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Vyshov launched in 2015 as the flagship mobile device of the Taiwanese company. Unfortunately, he was not able to repeat the successes of his predecessors - progress on the side of competitors and the reduction of his shortcomings did not allow him to gain a foothold at the top. The Taiwanese manufacturer lost its leadership position and now lost both clients and profits.

To understand why the M9 is not a success, we need to take a closer look at the competitors' devices - iPhone 6/6s and Samsung Galaxy S6. The Koreans from Samsung decided to try one of the biggest shortcomings of their flagships - the non-ostentatious design. Samsung Galaxy S6 is at the forefront of new technology and metal, and has won success and recognition from the side of the world. Apple's devices with its millions of audiences were always successful, and the "most" line of smartphones itself was no longer bad.

In contrast to its competitors, HTC decided not to make radical changes. In terms of design, the HTC One M9 differs little from the M8 – moreover, smartphones have almost the same displays. Most manufacturers introduced new cameras, hardware and batteries. What can you tell HTC? Use a little bit of over-processed shell of HTC Sense 7.

In any event, the HTC One M9 has straightened out the features of its predecessor and showed a whole new look. The axis, just the main camera, and the large battery were not as revolutionary as they stink. And, to be honest, it seems that it’s not so unsatisfactory. At some point, the HTC One M9 will lose its current flagship.

The design of the HTC One M9 and M8 is the same as the iPhone 5s and 5. Both smartphones have a new design concept and are equipped with new displays. However, a number of other changes change the M9 from the M8.

The most noticeable thing about these changes is the new two-tone barbering. The smartphone is available in three color options: gold and silver, solid gold, and metallic and gray.

For the back panel, instead of the curved surface of the HTC, the thick edge that connects the front panel to the back panel was curtailed. The front part of the smartphone was squeezed into the back. This has a small advantage - HTC was able to create a thinner frame between the screen and panel. In addition, the smartphone is now lighter and more gentle in the hand, without getting wet from your hands. It’s actually easier to trim in one hand, although you still have to sacrifice the M8 for strength.

In all other aspects the design of the phone has been improved. Having become 0.2 mm thicker, the engineers were able to sound less than a millimeter. A smartphone weighs 157 grams – not too little and not too much. Sometimes you can seem important, but it’s better to say that the owner will never be able to notice that he’s holding a child’s toy in his hands.

The lock and unlock key has been moved from the top to the right panel. It is now located directly under the volume control buttons. In addition, the material was changed - the button is now metal and equipped with an etched surface. You can quickly trim them using the thickness regulators. The rest, before speaking, have already been painted - the stench is now solid and the crumbs need to be pressed into a larger vise for application.

It’s a pity, it’s still important to use the phone, since you’re working with just one hand. Competitors have already come up with a solution - in the iPhone, for example, the top part of the screen moves down when you press the Home button, and Samsung switches to the default mode. HTC, perhaps, decided not to give up respect for such a “friction”, and there are no other ways to make it easier to use the phone with one hand.

On the bottom edge there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a microUSB input. The front panels cover the new BoomSound speakers.

Almost the entire top edge is covered with transparent black plastic. Below it there is an infrared viprominuvach, which allows you to use the M9 as a remote control.

Another change is the camera design. The HTC One M9 has a square camera that slightly protrudes from the body. The parts of the module are rounded so that the phone does not get stuck when you try to put it in the mouth.

Display

In 2015, “2K hysteria” began among smartphone manufacturers, and all of them began to equip their flagships with separate displays of 1920x1080 pixels. HTC decided not to succumb to the trend and, following tradition, equipped the 5-inch screen of the HTC One M9 Full HD matrix.

2K displays are sharper than Full HD displays, but do not have the same size as a 5-inch diagonal. The graininess of the image is absolutely not noticeable to the eyes - the thickness of 441 pixels per inch allows you to view the display without any problems. To be fair, Apple's Retina specifications add up to 336 pixels per inch. In other words, 2K resolution is not a problem.

The Super LCD3 matrix displays colors poorly and has good contrast and depth of black. It's still not comparable to Super AMOLED from Samsung, but it will be less sufficient for the most demanding applications. The brightness and the way I look around are already good, the axis of the display is still shaking the sleepy parts - I have to singly turn it under the corner so that the sun doesn’t hit my eyes.

Increased dynamics and brightness of sound

Following tradition, the HTC One M9 is equipped with a pair of stereo speakers, enhanced by Dolby Audio. Equal to other speakers, the sound is more likely to contribute to the sound in stereo mode, but this is not their main feature. What makes the HTC One M9 truly special is how deep the speakers sound and how well they convey midrange frequencies in keeping with their size. Competitors' devices can't possibly match the sound brilliance of the M9.

Through a small size you can reach a garish sound low frequencies not visible. Luckily, Dolby Audio support works when you connect your headphones.

To put it briefly, you won’t find the best speakers anywhere, HTC Krascha yakistost sound.

Productivity

Before the release of the HTC One M9, the flagship smartphone market was dominated by models with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-series processors. The Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z3 were equipped with these processors and they were unrivaled in terms of productivity.

HTC One M9 vikoryist Snapdragon 810 – new processor from Qualcomm. Its main feature is the support of 64-bit computing and all cores with big.LITTLE architecture. In fact, the smartphone is equipped with two four-core processors that operate at a frequency of 1.55 GHz and 1.96 GHz. A low-power processor is responsible for processing calls, receiving and sending text notifications, receiving data from sensors, playing music and Internet browsing - in other words, for activities that do not require serious processor effort. In this way, it is possible to significantly change the energy consumption. Another, more powerful processor is only connected when launching powerful add-ons - for example, 3D games. In power-saving mode, high-yield cores are completely turned off.

When it comes to productivity, the smartphone works just perfectly. We've never had to deal with any problems or freezes - the system worked perfectly. In games, the smartphone also showed itself short side, But the main problem of the Snapdragon 810 - overheating - still showed itself. After a lot of playing games, the phone becomes noticeably warm, and since the phone is often on charge, the temperature rises even more. Luckily, it didn’t take long for the right side to overheat.

In synthetic benchmarks, the HTC One M9 scores the following:

• * 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited: 15602 (21625 with low power saving mode);
• * GeekBench 3 multi-core: 2268 (3545 with power saving mode enabled).

Operating system and software

HTC One M9 runs on Android 5.0 OS with the option of upgrading to Android 7.0 Nougat. The proprietary HTC Sense shell is installed on top of the system.

