( April 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)įor the second part of the AnandTech review, Ho further evaluates battery life and performance, stating that "simple logging shows that past the first 20 minutes the A57 cluster is either shut down or throttled to the minimum clock state" and that " the level of throttling I’ve seen here is pretty much unprecedented, which doesn’t help with the issue. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This section's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia.
In the first part, he tested battery life, stating "the M9 posts a result that is a concerning regression from the M8" and that "battery life regresses around 18% when the battery is now 9% bigger." He also noted temperature concerns during web browsing, stating "the M9 start to get warm in the hands, with skin temperatures of around 30 to 40 degrees Celsius, which is a bit concerning as I don’t recall the same being true for the M8." Additionally, the phone supports Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0, however, "the charger in the box is a rather conventional 5V, 1.5A adapter which doesn’t take advantage of Qualcomm’s QC 2.0 spec." On battery life, he concluded that "the One M9 is simply less mobile than the One M8 in a significant way, which is disappointing to say the least." On the display, he wrote that "the display has worse viewing angles than the M7 and M8." As far as color accuracy, he wrote that "on.grayscale calibration, we can see a dramatic reduction in accuracy when compared to the M7 and M8." He concluded that "it would be difficult to use the M9 in any case where color accuracy is needed" and that "the lack of improvement or regression in every other metric suggests that HTC has gone backwards in display quality." He also observed heavy thermal throttling of the new Snapdragon 810 SOC, stating that "it’s basically impossible to get the A57 cluster beyond 1.5 to 1.6 GHz" and that "a single thread will eventually cause the A57 cluster to clock around 1 to 1.2 GHz." Post-release
ĭue to HTC releasing a last minute software update, Joshue Ho of AnandTech reviewed the phone in two parts. Vlad Savov from The Verge described the M9 as "the world’s most beautiful disappointment", noting that it was merely an evolution of the M8 with limited design changes, and that its rear/primary camera was of low quality, concluding that "remixing the past is not a sign of innovation, and neither is the addition of a fast new processor just because it’s fast and new, or multiplying the megapixels of a camera that’s still not good enough". HTC updated the M9 to Android Marshmallow following its release, and subsequently updated the device to Android Nougat in December 2016 Reception Pre-release The M9 runs Android Lollipop with HTC's Sense 7 user interface and software suite. The built-in infrared (IR) sensor can make the device a remote control for other infrared-enabled gadgets. The M9's front-facing "BoomSound" stereo speakers now use Dolby Audio tuning.
The speakers have been a prominent feature of the HTC One M series since the M7. Ģ160p videos are limited to six minutes per recording, after which the recording would need to be restarted. The UltraPixel image sensor (which had larger pixels in its sensor, but sacrificed megapixel size for enhanced low-light capabilities) was moved to the front-facing camera, with the rear-facing camera now using a more traditional 20 megapixel sensor, supporting 4K (2160p) video recording. Storage can be expanded with a Micro SD card up to 2 TB.
The phone features an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 system-on-chip with 3 GB of RAM, a 5-inch 1080p display, and 32 GB of internal storage (nearly 9 GB is reserved for the operating system).
Available separately is the HTC Active Pro Case, which offers IP68-level water and dust protection, and a shockproof rating for up to a two-meter drop.
The device has proper IPX3-level protection against spraying water. The design of the M9 is similar to its predecessor, except that it is slightly narrower and thicker.