Although we still do not have it for sale in our country, the HTC One M9 has already been put on sale in Taiwan and with this launch the first independent analyzes, something to which you always have to be very attentive in deciding whether to get a device or not, since, as we always remember, the Technical specifications they don't always tell us everything we need to know. Which are the greatest strengths and weaknesses of the new flagship of HTC, judging by what has been seen already in the reviews? We give you a summary of the main conclusions.
The main virtues of the HTC One M9
The quality of its finishes. Although what many have considered excessive continuity with its predecessors has led to some criticism of the HTC One M9, The truth is that nobody has been able to stop praising the quality of its finishes and the great sensations that this device leaves when it is held in the hands, even though it is relatively bulky. Its metal casing, of course, is also a great plus for most, even if this year it is going to have more competitors than usual.
Its fluency. The virtues of HTC One M9However, it is not only outside, but the experts who have already put it under the microscope have praised quite unanimously also its fluidity, the product of both a powerful hardware (a Snapragon 810 accompanied by 3 GB of RAM) as the latest version of one of the best customizations of Android that we can find right now, both for aesthetics, for customization options, and for its agility: HTC Sense 7.0.
Its main flaw
Your camera. It is surprising considering that this promised to be one of the more substantial improvements than the new HTC One M9 I was going to introduce regarding the HTC One M8, but there is quite a consensus in the different reviews in which the new main camera of 20 MP has not supposed any really significant evolution with respect to the Ultrapixel camera. The main criticisms are, more specifically, for its behavior in low light conditions.
Up for debate
Its autonomy. This is one of the questions for which independent analyzes are always more interesting, since it is very difficult to extrapolate from the battery data of a device what its real autonomy will be. Unfortunately, it does not seem possible at the moment to draw definitive conclusions, as there seem to be quite mixed opinions. For greater peace of mind, in any case, we hope to be able to bring you soon the results of some of the specific tests for this section that are always carried out with every new mobile device, and leave them completely with doubts.
Your screen. There are also mixed opinions regarding the image quality of your screen, not so much because there is disagreement regarding the decision of HTC to maintain the Full HD resolution, as for the different evaluations that have been made of its contrasts and colors. Fortunately, this is another point for which hopefully it will not take long to have an extensive and detailed analysis, since the experts of DisplayMate they usually quickly review the main smartphones and tablets that are put on sale.
Is the HTC One M9 a good option?
We remind you that, for all those of you who are still saying what your next smartphone will be, we have at your disposal several comparative in which we face the HTC One M9 his main rivals, not lacking among them, of course, the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6, and for more information, we also invite you to consult the in-depth analysis of our own colleagues from Writing.