One of the key features of HTC Sense is the redesign of the home screen, which is called Sense Home. It works like this: the system determines at what time the user is present and what programs it is running at that time, and consequently adjusts the home screen. For example, when a user is at work, Sense Home displays a list of eight frequently used work programs. There are three main categories: “At home”, “Work” and “On the street”. The third mode of destinations for navigation with please help Google Maps and similar add-ons.

The new center of themes is reworked, allowing for extensive customization of the structure. Koristuvach is no longer limited by available topics - you can create your own. The add-on analyzes the images that you want to paint as trellises, and selects appropriate icons, fonts, and molding systems. In some cases, the center incorrectly displays the icons of third-party add-ons, and does a completely bad job.

The smartphone also has a new Cloudex add-on. Here is a complete collection of artist images in Dropbox, Google Drive, Facebook and Flickr, showing them all in one add-on.

In the M9, turn on the “Remote” add-on, which allows you to use infrared transmission as a remote control. Keruvati can be used on almost everything - TVs, audio systems and other devices with an IR receiver. Also turning around and child mode prevents users from opening programs to remove content that is unsafe for children.

Until then Google Play Music HTC One M9 is equipped with the powerful audio programmer HTC Music App. Given that Google's program is more focused on streaming and purchasing audio content from its store, the phone requires a solid audio programmer - and the HTC Music App is clearly suited to this role.

Expanded memory and dartless links

Unlike other devices, HTC still allows customers to expand the built-in memory using memory cards. HTC One M9 is not to blame - it doesn’t care about the large amount of internal memory (32 GB), but customers can expand it for a small amount microSD cards. In addition, as a bonus, HTC offers all customers an additional 100 GB gloomy bunch Google Drive for two rocks.

The smartphone supports dual-band Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) with DLNA and Wi-Fi Direct, MHL 3.0 for connecting directly to the TV via cable, and 4G. In addition, for energy-efficient pairing with other devices, it supports Bluetooth 4.1.

Camera

Cameras in the beginning with a weak heart the HTC One line of smartphones. The M9 is still not the best - to put it simply camera garni They started showing up as soon as I left. Prote, compared with M8 and M7, the progress is obvious.

The M9 camera has a 20.7 megapixel detector. In principle, it is even more beautiful than in other flagship devices - for example, the iPhone 6 has an eight-megapixel matrix installed. These megapixels are no big deal. Unfortunately, the HTC One M9 does not have an optical image stabilization system installed, which means that shooting in poor light conditions will suffer.

The fragments of the mobile camera of the HTC One M9 have not been transferred; instead of the physical depth of field effect, a custom bokeh effect is created. Unfortunately, it’s not the best – the transition from a clear to a blurred image is sharply shaped rather than smoothly. Before that, the objects were not 60 cm away from each other, and image processing took about five seconds. It’s best to forget about this function.

When using the program, the editor allows you to add a number of filters, frames and effects to the image. The Double Exposure function allows you to view two photos. Elements adds elements to a photograph - for example, falling leaves or bulbs. With HTC Zoe, you can create small video clips that are combined with several photos.

Alas, the effects would not be as miraculous, without the fumes of the chamber there would be a stench of mud. Let's marvel at the work of the camera itself.

After switching to a 20-megapixel matrix, the brightness of the photos is less noticeable. Tim is no less, the M9 camera is objectively inferior to its competitors (iPhone 6/6s and Samsung Galaxy S6). The detail of the objects takes away from the beauty, and the background looks soft and blurry.

Regardless of everything, it’s not the best exposure algorithm that’s to blame. The camera cannot balance the brightness, especially if there is a lot of light in the photo - and as a result, the action will definitely “drown” in the dark, and you won’t find any details in the images with the fire.

If the lighting is poor, the M9's camera won't shine. The clarity of the photographs turned out to be a little better than that of the Galaxy S5, but the absence of optical image stabilization gives signs that the photographs do not come out as good as they could have been.

With normal lighting, photographs come out amazing. More importantly, since the survey is carried out in normal minds, the HTC One M9 contains some of the most beautiful and rich photographs. The HDR mode works even better and improves the balance of color and brightness. To do this, however, it takes about two seconds.

The front camera in the M9 is based on the four-megapixel UltraPixel module - in fact, the main HTC camera One M8 has moved to the front panel. This camera is ideal for selfies - mainly and to avoid bad lighting.

The selfie camera is much better than that of the iPhone 6 Plus and Galaxy S5. If you like selfies, you will be captured by this camera.

HTC One M9 can record 4K videos up to six times. We also encourage maximum recording at 120fps speed. The quality of the video is poor, but it suffers from the same problems as photographs.

Autonomy

HTC One M9 is equipped with a battery with a capacity of 2840 mA/year. The design of the big.LITTLE architecture is, in theory, responsible for the speed of energy consumption.

For testing, we launched SD video on smartphones with the display brightness changed to 50%. The HTC One M9 lasted about 10 years - a little more than the M8, or less than the Galaxy S5 or iPhone 6 Plus. In everyday scenarios, the battery showed good, but not even significant results. After three years of internet browsing (3G/4G), one year of watching videos, and two more years of playing 3D games, the battery will be fully discharged in 13 years. In less intense scenarios, the chances of the phone “surviving” until the evening will increase.

If your smartphone runs out of power, you can turn on the extreme energy saving mode. Almost all functions are enabled, except for the main ones – calling and messaging.

Like most flagship smartphones, the HTC One M9 is not equipped with a battery, which is removed. This means that you will have to carry a power bank or another UMB. The phone supports the fast charging function - with an additional special cable, the HTC One M9 can be charged up to 50% in just one year.

Pouches

HTC One M9 is far from the biggest flagship smartphone. He simply failed to recognize the innovation when competing firms introduced something completely new. Updated design in the Samsung Galaxy S6 and LG G5, 3D Touch in the iPhone 6s helped these smartphones not become self-repeating and become a commercial success, while the M9 was without the “light updates” of the M8. Partly through HTC, financial problems began that the company could now face.

