the most.Though the M8 was a let down in the camera department.
             And the M9 is pretty much the same , literally the same with just a few little tiny changes.The feeling when M9 is hold is like a " Déjà vu "  , and cannot be great every time.So, let's look at what HTC has changed in the new M ?

 

DESIGN & HARDWARE :

        

                  It's impossible not to compare the M9 to the Ones that came before it, which leads to some simple shorthand for HTC's design work this year: Put simply, it's almost like the M8 had a baby.With the HTC's "Don't fix it , if not broken" , seems to be most of the case HTC has done with the M9.The M9 dimensions are 144.6 x 69.7 and has a thickness of 9.61 mm.The M9 is all looking the same like the M8 at the front as well as the back, with a all metal body. But not unified body anymore , but several metal joined together. The M9 has a rim on the sides, which can have different colors.The metal on the back is a brushed metal and has a glossy finish , making it a fingerprint attractor.  

                 The relocated power button is also much easier to use on the M9, but it’s too easily confused with the volume buttons just above it. A simple fix would be to put the volume buttons on the opposite side as the power button, but overall this is a pretty minor glitch.The M9 has a new two-tone color scheme: it’s silver on the front and back with gold on the sides. But you can get other color options (all gold, black, or even pink) as well.

 In the M9 , we're looking at one of Qualcomm's octa-core Snapdragon 810s (a bit of silicon that pairs a 2.0GHz quad-core processor with another 1.5GHz quad-core unit), 3GB of DDR4 RAM, 32GB of storage and support for super-fast LTE Cat 9 data speeds where they're available. All of that together is enough to make you give you a PC like power in  a mobile like experience.
                              

DISPLAY & SOUND :

HTC One M9 comes loaded with a 5-inch Super LCD 3 display running at 1080p, putting it well behind the competition when it comes to sheer pixel density.Though , although the M8 with it's  display was already an industry leading , and  there were really no complains about it. The color saturation as well as sharpness of the M9 is quite good. The screen is color accurate and bright enough for outdoor use. With the increase in pixel density, the display has great viewing angles.

     With the 5 inch display the two signature BoomSound speaker are better than ever. BoomSound is back for a third year running and the dual-speaker setup still mostly sets a high bar for the rest of the industry's high-end wares.The dual speakers provided a great sound for watching movies or even videos.Though , HTC has bumped  the BoomSound as well with Dolby Sound technology.  Dolby Audio running in the background to help give those speakers a "Booming " feel , which  gives a surround sound effect. 


 

SOFTWARE:

           HTC has all redesigned it's sense skin from scratch , coming up with the all new Sense 6. Though , we always like the stock android out of the box but this is the first skin which looks far better than others (mostly Touchwiz by Samsung). The Sense 6 is on top of Android Lollipop 5.0.2.It’s responsive and quick, and unlike other custom Android interfaces, doesn’t slow down the experience at all. It’s visually very similar to the software on the M8 and has most all of the same features. But there two new standout components: a new theming engine that lets you quickly customize the look and sound of the software, and a widget for the home screen that attempts to predict which apps you’ll need based on your location.The theming ability is cool and fun to play with. You can quickly change the wallpaper, app icons, fonts, sounds, and more on your M9 with a variety of downloadable theme packs.

             HTC has added a new widget which changes according to your location , so when you are at home it will give you all the saved  home apps and the same  goes with work.It's precise and gives you a more personalized feeling from your phone.

CAMERA :

             The one biggest flaw which was there in M8 , is sadly continued in the M9. The back so called "ultra pixel " camera was a disaster last year , getting all the feedback HTC has decided to remove it in the M9. HTC took a completely different approach this time , its main camera has a high-resolution, 20-megapixel sensor . But HTC has kept the UltraPixel and moved it to  the front camera sensor, where it actually works pretty well for low-light selfies and its lower pixel count isn’t as much of a problem.



 
                 With all the cons of previous camera removed and bumping the megapixel , the finall question comes that is it good ? . Well , HTC has again managed to disappoint us , with the 20 MP sensor.The pixels are sharper than before , you have more detail but the camera here proves that "more mega pixels , does not mean better pictures".   The normal day to day photography is just to say normal. Well speaking for the camera enthusiast and those who whish for more detailed photography , HTC 's not the one. The dynamic range is the main problem,you do not get the right exposure , it's either way high or way low exposure.

              Well for the videos, it's just does not fit well even there. The High-res Full HD video just feels like a 720p bumped up.The video does not impress at all.The camera basically "sucks" , even with the all new Toshiba sensor except for the standard Sony sensor.

BATTERY LIFE :

             You won't be left wanting for horsepower, but the 2,840mAh battery will make you kepping wanting more juice from it.  The M9 stuck around for eight hours and 19 minutes but far short of the 2 more hours we squeezed out of the M8. It regularly hungs around for 13 to 14 hours of continuous work use. Extreme Power Saving mode is quite a charm when the battery percent comes down to 6-7% , and quite get well to your charger. HTC claims to have a
Standby time: Up to 391 hours for 2G/ 402 hours for 3G & Talk time: Up to 25.4 hours for 2G/ 21.7 hours for 3G.
 

WRAP UP :

M9 is a beautifully designed smartphone, with a great screen, great sound, speedy performance, and all-day battery life. It’s just like last year’s phone in those respects. But on the ugly side, the M9’s camera is a huge disappointment, not only because it doesn’t improve upon last year’s M8, but because it simply doesn’t work as well as many of the other phones you can choose from.

    As phone camera's are become are primary camera , and we mostly take most of the pictures from it. Many people want , their phone to have a decent camera for all the sharing. For even professional phone camera photographers , the M9 does not offer anything . Instead there are many Android phones , Windows Phone and the iPhone which will give you the desired result.

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