It also comes in a couple of colors, gunmetal grey and silver with gold, so you aren’t lacking in options here.Īs we approached the One M9’s release, and more and more handsets found their way into the hands of fans and reviewers, a mini controversy brewed over the phone’s processor of choice, the Snapdragon 810. The phone became available on April 10 and is actually available from the big four – Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint. Thankfully, last year and this year, HTC managed to get everyone on board, which means you can grab the One M9 at your favorite carrier without having to wait. By not having your phone available from the biggest carrier in the US, you certainly aren’t setting yourself up for success. HTC learned the hard way when it released the One M7 without Verizon at the party.
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If you own the HTC One M9, you no longer need any of those cheap Bluetooth speakers that you picked up in a daily deal on Groupon. Sounds are deep, clear, and balanced no matter what you are watching or listening to. There is no other phone doing an audio experience like the HTC One, other than the other two HTC One phones. With the One M9, HTC partnered with Dolby to offer a 5.1 surround sound effect that sounds great for a phone. It’s a brilliant idea, and HTC is still doing external speakers better than anyone. You look at the front of your device when consuming media, so your speakers should face forward and blast audio in your face, not out the back.
The dual front-facing speaker setup on all three One devices has been a game changer that others in the industry have had to adopt to keep up. The one shining light that remains an important part of the HTC One experience after three years is without a doubt BoomSound. Here we go, this is our HTC One M9 review. They played it safe with the One M9 for the most part, tweaked some things here and there as they saw fit, and now get to see if it all can compete with a revived Samsung. It’s also their third attempt at getting a camera right, selling us on why we need BoomSound in our lives, and why you should actually buy into this phone and HTC’s ecosystem, since most of you haven’t been.
The One M9 is HTC’s third attempt at this whole all-metal design thing that they think is a major selling point. With our Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge reviews out of the way, I have had some more time to get the One M9 back in my hand and jot those down.īut before we get into the nitty gritty, let us first recap HTC’s newest flagship. After using the HTC One M9 on and off for the last month, I think it’s probably time that we talk about some thoughts on it in an official review-like capacity.