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Longtime HTC fan. I was using the phones of this company even from that hour, when the stench was released by the terrible smell of PDAs. Immediately do the worst in them, otherwise I will lose my trust in them. Having bought this smartphone literally at the moment when it only appeared on the market for 30 thousand rubles. I’ve been complaining to him for 3 years already, I’ll change it soon. I say with pride that this phone can only be dialed for 30 thousand without spending what they are already talking about at once. Productivity takes away from the beauty. If a lot of programs are running, the phone starts to freak out. You launch the game, you need to check the docks and look around. I don’t know why the stench of this dubious Qualcom 810 is smelling here, which gets terribly warm when you run 2+ programs. That's why I always went with a more advanced energy-saving mode. The power goes directly to the battery, which is not the best option here. The volume is small, the charge is consumed simply crazy, you need to root the phone and turn on all third-party processes. The main camera is not very bright, although it is stated to be 20 megapixels. There are some really nasty pictures on the streets. If you need to take photographs point-blank, in detail and specifically, the camera begins to become dull. Focuses on the desired point every other time. According to memory, everything is bad, 32 GB can’t be stored in memory without a flash drive. Good sound. Just wow. There are hardly any speakers, the sound is constant. Such quiet sound I can't feel the vikoristanya htc one v. Well put together, at least they didn’t mess up here. So, the battery is invisible, but the body is made entirely of steel. Having fallen onto the asphalt several times due to disrespect, the phone lost its parts, but nothing critical happened. After such a long time of spending, I realized that I would indulge in mercy if I bought this htc. The phone did not cost its 30k rubles. The price for such a smartphone is 13-14 thousand.

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I have a dark-colored model and wear it in a case for 2 years, so it wears out and the body gets dirty. On the screen, the phone hung up only 2 times in the entire hour, for its own sake the device was already good at the time of purchase, costing 20 thousand rubles. The sound and STEREO DYNAMICS are simply gorgeous; there are no analogues from other recorders! After the release of Android 6 and then 7, the phone began to save battery even better. The case and screen are without cracks. With Wi-Fi, Youtube, WhatsApp up to 35% until the evening

Sergiy D.

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Kupuvav used. Keruvavsya productivity behind Antutu data. Having bought it for 5000 (after a fall - a dent and a bump on the rear axle and sold so cheaply). The back cover is not strained - the phone is a highly productive gadget, and not an element of pathos. First of all, what pleased me was the sound. Vin is gorgeous! Having fully adjusted stereo with pseudo 3D, guys, it's CLASS! Productivity is high - 108,000 points in Antutu - fast memory, for 3 months it has not frozen once on the same firmware. So, through such a tight processor, it gets very hot, but there are still a lot of heat sinks (for heat dissipation, even a thin copper plate is used - in the HTC One X+ it is twice as wide, although the processor there is 6 times weaker). And the problem with heating cannot be solved - well, the lack of cooling hardware cannot be corrected with upgrades! And the software axis for the camera can be modified. Initially, the photomatrix model is Toshiba T4KA7 (far from Sony IMX). Ale stinks even more advanced software for the camera and cannot be released. Pros - the camera shoots in RAW - this is a great field for photographers. Rashti recommend installing third party software for the camera and you will be happy))) Having verified the impersonal custom firmware- good, without zayvikh program However, the sensors (IR remote control, NFC) do not work correctly. Turning to the original firmware, installing custom Recovery and Root rights, having turned off the program - now I don’t know grief. Everything flies. Vitrata battery high, ale shvidka charging This compensates. I recommend!

Anton Sh. 2 fates

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I use my phone for a month. By selecting the Gold on silver option. The cream of the camera is not significant. The design is outstanding and even more beautiful from the back. In energy saving mode, the phone copes well with it. The camera is very powerful to me, at least not the most. I'm so happy with my smartphone.

Marat Abdullin 2 fates

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This is the biggest purchase in my life, so I have a negative opinion of HTC products. For just a few pennies you could buy an iPhone or Samsung. Maybe someone needs a mark for spare parts, for a symbolic price?

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I’m tinkering with the same two rocks, starting to glitch under the hour of charging.

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Improved and updated flagship

The central figure at the stand of the Taiwanese company NTS during the spring exhibition MWC 2015 in Barcelona became new flagship This smartphone is called One M9. And what’s surprising is that even before all that history, the company organized the presentation of its mobile flagships in addition to large-scale presentations outside the framework of any international exhibitions.

What’s even more surprising is that despite market leaders such as, for example, Apple and Samsung, who have made many fundamental changes to the new generation of their products, the current flagship of NTS has changed little. but with his inferior successor. A new hardware platform has been installed, the battery capacity has been slightly increased, and the screen, as the heart and the main criterion for any current mobile product, has been completely deprived of both the dimensions and the separate components. The building may not have recognized the changes - the dimensions and mass were practically lost by themselves. And it’s quite surprising at the end of the recent “shovel boom” in which Google got involved, smartphones that in the past were respected as not a standard of sophistication and that in the new season they reluctantly released one of the largest and most important smartphones from viti. In this regard, the Taiwanese have lost their true self, they have saved a distant balance of size and mass, giving an outlet to these wealthy people, who, for whatever reason, still cannot sit on a large tablet phone. And it’s not bad at all.

And this is no less, in the new season they will be completely satisfied with the “pretty” prefix “s” in the name, then this is the flagship of the NTS, and as for the new model, the number of changes is clearly not the same. The head and the most important “innovation” are aligned with the previous version - instead they are turned to “normal” cameras. Having played enough with “ultrapixels”, the developers decided that it was not the most shorter option, I increased my gaze on the “classics”. Instead of 4 megapixels (the main camera!), “20 megapixels” are now proudly flaunted here, which, perhaps, they will decide to let the brand nerds die with relief. Read about those whose camera on the new NTS flagship began to take better pictures, and about other changes that have become part of the famous family.

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Now let's marvel at the characteristics of the new product.

Main characteristics of HTC One M9

• SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (MSM8994), 64-bit platform, two clusters of each processor core: ARM Cortex-A57 with a frequency of 2.0 GHz and ARM Cortex-A53
• GPU Adreno 430 @ 600 MHz
• Operating system Android 5.0.2, Lollipop
• Touch display Super LCD 3 (IPS) 5″, 1920×1080, 441 ppi
• RAM 3 GB, internal memory 32 GB
• SIM cards: Nano-SIM (1 pc.)
• Support for microSD memory cards (up to 2 TB)
• Data transmission 4G LTE Advanced Cat 6 (up to 300 Mbit/s)
• Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac MIMO (2.4/5 GHz), point Wi-Fi access, Wi-Fi Direct
• Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, IR port
• GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
• USB 2.0, OTG, MHL 3.0
• Camera 20.7 MP, autofocus, 4K video
• 4 MP UltraPixel camera, front
• Gyroscope, proximity sensor, brightness sensor, accelerometer, electronic compass
• Battery 2840 mA year, unknown
• Dimensions 145×70×9.6 mm
• Masa 157 g

Contents of delivery

The HTC One M9 smartphone is sold in a very small flat box of a familiar shape - the same as all packages of HTC products (albeit smaller sizes). The box is made of thin white cardboard with a minimal amount of logos and writings.

