[One (M9) General] lilhaiti:
My take on the M9:

I've owned all three HTC M series phones and I will probably get the next one as well.

I wasn't going to upgrade to the M9 at first because my M8 was running like a dream, but my friend lost her phone and offered to buy my upgrade to get my M8....now here we are.

I will break it up into the areas I look at.

Battery life:

I think the battery life is comparable to the M8 which is a good thing. It seems to lose the first 30% or so pretty fast but after that it seems to sip. I have been consistently able to last a whole day of normal use with my M9, and that's what matters to me. So I say the battery life is good

Camera:

This is the most disappointing aspect of the M9 in my book. It did get better after the update, but it still isn't great, it's just OK now. There is way too much noise in most situations and Auto mode requires too much fiddling to get a good shot sometimes. The M8 camera was a lot better in my opinion. Maybe in the next update will get it right, who knows. I say that the camera is just OK.

Sound:

Nothing short of amazing!!! And the Dolby simulated surround is awesome as hell!!! It is just as good when using headphones. I didn't think it could get much better than the M8 and they proved me wrong...not a HUGE improvement, but an improvement non-the-less. Call quality is as good as usual, I hear folks loud and clear and they hear me loud and clear. I say the sound is Awesome!

Build:

Great!!!! The build is why I even started down the road of the M series phones, and is the reason I am still on that road. Build is a huge selling point with me, I cannot stand a flimsy plastic phone. Although it is quite similar to the M8, I like the fact that it is more tactile and the two tone body is sweet. Too bad I cover the phone in a case (gotta preserve the great looks). I say the build quality is Great!

Screen:

I didn't see much if any difference in this screen and the screen on the M8. I thought the M8 screen was great and that sentiment still applies. QHD is not needed on a screen this size, I can't see much of a resolution improvement with the S6. I think the screen could be a bit more vibrant, but that's nit picking. I say the screen is Great!

Speed:

This phone flies!!! Even after they throttled it down a bit, it still flies. I've only seen maybe one stutter from this phone and I blame the app and not the phone. I'm not much for numbers and benchmarks; I am all about real world impressions how does it really feel. This thing seems to handle whatever is thrown at it and smile about it. I have had a couple of instances where it got pretty warm, but it was nothing to be alarmed at and it soon cooled off and was back to normal. I have not tried gaming yet, but I will. I say the speed of this phone is great.

Sense 7:

I've been a Sense fan since Sense 5. Sense just keeps getting better. I like the fact that Sense is lightweight yet useful and beautiful at the same time. The themes are a wonderful addition, I'd like to see more them options, but that's nit picking. I love the fact that many aspects of the UI are updatable through the Play Store, so we don't have to wait for a full update to get new features. I think Blinkfeed is super useful but I never liked it as a whole screen, but there are ways around that.I say Sense is good as usual

There are aspects that I didn't touch on, but those are kinda insignificant to me. I believe the pieces are there for the M9 to be the best phone on the market, it just seems that HTC rushed to market before it was fully ready. Things like the overheating and the camera should have been pretty much ironed out before launch, and the updates should fix more minor issues. Although I do love this phone, there things that I think HTC should have done better from the jump. No company is perfect and no phone is perfect. I suspect that this year will be a flat year for HTC and maybe the M10 (or whatever it will be called) will be the bombshell that HTC needs to lead the market. That's my take on it, I look forward what the rest of this year holds for the M9.