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[One (M9) General] CrashTestDroid:
More screen, less BEZEL, same physical size would be nice. Whoever thought a 5" screen belongs in a 6" metal phone body should be beaten thoroughly with a sack of M8's.
[One (M9) General] budeone:
That is why I went with LG G3 vs the m8. First non HTC I have owned since the first Evo
[One (M9) General] vantt1:
Going by the rumors, the M9/Hima will have a smaller overall size than the M8 while also having a larger display. The M8 had a mediocre 66.7% screen-to-body ratio, while the M9 will have a ~74% ratio. Not too bad, considering the G3 has both a larger overall size and display, having a ratio of roughly 76%.
[One (M9) General] NdncRegister:
HTC Specification

As i want to buy a new HTC phone , thanks for sharing this useful information, is there any large screen phone in HTC brand
[One (M9) General] ystasino:
I like the smaller size and the non battery killing 1080p screen. 2840 mAh battery should last a day with these specs. LG Flex 2 also looks interesting. Not sure which to choose...
[One (M9) General] Mikulec:
What about pedometer sensor? Does the M8 have it (so that we can assume that the M9 will have it too)?
[One (M9) General] vantt1:
The HTC One Max and Desire 816 are pretty big, but they aren't new.
[One (M9) General] fix-this!:
well if the m9 has a $650 price point like the m8 ill be passing for now. would have to buy full price as i used my last upgrade on the g3.
[One (M9) General] Super-Veloce:
Rumors go, there will be a bigger version of the HTC One (m9)... With 5,5" and qHD screen, fingerprint... all other things the same
[One (M9) General] stardust240781:
We had qHD on the HTC Sensation. It's QHD nowadays.
[One (M9) General] Sku11y:
I know more people upgrading every two years than once a year.

Most UK contracts are now for two years. The general consumer doesn't care about changing their phone every twelve months.
[One (M9) General] foxmeister:
I concur.

Within my peer group/social circles, I'm the only person I know of who will replace his phone outside of a 2 year contract. Everyone else I know, without exception, waits for their contract to expire. I get bored, and buy something new at least once per year - sometimes more frequently if the right device comes along.

In my opinion (note the word!!!), the fact that some carriers allow you to "upgrade" earlier does not prove that this is what most of their customers actually do, just that they have the ability to do so.

Regards,

Dave
[One (M9) General] djplayboy:
agreed.
[One (M9) General] thebobmannh:
Even the "early upgrades" on carriers are 18 months, not 1 year.

According to Business Insider (a pretty realiable source IMO) the average upgrade cycle for an American smartphone user INCREASED to 22 months in 2013.

https://www.gazelle.com/thehorn/201...onger-should-consumers-be-waiting-to-upgrade/
[One (M9) General] JCM800:
I read that HTC may release the M9/Hima? In December to counter the iPhone 6?anyone else heard that?

I'm interested, was let down by the Note 4 audio, and the Nexus 6 has iffy audio from what I've read.. So am willing to jump ship if HTC can get it right this time?..
[One (M9) General] Blkegk:
I upgrade twice a year.
[One (M9) General] Onem8:
Same here..
[One (M9) General] JCM800:
Some ppl are wishing for improved /louder BoomSound speakers I see? Aren't the current ones as good as everyone's saying? (I'm a Note 3 user)
[One (M9) General] moutansos:
I have to say that I have compared them to my old m7 and also my friends galaxy s5. They are a significant improvement. I'm especially fond of the H/K audio enhancer. It adds a clearer sound to it in my opinion. The frequency range is much broader than any other phone I have heard. Stereo improves the experience as well.

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I have to say the specs on the product are never quite as good as the initial leaks. I'm not so sure HTC will abandon UltraPixel for one. I'm not holding my breath for any of these. I hope I'm pleasantly surprised though.
[One (M9) General] JCM800:
I'm hoping to they do drop the Megapixels tech.. more importantly I hope they do re-jig their flagship release schedule.

March isn't good.. They should release when Apple and Samsung do, October time.

People like me (who always look at Samsung releases) would consider HTC some more. I've been let down on the Note 4, I'm looking around and HTC are out of sync with the others with flagship launches. C'mon HTC directly compete...

Hoping a December launch isn't just rumour..
[One (M9) General] schn1tt3r:
I still have the M7. I am wondering if I should buy the M8 or wait for the M9. I rather 4.7 inch screen, that is the reason I didnt upgrade yet, but I am 99% sure 4.7 won't ever happen on flagship HTC One anymore.