Set of accessories charger(5, 1.5 A), optional Micro-USB cable, as well as a stereo headset with a flat-cut earpiece that won’t get lost, and in-ear headphones. The covers on the main slots for inserting cards are opened using the included metal key-fiddle.

External appearance and handiness of the vikoristan

In addition to all-metal cases, which were cut with a laser for their top smartphones NTS, the new flagship M9, like the second model M8, has removed the body from metal by half. A whole trough made of aluminum, such as a pallet, to place the back wall and sides, on the front surface is open - here the cover is glued to a new one and we will secure the fold/display in it, and the frame is shaped according to I introduce it from plastic prepared to match the color of the metal. This immediately appears on the eyes, on the drawer, and at a glance, the texture of the front part is clearly visible on the back surface, although the designers clearly tried to create the appearance that the body is solid metal.

All the essential forms of the corporate design are consistent: at first glance, the new flagship HTC One M9 practically does not differ from its predecessors M7 and M8. All the same round shapes, strongly rounded butts, and the head, which is thin, is rounded to resemble the back of the head, through which a smartphone can be stolen, lying on the table. Using the HTS One M9 when lying on a hard surface is difficult, as the body will come apart if pressed.

As soon as I add dimensions, then the specialists will be deprived of praise. It is important for them, perhaps, to lose their composure and not succumb to the seditious rush of the pickers when they increase their dimensions, otherwise they will get stuck. As a result, NTS brought to the market in the new season such a five-inch smartphone, the dimensions of which would have been considered gigantic, but at the same time one of the thinnest and largest smartphones in the top-tier in the world. Due to its well-thought-out dimensions, matte back surface and very thin cover, the smartphone fits comfortably in your hand. The surfaces are not brandy, but the metal is still lost due to the slimy, lower plastic, and there is nothing wrong with it.

The upper and lower parts of the frame around the screen on the front panel are traditionally wider, and underneath them are the front stereo speakers, covered with garters near the front of the array of round doors. Moreover, the wide black area under the screen is not occupied by anything other than the company logo, and as always, a whole centimeter of space on the front panel is wasted on it, although the buttons that are controlled are virtual here. Researchers confirm that this color is needed through the visibility of the dynamics underneath it. As if it weren’t there, but in the lower part under the screen the width of the frame reaches approximately 20 mm, and this is insignificant by today’s standards.

Above the screen at the top of the speaker grille and the eyes of the sensors and camera there is also such a brown element as LED indicator alert. A small bright dot shines directly through the opening of the speaker grille, indicating the charging status and input ports.

On the back side, apparently, there are no grilles for sound exit; on the entire rear surface you can find only large square chambers with two different-colored light-colored side panels. Sleepers can be employed as a healthcare worker for special assistance pre-installed software. The marks that can be seen on the back surface of the body are chamfers, which have now become essential, cut into the metal for placing antennas in them. NTS itself was the first to think of this when it created its first all-metal NTS One (M7), and now both Apple and Samsung have followed this path.

The SIM card and memory card must be inserted into the main slots, sitting in them on plastic trays with a metal base. The sled is drawn from the roses by the well-known method of pressing the secret buttons behind the help of a key or some kind of violin. It is necessary to note that once the opening for the key has become wider, now a violin can really come in here.

Slots are located on both sides of the case: one is for a SIM card in the Nano-SIM format, and the other is for a microSD memory card with a capacity of up to 2 TB. It is not possible to insert a SIM card into a friend's memory card, this option is not transferred.

NTS still locked the life button and locked it on the top end, but after Apple moved this element to the back, it gave up. On the HTC One M9, the life button has also been moved to the side, which makes it simpler and simpler. Now the life key appeared cut below the central axis, and not at all by hand. Tactilely, the keys are virtually indistinguishable from each other, the finger steadily presses the button in the middle, which indicates a change in thickness, so that you yourself are in the most comfortable place. By the way, NTS was too clever with the buttons, although it would seem that everything had already been invented and refined a long time ago, you just have to look at your competitors.

At the bottom end of the case there is a universal Micro-USB 2.0 connector to support the connection of external devices in OTG mode. There is also a 3.5 mm audio output socket on the headphone jack, which may cause insecurity if both plugs are connected at the same time.

Perhaps all this with the different placement of buttons and connectors on the case is due to the presence of an infrared port on the top end of the case. Who would have crushed this element of the table so that it completely occupied the entire surface of the end? Other retailers also manufacture models with an IR port—take the Samsung Galaxy S6, for example. However, there are no common problems, all the ceramic elements are distributed manually and comfortably throughout the body.

While there is a lack of color options for the new product, there are no revelations here: the device will be available for sale in three basic colors: silver, dark gray and gold. The smartphone does not have sealed covers on its sockets, due to the risk of water and saw protection. There is no fastening for the strap on its surface. The device also does not support the dartless charging device.

Screen

HTC One M9 is equipped with a Super LCD 3 (IPS) touch matrix - according to current parameters, the same as what was used in the previous M8 model. Set the screen size to 62x110 mm, diagonal - 5 inches, separation - 1920x1080 pixels. Apparently, the density of the dots is very high, reaching a value of 441 ppi.

The thickness of the frame from the edge of the screen to the edge of the body is not record-breaking. The sides should be approximately 3.5 mm, the top – 15 mm, and the bottom – 20 mm.

The brightness of the display can be adjusted manually, or it can be adjusted automatically, based on the brightness sensor. Multi-touch technology allows you to process 10 one-hour touches, but for this, as is common in NTS smartphones, it is necessary to enable gesture recognition of 3 fingers in settings. When you bring your smartphone close to your ear, the screen is blocked using a proximity sensor. The screen can be unlocked by tapping the surface, and the screen can be operated with mittens.

Detailed examination of the world's most popular trends in the editors of the sections “Monitory” and “Projectors and TB” Oleksiy Kudryavtsev. Let's bring this expert thought about the screen of the monitored image.

