Nine Things You Need to Know About the HTC One M9
Nine Things You Need to Know About the HTC One M9
HTC One M9 was unveiled in Barcelona on Sunday, and while on the face of it, the smartphone is an evolution of the HTC One (M8) (Review | Pictures) and the original HTC One (Review | Pictures), there are still plenty of new features to talk about.
Here are nine things you need to know about the brand new HTC One M9:
1) Camera
Perhaps the biggest change in the HTC One M9 is a move away from the UltraPixel rear camera that many had complained about. The HTC One M9 comes with a 20-megapixel rear camera so you can zoom and crop images all you want.
(Also see: HTC One M9 Launched)
2) Sense 7.0
HTC's
upgrade to the custom UI brings a new contextual awareness that aims to
give you information as and when you need it. So you have a custom
launcher widget that shows apps based on your location and bundles that
give you news and restaurant recommendations based on the time of the
day.
3) Price and availability
While the company is
silent about the HTC One M9 price, we do know the phone will be
available in markets around the world (including India) in the middle of
this month.
4) Snapdragon inside
The HTC One M9 comes
with an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor inside alongside 3GB RAM and
32GB of inbuilt storage. Are you listening Apple?
(Also see: HTC One M9 First Impressions)
5) UltraPixel front camera
While
the UltraPixel may not have been great success as a rear camera, HTC is
giving its low-light photography capabilities a chance to shine as the
front camera in the HTC One M9.
6) Design and finish
With
the M9, HTC continues its lead in the industrial design department. The
company stressed the finish of the HTC One M9 is inspired by luxury
watches, and it shows in the end result. The HTC One M9 will be
available in four colours: Gold on Silver, Gold on Gold, Gold on Pink,
and our personal favourite, the Gunmetal Grey.
(Also see: Samsung Galaxy S6 vs. HTC One M9)7) Dolby on your phone
The HTC One M9 comes with BoomSound including Dolby Audio Surround that offers a surround sound experience via the built-in speakers as well as bundled headphones.8) HTC Connect
The HTC One M9 also
comes with HTC Connect that lets the phone transmit audio to multiple
sources over Bluetooth, DLNA, Miracast, Qualcomm's AllPlay, and
BlackFire. You can even combine multiple sources into a single group. Do
the three-finger swipe up in any app to quickly send the currently
playing music to any of these groups.
9) Accessories
The
HTC One M9 comes with a new range of HTC Dot View II cases that look
brighter a Dot Message that let you see custom messages through the case
in addition to the usual information like time, call notifications etc.
The One M9 also comes with new clear back cases as well as an active
case that's IP68 certified and offers protection from a 2-metre drop.
HTC also showed us an active headset that's IP57 certified.