I don't live in USA so I am not able to purchase phones whenever I want, but whenever a friend travels there. She is in USA now so do you guys think it is worth going for the M8 now or just wait for M9 and another friend to travel?

HTC releases flagships around march? or when is M9 (or whatever it will be called) expected?
[One (M9) General] Rouz.:
You've waited for so long already, you might as well wait a little longer and buy the M9 (or Hima as they call it, if I'm not mistaken). In the meanwhile you can wait for the lollipop update on your M7 and enjoy it till the next flagship comes out.
[One (M9) General] arses:
I think by having Duo camera I prefer the Evo 3D possibility which is one of my desired phones.
[One (M9) General] thekillingroad:
a "newer" processor would only be better to take advantage of x64 structure, don't care a damn about the actual speed of it.

though, it can but some samesung owners, which HTC does need to.

4k screen would be a hate-point for me. no one needs an unnecessary screen resolution to kill more battery! the 2k devices' owners will cry out lout when 2k apps start to roll out.

%30 louder? dont know how you calculated that but HTC was never a "specs" company. sure being louder than almost anything would be a point earner, but M8 is still be best audio phone, still. keeping that level would be enough.

4up shooter is pretty much enough for me and I do know some about photography, but the market demand is to get more resolution. if the success of the up can be continued, 8mp would be totally enough. 4mp is just losing some edge on bright conditions and my previouns HOX was perfectly fine on these conditions. putting a regular shooter will only strenghten the image that HTC is just an unsuccesfull "trying" company.

3Gig RAM would be there I guess, no one has a doubt and it would be enough. though samesung might put 4gigs one S6 or Note5, again just for spec listings..
[One (M9) General] JCM800:
I tried an M8 in store today. Ok, it was a large store and things were going on. But, have to say - I wasn't blown away by the BoomSound speakers, felt it was an anticlimax tbh. So yes, I'd agree, HTC need to ramp up the volume..
[One (M9) General] nugzo:
It's really hard for you to say that without owning one first. You have a lot of listening scenarios that you aren't going to duplicate in a big box store. M7 was great, M8 is Great too. Plenty loud enough.. I've had my m8 for 7 months, listen to speakers daily, sound is leaps and bounds over all others but the m7. It's better than m7, just not leaps and bounds better.
[One (M9) General] JCM800:
I appreciate that, plus I wasn't listening to Led Zeppelin like I usually would, it was a preset demo unit..
[One (M9) General] PunishedSnake:
I do the 6 month thing....but I got the m8 back in may 2014.... No other phone has inticed me yet well until band 12 is here
[One (M9) General] G1_enthusiast:
chances are M9 screen will be bigger, 5.2" or so which is stretching beyond my hand limit. If you like small factor you might want to do M8 or E8 since it is waterproof.
[One (M9) General] JCM800:
Interesting, I think the Note 2 can keep up with the m8 (that I compared in store)

I'm willing to jump on the HTC train, audio is my thing, but shall await the m9, which is either coming December (rumour) it March..
[One (M9) General] Hannah Stern:
Hasn't the M9 got DuoCam (with those nice Effects:) ) ?

If so, that would be too bad. :(

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qHD= 960x540 (Quarter FullHD)

QHD= 2560x1440 (4x 720p)

Don't be confused ;)
[One (M9) General] ThePhoneGeek:
Someone pass the salt...

Well I sort of hope this turns out to be one of those test devices that isn't real but here is the latest..

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Susp...-13MP-selfie-camera-and-more-revealed_id66193

This sports a MediaTek processor so I am not sure that bodes well for those of us that like our devices s-off as I thought most of that had been achieved through exploits in the Snapdragon processor.

Not crazy about a 13MP selfie camera as I think its overkill but then I don't use it.

Other items seem to hold though, 3G/32GB display seems close, 20 mp camera, etc...
[One (M9) General] ext109:
Don't worry. It's real, but a different variant! I think it'll release in China exclusively but I'm not entirely sure on that one. The 'normal' one has snapdragon 810. (Source)
[One (M9) General] revolutionyzer:
* Wish they increased the screen size to 5.2 inches ,

* And made the wake up key accessible in the side

rest of the things look pleasing

waiting ...... :)
[One (M9) General] ThePhoneGeek:
Yeah I tend to trust Upleaks and Evleaks but one never knows. There has been so much misdirection this year. The next couple weeks should shake out the true details but I am sure there will be stuff we don't learn until March 1.
[One (M9) General] ext109:
Yeah that's true. So far he's been spot-on and other leakers seem to agree with him but you never know; he might be wrong.