The front surface of the screen has the appearance of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to smudges. Judging by the display of anti-violence targets, the screen is no thicker than the screen of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, let’s take a photo in which the white surface is displayed on the darkened screens (left-handed – Nexus 7, right-handed – HTC One M9, then they can be separated by size):

The screen of the HTC One M9 is slightly darker (photo brightness is 104 versus 108 for the Nexus 7). Two displays of objects on the HTC One M9 screen are even weaker, which means that between the balls of the screen (more specifically, between the outer edge and the surface of the PK matrix) there is no glass gap (OGS type screen - One Glass Solution). For the sake of a smaller number of cordons (such as chips/windows) with highly differentiated coefficients of brokenness, such screens look better in the minds of strong external exposure, but their repair in case of a cracked external surface will cost more This is more expensive, since you have to replace the entire screen. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (fat-resistant) coating (a little more effective than on the Nexus 7), which means fingerprints are easier to see off and appear with less slickness. Well at the vipadku zvichaynogo skla.

When manually changing brightness and displaying a white field on the entire screen, the maximum brightness value became close to 480 cd/m², the minimum - 9.7 cd/m². The maximum brightness is high, however, the doctors are responsible for being on a good level. In the dark, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable value. Apparently there is automatic brightness control based on the brightness sensor (located in front of the front camera). U automatic mode When the current brightness level changes, the brightness of the screen moves up and down. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness control knob. If it is 100%, then the new dark function of automatic brightness adjustment changes the brightness to 9.7 cd/m² (it is dark, but you can read from the screen), in a brightly lit office (close to 400 lx) brightness increases to 150 cd/ m² (normal), in a very bright room (suggesting the illumination of a bright day on a bright day, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more) is set to 450 cd/m² (not the maximum, but enough). Brightness level at 50% - the following values: 7.2, 110 and 340 cd/m² (reasonable values), at 0% - 4.8, 72 and 230 cd/m² (the logic is simple). Then the auto-brightness adjustment function works adequately. Only at the lowest level of backlight brightness does modulation appear, but the frequency is high - 2.3 kHz, so it may be important that the screen is completely blank.

U this smartphone The matrix type is IPS. Microphotographs demonstrate a typical IPS subpixel structure:

To clarify, you can familiarize yourself with the gallery of microphotographs of screens that are available from mobile equipment.

The screen can be garni kuti I will look at it without any significant attention to colors, with great vigor, looking at the perpendicular to the screen and without inverting the screens. For the sake of balance, we take photographs on which the screens of HTC One M9 and Nexus 7 display new images, in which the brightness of the screens is set to approximately 200 cd/m², and the color balance on the camera switches to 6500 K. Perpendicularly There is a white field to the screens :

The uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field is significant. 1st test picture:

The color reproduction is good, but the color balance is noticeably distorted and the picture on the HTC One M9 is clearly darkened. Now it is approximately 45 degrees below the surface and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors have not changed much in both screens, but in the HTC One M9 the contrast has changed significantly due to the strong highlighting of blacks. I white field:

The brightness on most screens has changed (at least 5 times, depending on the retail price), while the HTC One M9 has a slightly brighter screen (average brightness for photos is 234 versus 229 for the Nexus 7). The black field, when drawn diagonally, lights up strongly and acquires a purple tint or loses its neutral gray color. The photographs below do not demonstrate it (the brightness of the white plots perpendicular to the plane of the screens is exactly the same!):

And under another cut:

When viewed perpendicularly, the evenness of the black field is even greater:

The contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is normal - close to 700:1. The hour of play during the black-white-black transition is 14 ms (8 ms on + 6 ms on). The transition between gray tones 25% and 75% (for numerical color values) and back takes 21 ms. Based on 32 points at equal intervals for numerical values, the shade of gray gamma curve did not reveal a collapse either in the light or in the shadows. The indicator of the approximating static function is 2.13, which is lower than the standard value of 2.2. In this case, the real gamma curve is clearly visible from the static position:

Through dynamic and even aggressive adjustment of the brightness of the illumination, it is consistent with the nature of the image displayed (in the dark, the brightness decreases), the amount of brightness is removed and the shade (gamma curve) is not consistent є gamma curve of a static image, since fading was carried out by sequentially displaying shades of gray on the entire screen . The reasons, a number of tests - Vozhnoi contrasted that hour Vidguk, Porvyvnnya of the Environmental Chorny PID Kutami - MI spent the hour of Vedvedennya Special Template Iz with the non -imminent middle -sized Yaskravista, and not plain half a half for the entire Ecran. We determine the level of brightness (all vertical) over time when switching from a black field to a white field in half of the screen alternately, in which the average brightness does not change and the dynamic brightness adjustment does not work quє (graph 50%/50% ). And the same fallow area, but with the fields alternately displayed on the entire screen (graph 100% ), in which the average brightness is already changing and the dynamic adjustment of the brightness of the illumination is applied to the entire:

In this case, such an inevitable correction of brightness does not bring any harm, since a constant change in the brightness of the screen can at a minimum cause slight discomfort, reduce the discrepancy between gradations in shadows and dark images You can read the screen on bright light.

Color color close to sRGB:

The spectra show that the light filter matrices gradually mix the components one by one:

Through the war, colors threaten natural saturation. The balance of shades on the gray scale is average, since the color temperature of the substance is beyond the standard 6500 K and the difference in the spectrum of an absolutely black body (ΔE) is more than 10, so it is important for a living device to display poorly no one The balance of destruction, obviously, for the amount of too much blue and green, is the result of the vibrator’s own brightness, not wanting in the transfer of color. However, the color temperature and E change little from shade to shade - but are positively indicated on the visual assessment of color balance. (The darker areas of the gray scale may not be correct, since the balance of colors there is not of great importance, and the loss of color dimming at low brightness is great.)

Note: the screen can achieve high maximum brightness and has good anti-glare power, so the device can be used without problems on a sunny summer day. In the dark, brightness can be reduced to a comfortable level. The mode with automatic brightness adjustment works adequately. Before the screen can be used, it is necessary to ensure the presence of an effective oleophobic coating, the presence of shade and glass gaps in the screen balls, good uniformity of the black field, as well as a color color close to sRGB. To significant shortcomings, we note the low stability of black to a vibrant look from perpendicular to the screen area, the average brightness of the color, as well as the aggressive dynamic adjustment of the brightness of the backlight, which is not Connects. Tim is no less important, considering the importance of characteristics for this class of devices, the screen brightness can be set to high.

Sound

In terms of sound from smartphones of the flagship NTS One series, everything has always been on par. This time, the researchers went even further, in collaboration with the Dolby laboratory, they achieved the effect of surround sound, which sounds like stereo speakers. With the help of HTC BoomSound and Dolby Audio technologies, the smartphone can cope with music of any complexity and genre – it can play multi-channel tracks from YouTube. The device, as always, has two front-facing stereo speakers with built-in boosters, so the smartphone sounds wonderful. The sound is loud, clear across the entire spectrum, there is plenty of low frequencies, and there is no problem at the maximum level of sound. There is a lack of sound in the headphones, and in general the sound of the HTC One M9 screams a lot. U communal dynamics the voice of a familiar companion, timbre and intonation become unrecognizable.

To create musical compositions, the Vikorist device uses a proprietary NTS Music player. Mustache sound effects Combined with BoomSound technology and the purchase of automation, it is practically impossible to manually adjust anything.

FM radio comes standard with the smartphone, as well as a voice recorder. Write it down telephone calls from the line smartphone in a regular way not at all.

Camera

As for the cameras, then HTC developers decided to put everything in its place. In addition to the latest model in the series, which has the same 4-megapixel module called the HTC UltraPixel as the main camera, only the front camera was used here, perhaps at the same place. It is worth remembering that the HTC UltraPixel is a specific module, divided into NTS, with a pixel size of 2.0 microns, a sensor size of 1/3”, matrix-return technology, a special HTC ImageChip 2 processor, an F2.0 aperture and a lens 26.8 mm. For example, HTC Desire Eye, here front camera It does not have a light-colored lens or autofocus.

The main camera of the HTC One M9 has a 20.7-megapixel module with a BSI sensor and a wide-angle 28 mm lens with an f/2.2 aperture. The camera has an auto-focus function and a dual-color LED light. The objective lens is covered with a sapphire crystal. Video recording can be done separately up to 4K.

The menu for the camera is the same as for the HTC Desire Eye model. The menu is marked large, manually and intuitively. Borrowing can be done by pressing a button on the screen, pressing a mechanical button on the phone, and also by using gestures and voice. The tools of the company's new service, called HTC Eye Experience, provide the ability to enhance the appearance in the frame, a wide view of the screen, one-hour capture, make-up in real time, voice and automatic selfies, and Photo modes. Crop Me In, as well as the Face Fusion overlay function. The side-by-side capture function allows you to take photos or videos with the front and main cameras both simultaneously and sequentially, and display the same image on the screen at the same time, so users can capture more than one image at a time. and also your reaction to them. Obviously, the proprietary Zoe mode is a photo mode in which the camera does not only take a number of photos afterward, but then glues them into a micro-roller.

The camera can record video in a maximum resolution of 4K, and it is also possible to capture a larger video in 1080p video mode according to the size and brightness of the video image. stu 60 fps. The enhanced borrowing mode has not been forgotten. The butts of the various test rollers are pointed lower.

• Video No. 1 (35 MB, 1920× [email protected] fps)
• Video No. 2 (32 MB, 1920× [email protected] fps)
• Video No. 3 (81 MB, 3840× [email protected] fps)
• Video No. 4 (76 MB, 1280× [email protected] fps, Slo-mo)

	The sharpness and noise level of the robot is bad, although for such a high resolution of the robot the noise reduction is clearly too rough.
	The sharpness of the trifle decreases in kutakh, but it is good.
	Unrespectful on high brightness The camera does a poor job of detailing details, but it's better on the nails.
	There are unacceptable artifacts in the sky.
	Sometimes other details are poorly visible to the camera, but often there is a different-colored outline around them, which is probably a result of a small pixel.
	But often other details just go unsharply. The license plates of all cars are marked.
	There is a noticeable light sharpening on the darts.
	The dynamic range of the sensor is narrow. If the program decided to “filter out” the noise that appears through the trees, the image would have played.
	The camera copes poorly with macro photography.
	Spalakh clearly paints the situation.
	The text from the bedroom looks good to the camera.
	Without sleeping a little bit of girshe, it’s just too bad.

We also protested the camera on the laboratory stand using our method.

Having practically abandoned the idea of ​​“ultrapixels”, HTC decided to move up to “great megapixels”, but, unfortunately, such a sharp reduction was beyond their power. There is nothing surprising in this: the beautifully depicting advantages of the “small pixel” camera, which in itself is considered bad, you can easily relax and forget that the transition to “pixel” is of great benefit to all senses. HTC said “don’t hesitate”, having ensured new smartphone sensor of the highest resolution at the moment among cameras of this class. Ale in whose presence they did not believe that the great one allowed - great reliability. And the result of this not fully thought out project is in front of us.

About those photos taken by the flagship camera, you can only guess from EXIF, since the field test shows a result slightly below average. A laboratory test confirms this: the camera does not work so badly, but the separate part of the sensor does not work, although the optics fail in places.

In fact, the main improvement of HTC is not in the actual program, but in the attempt to exploit the entire separate part of the sensor, which requires clean optics. However, Sony engineers, who were the first to design a similar sensor, cheated by allowing an 8 megapixel output photo in auto mode. This made it possible to slightly increase the actual separation of the camera and significantly improve the visual appearance. Immediately we have a very real disgrace that after the program modification and slight constraint, we will be able to handle it no more than the bottom of the world.

As a result, with a little more competent and cunning design, HTC could have achieved even better results. By working a little harder on the software and then changing the keys twice, you could claim a place at the top of the ratings. So far, everything looks gray and ill-conceived, although it gives great hope. Besides, the camera handles documentary work well.

I think of the three possible options for the aspect ratio, the classic one here is 10:7, and 4:3 every day, so what can we say about the non-standard sensor, since the maximum separation of the photo comes out on its own and sides 10:7.

Apparently, the camera supports recording in RAW, but we were not able to find out this function. However, the expense is small, the possibility of shooting in RAW with a smartphone camera is doubtful, and with such a module’s capacity, it’s even greater.

The old “ultrapixel” module has moved to the front panel, although not without expense. First of all, obviously, the lens has changed, and in another way, the sensor has changed a little. If you ever have the opportunity to take a selfie, you will need to use it in low light conditions, which is confirmed by a laboratory test of the front camera.

Telephone and communication

The smartphone operates as standard on current 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks, and also supports fourth-generation FDD-LTE networks, so frequencies that are used in Russia are also supported. In practice, with SIM cards from the domestic operator MTS, the smartphone is registered and operates at 4G levels. Communication capabilities The smartphone is at its best: supports Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz), NFC, Bluetooth 4.1 with aptX audio codec, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, you can organize a drone-free access point via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels. The Micro-USB 2.0 connector supports the connection of external devices (USB Host, USB OTG), so you can connect flash drives and bears with keyboards to the Micro-USB port.