Still though, a MediaTek chip for international market wouldn't make a lot of sense
[One (M9) General] ThePhoneGeek:
I agree with you and it is most likely for the Asian market. Going to be a fun couple weeks...

Hopefully they don't make us wait long after the 1st to actually get the device...
[One (M9) General] Super-Veloce:
I also think the Mediatek version will have low custom rom support... and the Galaxy S6 with it's Exynos soc, will also have less roms I think, because drivers are closed source

The One (m9) will have the most support with it's SD810.
[One (M9) General] hgoldner:
I don't think the Mediatek device is an M9. And I don't trust any of the renders of the M9 front as reliable. The back has been essentially "confirmed" by all the pics on ebay.
[One (M9) General] mlin:
The 13MP front facing camera (FFC) seems highly likely based on the same specs used in the desire eye. I think it'll be awesome to have a nice FFC, ideally with a flash but I don't think that'll be the case as was originally suspected. I miss the FFC of my M8, the FFC on the Note 4 pales in comparison and I used to use it all the time to snap pics of me and the kids.

Eagerly looking forward to the M9!
[One (M9) General] shiftymcgoo:
Glad to see HTC isn't going with a 4K display. A 4K display would be complete overkill and would sacrifice battery life.

As long as it can record in 4K I'm happy. Anyone know if it can? If so what frame rate does it record at?

EDIT: Ok, it CAN record 4K. Cool. Still want to know if that's at 24, 30 or 60 FPS.
[One (M9) General] Super-Veloce:
Ofcourse it can ;) I guess at 22fps (if the sensor is the toshiba T4KA7,

T4KA7 CMOS Image Sensor. 20MP – 1/2.4" (CIS). 22 fps @ full resolution)
[One (M9) General] hichamlaframe:
I change my phone every 3 month
[One (M9) General] hgoldner:
Should be able to do 60fps, like the M8.
[One (M9) General] Super-Veloce:
1080P at 60fps.. not 4K at 60fps
[One (M9) General] vantt1:
Since two phones ago, I've changed phones every 6 months. If HTC doesn't screw up the M9, it is a likely candidate for my next phone!
[One (M9) General] jpinks:
I do love my M7 and my wifes M8 but to me it wasn't enough (M8) to upgrade to me. The M9 Plus is what I want to see. It could be exactly what I am ready to upgrade to if it hits the 5.5 screen size. It helps my old tired eyes to have the larger screens. :D
[One (M9) General] epsix:
Me too, I love HTC. I hope they comes out with 5.5" , if not...I'll probably looking for another brand.
[One (M9) General] sawyerbenjamin:
I'm actually very happy with the rumored specs. For one, screens are way too big for me. My G2 is 5.2 inches and I'm still annoyed by it.

and 1080p is perfect. I've played with a buddy's G3 and don't see the insane pixel density as a huge deal at all. I'd rather just know that the GPU has more wiggle room since it's not pushing 4x the pixels as other phones.

So yeah, when I get out of basic and switch plans, the M9 is definitely what I want as of now. Beautiful phone and the rumored screen size has me sold.
[One (M9) General] David111jr:
I think I'm gonna be heading back on the old HTC wagon I had a sensation, HTC one s, HTC one m7, all were great phones but I felt the s5 was a better choice then the m8. I felt the m8 wasn't a big upgrade from the m7. But the whole Knox bootloader thing and still waiting on lollipop which could be months away. (Thx a lot at&t)

I find myself excited for the m9/m9 plus. I can't wait for March 1st already.
[One (M9) General] johnny_1437:
A benchmark called Compubench has leaked the specs of both, the HTC One (M9) and One (M9) Plus

The camera department on both will be almost identical with a 20MP main camera, there will be no Duo cameras this time. The selfie camera had previously leaked as a 4MP UltraPixel shooter, but this benchmark detected a 12MP selfie camera that records 2160p video on the One (M9). The selfie video capture on the One (M9) Plus is capped at 2,048 x 1,536px.

The HTC One (M9) Plus will have a sharper display – QHD (1,440 x 2,560px). The benchmark reports it as 5.1", but that contradicts earlier rumors and since these scorecards often get size wrong we'd be more inclined to expect a properly larger screen. Where we can trust the benchmark is chipset detection and so the One (M9) Plus will use a MediaTek MT6795 chipset. That one is based only on the smaller Cortex-A53 cores, eight of them, 3GB of RAM and packs PowerVR Rogue G6200 chipset (the GPU used in Meizu MX4).