The navigation module works not only with GPS (with A-GPS), but also with Glonass, and the smartphone is not affected by the Chinese Beidou GPS satellite (BDS). There is no fault with the operation of the navigation module; the first satellites are revealed literally in a matter of seconds. Also among the sensors of the smartphone is a magnetic field sensor, on the basis of which the digital compass, so necessary for navigation programs, operates.

OS and software

As a system, the latest Google software platform is immediately reviewed Android versions 5.0.2 and updates to the proprietary graphical interface of the HTC Sense 7 client. Updating the order number of the Sense shell is mainly related to what it does new version Android OS, but otherwise has lost the appearance and functionality of being practically the same. Proprietary stretched fonts, flat stylized icons, vertical scrolling of program menus, notification panels Swedish access We know everything from basic functions to robotic gestures. Apparently off mode sound notifications for an hour “Do not turbocharge”, two energy-saving modes, as well as a child mode. The Smart Remote program operates IR transmission as a DC remote control, and the new BlinkFeed service is installed on the site. Now the BlinkFeed service can search for information from your smartphone.

The previously installed programs are not so rich, all the smells are brown: e file manager, a package for working with office documents, a powerful archiving service and a manual function for transferring special data from an old device to a new one, a comprehensive program has been installed for memory cleaning and optimization Have a good time Clean Master.

The changes associated with the transition to the fifth version of Android OS were mainly reflected in the appearance of several interactive information tiles with notifications; In other words, the developers have preserved the overall organization of all menus, notification panels, and other menus. hidden programs no change The HTC One M9 has more options for personalization. HTC “Theme” allows you to design your work screens in your own way: choose official photographs and pictures from online resources, change the shape and size of icons. Best of all, a context-sensitive home screen has appeared: a special widget now automatically detects the location of the user and selects programs based on your location. special adjustments. According to the authors' intention, necessary services and tools will appear on the home screen at the very moment when they are needed. At any time, you can manually switch the “Budinok” or “Robot” modes to the widgets with a similar set of add-ons, displayed on the home screen in the adjacent widget.

Productivity

The HTC One M9 hardware platform will be based on Qualcomm's new and most advanced family of single-chip systems - Snapdragon 810. This 64-bit platform is based on the 20 nm process technology, and there are even more powerful 64-bit ones in stock. These ARM Cortex-A5 2 GHz cores are It will be complemented by more simple 64-bit Cortex-A53 cores with a frequency of up to 1.5 GHz, ensuring high energy efficiency and productivity depending on specific tasks.

The current video processor Adreno 430 is responsible for processing graphics in the SoC. The smartphone's RAM capacity is 3 GB. For the consumer's needs, the device has approximately 23 GB of flash memory with 32 nominal ones. The memory can be expanded by installing microSD cards, the volume of which can reach 2 TB, which doesn’t sound like much yet, but such cards are not yet available for sale. The device also supports connecting external flash drives, keyboards and bears to the Micro-USB port in OTG mode.

HTC One M9 is not the first smartphone based on the new and most productive of the current SoCs from Qualcomm. We are now ready to explore the capabilities of the Snapdragon 810 on the LG G Flex 2, and note that the results of the new HTC products have been equal to the results. It’s possible that the vendors lightly “strangled” the heavy-duty processor so that the metal body wouldn’t heat up too much, but there’s still no explanation, but the fact is obscured by the fact: the HTC One M9 on the same platform showed lower results in literally all tests than the Korean smartphone. In the 64-bit version of AnTuTu, the scores reached 50K points, while in the standard test the resultant figure did not reach 45K points. Well, it’s worth worrying about and deciding to test the Bonsai Benchmark (in new tests, having revealed yourself as a true hero, having sacrificed yourself pressing smartphone currently, Samsung Galaxy S6). In other graphics benchmarks, the HTC One M9 is not as bad as in the complex and browser tests, but in them, however, it showed itself to be not at all on par with the Korean that everyone has seen.

Regardless, the hardware of the HTC One M9 smartphone is, at any time, productive in order to keep up with any tasks, powerful programs and important 3D games. I would like to no longer talk about Qualcomm’s absolute superiority in this field: the greatest strength of the entire Snapdragon family is still being sacrificed in the new season to the top platforms MediaTek and Samsung Exynos, and this is an alarming fact.

Test in remaining versions comprehensive tests AnTuTu and GeekBench 3:

All the results we collected when testing the smartphone in the latest versions We have listed popular benchmarks for ease of use in the table. The table contains a number of other devices from different segments, also tested on similar versions of benchmarks (be careful not to make a preliminary assessment of the dry numbers). Unfortunately, it is not possible to present the results within the framework of one level different versions benchmarks, that “behind the scenes” will be deprived of a lot of current and current models - through those that just passed through the “smuga reshkod” on previous versions test programs

Testing of the graphics subsystem in gaming tests 3DMark, GFXBenchmark and Bonsai Benchmark:

When tested in 3DMark for high-end smartphones, it is now possible to run the program in Unlimited mode, while the rendering speed is fixed at 720p and VSync is enabled (through which the speed can go above 60 fps ).

The thermal image of the rear surface is shown below (the top of the photo is right-handed), after 10 runs of battery testing in the GFXBenchmark program:

It can be seen that the heating is localized approximately in the center of the device, which may indicate that the SoC chips have been removed. In this case, the metal part of the back cover distributes heat well over the entire surface.

Browser cross-platform tests:

Since there are no benchmarks to evaluate the speed of the javascript engine, you should always pay attention to the fact that the results in them are completely dependent on the browser in which they are launched, so that the comparison can be correct only on new OSes and browsers, as well as feasibility is not tested when tested first For Android users, we must always use Google Chrome.

Created video

To test “omnipresence” with created videos (including support for various codecs, containers and special possibilities, for example, subtitles) we have developed the most extensive formats, which become the main mass of content available in Merezhi. Dear, what for mobile devices It is important to support hardware decoding of video clips on the same chip, since it is often impossible to obtain current options for devices without processor cores. It’s also not possible to decode everything from a mobile device, since the leadership in flexibility lies with the PC, and no one is going to disgrace it.

The test results did not reveal any problems with the necessary decoders, to this guy audio, which is necessary for full-fledged playback of most of the widest files. For their successful development, you will need to seek the help of a third-party programmer - for example, MX Player.

Testing the features of video output Oleksiy Kudryavtsev.