The base model will have a 5" 1080p screen and will be powered by Snapdragon 810 – four Cortex-A57 cores, four A53, 3G of RAM and Adreno 430.

Both phones will launch with Android 5.0 Lollipop and will have 32GB of built-in storage, 23GB of that available to the user.

Source:GSMArena
[One (M9) General] jakTomas:
soooo i guess its official or something :P

Spigen confirmation ;)

http://www.spigen.com/brands/htc.html

.
[One (M9) General] RAMBOcoder:
why do you need 64-bit? for what? 64 bit honestly doesn't belong in smartphones, it's just a gimmick. and 4K screen? WTF? Why? Ultrapixel sucks, my GFs Note 4 takes almost as good pics in low light as my M7...and in daylight I'd rather go with a 20.7 mp sensor from Sony than 16 Ultrapixel (which I doubt they can make, regardless)

They do need 30% louder Boomsound though.
[One (M9) General] Rage1ofakind:
64-bit is definitely not a gimmick. People love throwing that word around... Yes it may not come into play immediately, but if we stay in a 32-bit environment, what will push devs to make 64-bit programs? Advancements need to be made.
[One (M9) General] Tachi91:
upleaks Twitter

So HTC will(might) be changing the bootloader for 2015 smartphones. Wonder if this will make it more developer friendly or more restrictive.
[One (M9) General] Super-Veloce:
I hope S-OFF will be possible, if you got that, you can change CID, MID, unlock and lock bootloader (whitout htcdev.com)
[One (M9) General] Renaud_qc:
Bluetooth V4.1

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Bluetooth V4.1

source: upleaks
[One (M9) General] Renaud_qc:
M9 Plus : 5,5'' QHD, Snapdragon 810 (USA and canada)

source: upleaks.info/2015/02/20/so-m9m9-plus-has-which-chipset
[One (M9) General] jpinks:
TRUST AND BELIEVE! More restrictive and all thanks to ATT!

I hate AT&T even though I use them :crying:
[One (M9) General] Super-Veloce:
but I will have the international version, no at&t, verizon etc :D
[One (M9) General] fraser.dk:
VERY disappointed if the Plus leak is correct. Mediatek and a 5" screen? I hope these leaks aren't close to the real M9.
[One (M9) General] jpinks:
Your so lucky :D
[One (M9) General] ThePhoneGeek:
I am old enough to remember that I was never going to need more than a 10MB hard drive too.

Build it and they will come.
[One (M9) General] tyvar1:
Hype for 1 march! :D I hope the reviews will be good! :)
[One (M9) General] Nizzay!:
I currently have a Xperia Z3 and I love the screen display on this phone. But i'm thinking of switiching to M9 as I know the android development scene will be more active. I used to have the HTC One M7 and wasnt that impressed with the screen quality (specifically how the colours are displayed). Do you guys think the M9 will have a better quality or something comparable to the Z3?

Also what do you guys reckon of the battery life for the M9? Quite disapointed that it's not 3000+mAh going by the leaks so far (but everything else I'm pretty much happy with).
[One (M9) General] starbase64:
finaly specs & pics: http://winfuture.de/news,85962.html

english: https://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://winfuture.de/news,85962.html
[One (M9) General] bigboss198:
Fake
[One (M9) General] Tachi91:
Those previous renders spoiled me. I hope this is fake.
[One (M9) General] starbase64:
m9 is available in german store for pre order: http://www.cyberport.de/?DEEP=A417-1AM&APID
[One (M9) General] .Ryker:
I'm skeptical about that though... if you compare the front of the phone they are displaying to the m8 its identical. Only difference then would be the back.

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But it looks like the link posted above show the same kind of phone. Ahh... really hoping with you here.
[One (M9) General] herwegan:
If you guys want to read some more infos and disappointment-posts about the m9 'leak' go ahead here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2411840

;)
[One (M9) General] jakTomas:
i reeeeally hope this is not the one :/

I wish its like the other pic we've found ( Nexus 9 design )
[One (M9) General] .Ryker:
Everyone over there is saying that the leaker is pretty "confident" thats real. But he also said evleaks is full of crab which makes me question the leaker as it is... evleaks has been very accurate quite often.
[One (M9) General] ThePhoneGeek:
Well I've read through the chain via twitter and Evleaks is basically calling it a fake and that's generally good enough for me. But hey we'll see in week or so anyway so I won't let it get in my way of solving world hunger or curing cancer this week.
[One (M9) General] Rage1ofakind:
Don't worry guys. It's not the final design. 'Let them stare'.
[One (M9) General] .Ryker:
I seriously am beginning to hate these leak trolls.
[One (M9) General] jakTomas:
any one notices the black bar is not well designed , its like they took the M8 and cropped little bit from the black bar above

So most likely there are not the final design ,,,

check spigen site , they already got the MOD Edit Nexus 9 M9 design in the cases (MOD edit - already covered HERE)
[One (M9) General] jonnywright:
I really hope this is the kind of thing we will be gifted with;

[IMG="i hope its this!"]http://i0.wp.com/www.phone-probe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/HTC-Hima-7.jpg[/IMG]

The latest images I have seen look way too similar to the M7 and M8 - I think it is time for a refresh;

[IMG="not such a fan of this"]https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4982wjE13SZINFomlwliuKbC8zo=/1200x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3433020/onem9w2.0.jpg[/IMG]
[One (M9) General] geoff5093:
The latest articles are showing an M8 style phone with revised camera, everything else on the outside looks the same. I really don't understand their need to have the black bar where it is. Some will say it's to house electronics, but why not just make it part of the display with the electronics beneath it? Or at the very least, move it to the top so it doesn't hurt one handed use as much.
[One (M9) General] Tachi91:
Everything about this recent "leak" is just too bizarre. Evan (evleaks ) is pretty much saying its fake. The AndroidBeat he shared also makes sense. While upleaks isn't making sense to me on what he's posting recently.

Why would HTC say something big and new is coming and go on and essentially release an upgraded M8. What they have officially teased implies its something new and unique.

If the M9(Hima) is going to be practically identical to the M8, while the M9 Plus (Hima Ultra) is what will have the new design. I'll be disappointed
[One (M9) General] Jbb3393:
I have to say I swear I saw a M9 today while shopping at IKEA. The lady who was holding it couldnt keep her eyes off of it. It definitely had the square camera on the back, but the front looked identical to my M8. I have no pictures or real reason for saying this, but I agree with the guy above; I love the new front design that has been leaked and would probably upgrade to it, but if they stick with the same front, I'll stick with my M8.
[One (M9) General] King p1n:
More Detailed info on Camera and Processor

: 20 MP cam, f/2.2, 27,8 mm Lens...

Android 5.0.2 with Sense 7.

Snapdragon 810 4x2.0 GHz & 4x1.5 GHz

https://twitter.com/rquandt/status/569701975949848576

Also speakers will be Dolby Powered according to upleaks

https://twitter.com/upleaks/status/569695853943717888
[One (M9) General] Super-Veloce:
Hopefully close to this one! :)
[One (M9) General] GermanGuy:
In none of the leaked specs is there any mention of an IR blaster. That would a big downer.
[One (M9) General] flippingout:
Really hoping for OIS in the camera.
[One (M9) General] skwieradee:
Of it is going to be like this, they got my money now! I will be upgrading from m7 and that would be a huge step up on all aspects
[One (M9) General] TMadd:
Yeah. I'll be coming from a GS5 and I'd really like to keep my IR control :/
[One (M9) General] Chad_Petree:
Guys how much did the m8 cost as soon as it was released in Europe? 650 eur? :confused: I want to know hoy much money I need for the M9 :silly:
[One (M9) General] Rage1ofakind:
£440/£500 in the UK.
[One (M9) General] spikeydoo2006:
Was £549 for the unlocked version on release day ?
[One (M9) General] hgoldner:
First of all, there's nothing wrong with the front of my M8. The principal complaints with the device are: (1) ultrapixel cameras suck other than at low light and (2) the power button at the top makes one-handed use a challenge.

I have every reason to believe that the M9 will be far superior to the M8 "under the hood," with a few brand new capabilities built in, for good measure.

And evleaks is just wrong.

And I don't give a darn about the bezel.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

My name is Harold and I'm a flashaholic.....
[One (M9) General] Alton (Halo 2):
Does anyone know how much the m7 and m8 was on contract with Verizon when it first released?
[One (M9) General] giper54:
I believe $549
[One (M9) General] 996:
I wonder how tedious of a process S-Off is going to be for this phone lol.
[One (M9) General] Richylitschy:
Would be funny if the provide a Software like SunShine or pre s-offed phones for extra 50 bucks hahaha
[One (M9) General] Super-Veloce:
I'm pretty sure the M9 will have an IR blaster, I would be surprised if it hasn't
[One (M9) General] Alton (Halo 2):
Lol I think you missed the part when I said on contract. But I think it was 199.99