The MHL interface, like Mobility DisplayPort, was not detected in this smartphone (although its presence was stated in the specification), but it was limited to tests of displaying images of video files on the screen of the device itself. For this purpose, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle to move one section per frame (section “Methodology for testing devices created and displaying a video signal. Version 1 (for mobile devices)”). Taking pictures of the screen with a 1 second window helped to determine the nature of the display of frames of video files with different parameters: the separate content was varied (1280 by 720 (720p), 1920 by 1080 (1080p) and 3840 by 2 160 (4K) pixels 2, 4, frequency 30, 50 ta 60 fps). In our tests, we used the MX Player video player in the “Hardware” mode. The test results are tabulated: Red symbols are indicated on possible problems associated with the created support files.

Based on the criterion of displaying frames, the availability of video files on the screen of the smartphone itself is even better, since frames (or groups of frames) can (or should not) be displayed at more or less even intervals and without frame reflow. The smartphone can display files with separate 4K content up to 30 fps inclusive. When creating video files from a separate building 1920 by 1080 pixels (1080p), the images in the video file are displayed one-on-one pixel by pixel, exactly between the screens and in the active separate building News Full HD. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235, which is required for the correct display of typical video files.

Hour of autonomous robot

The HTC One M9 has an unknown rechargeable battery with a capacity of 2840 mAh, but the smartphone still does not demonstrate the same significant results. Everything is within the norm, but a lot of current flagships already show the greatest level of autonomy. The generator itself lasts up to 25.4 years in the expansion mode and up to 391 years in the recovery mode. HTC One M9, like in others current models NTS has two energy-saving modes - emergency and extreme: in most cases, most services and edge modules are simply turned on, and the smartphone essentially turns into a telephone for calls, then the lifespan in this mode is much longer .

Our extensive tests in the most extensive vikoristanny modes have shown that continuous reading in FBReader programs(with a standard, light theme) at a minimum comfortable level of brightness (brightness was set at 100 cd/m²) it took only 11 years to discharge the battery, and with continuous viewing of the video at a high brightness (72 0р) with the same level of brightness through home Wi-Fi network The device was cleaned in less than 8.5 years. In 3D gaming mode, the smartphone does not reach 4 years. The smartphone battery is charged in less than 3 years.

Pouch

While there is no doubt about the availability of the HTC One M9, its market value for our market is still largely unknown, although the market for the model in several different ways is already open. The Taiwanese flagship is not just solid; Golovna, that the new model can rightfully be called a successful work on amends. Almost everything that was recently implemented in the previous models of the series has been corrected here (with the culprit, perhaps, of the careless rearrangement of the blocking button). The smartphone has a stylish and expensive design, premium materials and careful assembly. The rear screen, the camera has been painted and the hardware stuffing with a wonderful set of edge modules will complete the hidden picture. At the same time, it is impossible to say that the NTS flagship is the most advanced device: there is no finger scanner, no support for dartless charging, no water resistance, and the same level of autonomy is also best. Equal with today's top models of market leaders, the new flagship of the NTS may have nothing special to boast about, this is a high-quality smartphone of a high level, nothing more. And the connection with this is the hope that the manufacturer, of course, will not set the same outrageous price for its new product as, for example, the Samsung company has set for the rest of its creations. It has become impossible to reach the official price estimate for the Russian market, so to put everything in its place and determine the remaining place in the sun for one of the largest current smartphones I call it HTC One M9.

It’s true, since you decided to judge the book from the cover, then M9 for you will be the same as M8. So, you might think, a couple of cosmetic changes - no more. We encourage our dear readers to marvel at the speech more profoundly. All changes in the new HTC One essentially involve technical stuff. For example, the M9 is equipped with the current Qualcomm platform - Snapdragon 810. That's significantly less than the 801st Snapdragon, which is what the M8 has. That's who we'll have a chance to cross over with.

HTC engineers refreshed the “room” of the new flagship One to the unspoken standards of 2015: they installed three gigabytes of RAM in the M9, raised the amount of installed flash memory to 32 GB, and equipped the device with support Merezh LTE Cat. 6, expanded the range of supported 4G frequencies and... (pressing drumming) We installed a classic camera without any “ultra-pixels”, with a 20 megapixel matrix. And they overreacted beyond the main changes. How everything on the right works at once, and what else has changed at the flagship HTC smartphones- we recognize from this look.

⇡ Technical characteristics

⇡ External appearance and ergonomics

To be honest, it’s easy to say that One M9 is similar to the M8, which is not an easy thing for professional journalists to hear. We specially upgraded ourselves with the latest generation machine in order to refresh the focus of the M8 and level it with the M9.

Can you tell the M8 from the M9 in this photo?

The front panels of these smartphones are absolutely the same. The only thing that has changed is the proportions of the body. For example, the M9 has slightly thinner frames around the display, while the lower ones are thinner on the M8. Similar changes need to be joked in literally meaning With a magnifying glass, there is no stink. The size of the stereo speakers at the top and bottom of the front panel did not change, but the sound of the One M9 was even worse than that of the previous model. The sound of pressure, detail, and pressure on the volume - behind the standards of smartphones, the M9 plays very well.

The dimensions of the body were changed practically without changes - the difference is minimal. The thickness of the M9 has grown a little - from 9.4 to 9.6 millimeters, which is plenty in today's world. However, due to its strong roundness, the device does not look “plump” at all. The development of One M9, as before, is entirely metal. The radius of curvature of the cuts has become a little smaller. On the stylish panel there is an additional lens, which helps you to move to the object that is being photographed; The shape of the main camera lens has changed.

The ergonomics of the device have changed significantly. The locking buttons on the M9 have become separate, they are now located on one side with the power button - on the right, just as on the M8 the locking button was on the top end. Before speaking, moving the power key to the other end significantly simplified the process of interaction with the device - in the M8 it was retracted, seemingly screwed up, not far away. The axis, perhaps, and all the features of HTC One M9 and HTC One M8 are external.

Otherwise, I will arrange the arrangement of elements in the same way as in your predecessor. The slots for Nano-SIM and microSD cards are placed on the side end under the locking head. A 3.5 mm universal audio jack for a headset and an MHL interface that connects Micro-USB and video output are located at the bottom end.

HTC One M9 is very easy to handle in everyday use. The dimensions of the device are pleasant - the gadget can easily fit into a crowd of jeans, a jacket or small separate bags. True, for a five-inch smartphone the device is quite large – 157 grams. Hands are not used, the norm for this diagonal is about 130 grams. It’s amazing: the thickness of the body and the weight of the M9 are clearly too much, you don’t want to show off at all - the device looks so nice and complete. We have no respect for the folded structure - the test for twisting and the evil device is absolutely calm. There are no suspicious creaking or separation on the display.