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[One (M9) General] graffixnyc:
Yeah I remember that thread. I also found that the Sensation had two screen manufacturers and started a thread about it in that section.. I think with the My touch 4g it was Sharp and Sony and you wanted the Sony screen. The sharp looked like crap. With the Sensation it was Sharp and AIO or something like that and with that one you wanted the sharp panel (although some preferred the AIO panel)
[One (M9) General] Jonathan-H:
Mine is UK version, Carphone warehouse. Gold on Silver. The screen is very good, not leaning to red/yellow or green, best white balance i've seen so far on a non iphone.

There are slight gaps around where the new lip is, which i'm sure destroys the IPX3 rating and will be a dust magnet, although up to now, no dust has gone anywhere lol.

Speakers are brilliant! Better than M8.
[One (M9) General] graffixnyc:
I got my silver/gold AT&T version yesterday and so far no problems. Solid build quality. No dead pixels, screen is great. No problems that I can see really. Serial starts with FA53DY
[One (M9) General] avara:
Could you please give us the first 6 characters of the serial number, in order to figure out the factory batch? Thanks!
[One (M9) General] akpe:
Please excuse my post here, as I don't have the device yet, I just wanted to post my findings.

Sadly, I think build issues remain in the M9 as well. On close-up shots in some video reviews I watched you can see them. Take a look here for example. On 2:17 you can see the right part of the screen protruding a bit from the front metal panel and in the next close up, around 2:22, you can see there are (multiple?) gaps on the left side of the screen between the screen bezel and the frame. What is really weird is that, in the second example, it's not a single straight gap, but multiple gaps, extremely weird for a metal design.

I know I'm probably nitpicking and many of you would dismiss those issues even if they were on a massive scale, but I won't. Never mind my OCD (this can be tamed :D) but I really hoped HTC would crush such issues after dealing with them on both the M7 and the M8.

Let's hope those are isolated (or even better, illusions caused by the angle of the video) and will be (or are already) fixed in retail models. It's the first time I'm planning to upgrade from my M7 (all of the four models I had had some kind of build quality issue) and I would hate it if I had to play hide and seek with Arvato again.
[One (M9) General] jah:
Beautifully made. Very impressed. Too scared to use without a case, however .
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
get it exchanged, the units i tried had the glass completely level with the front plate, it's part of it's beauty, the news are reporting shortage and delayed delivery for the USA, so let's this hope this will not pressure the amazing QC
[One (M9) General] bigballa:
I have a grey M8 at home right now. Will update this post later tonight when I get you the serial number and pictures

My HTC M9 is from the HTC Champions launch event which happened in Atlanta this week for retail employees.

M9 serial: FA53FY

M8 serial: *will post later today

Overall the M9 feels a lot better than the M8 in terms of build and feel in the hand. If I place the M9 on four fingers and tilt my hand forward or backward the phone doesn't slip off unless my hand is almost vertical. The M8 would slip out of my hand after like a rotation of 10-15 degrees lol

The M9 is a little slimmer and that I don't like. Coming from a OnePlus one and large phones regularly, the M9 feels too small. Overall I'm happy because I put a case on it and it brings the size back a little to me. Bought a Nexus 6 last night anyways haha.
[One (M9) General] stevedebi:
Mine is perfect. SN FA53K.....

My M8 was FA as well. Also perfect.
[One (M9) General] Duncan1982:
Just had a scan for any of the noted imperfections & unless only visible under microscope all is sweet & dandy with mine :)
[One (M9) General] MattMJB0188:
Unlocked Gunmetal Grey M9 from HTC.com. Everything is perfect with mine. Couldn't be happier with it. Now I just need a good case lol.
[One (M9) General] avara:
Awesome feedback. Feel free to post your serial number (first 6 digits) even if your phone is perfect. It's good to know the good batches as well!
[One (M9) General] clsA:
Developer Edition - FA53HY - Perfect condition - Screen is Excellent / not yellow or pink at all more a very light gray than anything
[One (M9) General] Adam182:
My lower volume button is pushed in slightly at at the top end, looks a bit wonky but still works as it should, ill update with serial and photos soon - Adam
[One (M9) General] Duncan1982:
My volume down is the same mate, I put it down as a design feature as it functions as it should :P
[One (M9) General] Reyde Viscerous:
Mine doesn't appear to have this. It was one of the first things I checked since I noticed this in some videos too. Kind of surprised, really. The volume down button does however protrude slightly less in its entirety compared to the volume up one.

After going over everything very carefully it seems I have only two minor issues:

IR blaster cover is a tiny bit misaligned on the right side

On the lower left-hand and upper right-hand corners of the screen the polycarbonate has a small dent you can only see in a certain light

Very satisfied in general, it seems very solid. I do worry however that there might get dust in-between the face and aluminium unibody parts.
[One (M9) General] charlesx123:
Not very impressed

I bought it last night. I have the M8 and going to the M9, the color saturation is a bit different. It seems more greener than the M8 screen colors. I tested the speed by launching some applications side by side, and the M8 beat the M9 on many application launches. I got a good deal on the phone so I'm not complaining, but this is not a worth the upgrade for someone paying full price for the phone. It is also a bit heavier than the M8.
[One (M9) General] Duncan1982:
There are many factors to consider is these pointless speed tests.

First is the app most are optimised for dalvic and 32bit chips, yes that is slowly changing but this is one factor.

Two I can almost guarantee that app opening times can't get any faster, dam its instant on the M8 & same with the M9, what more are you expecting?

I have a dislike for these benchmark apps and speed tests especially when the transition is happening and app developers are playing catch up.

Moore's law dictates that processing speeds will double I believe every 18months.

This doesn't mean when you click on an app it will send you to the moon.

Keep focusing on these tests and have fun,

I'm just enjoying the other side where I don't have to worry or get in a twist as all my phones even as far back as my Z2 offer a great user experience.
[One (M9) General] charlesx123:
I saw a video on the speedtest, and I decided it to do it myself. I realize it's not much of a difference, but still interesting that there is a difference.
[One (M9) General] th3:
I'm finding build quality, aesthetics and ergonomics to be absolutely excellent.

But the screen colours and white balance are badly off. Its warm, greeny warm.

My M8 is on the colder side but closer to real.

The colours improve by quite a margin as you increase brightness to 50% though. Remember this.
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
when you first it unbox it, it appears so but the deep green tint will reduce within a week, as the glue settles down, it remains on the colder side though certainly above 7000k
[One (M9) General] MPooZD:
I got mine and there is sticker written in it "made in taiwan by htc corporation" at the bottom on left side .

i saw many reviews in youtube and i didn't see it ! anyone has same that sticker ?
[One (M9) General] th3:
Nope, no such sticker in UK!

Only that CE 2200

Sent using Tapatalk
[One (M9) General] clsA:
Has anyone gotten the HTC Media link to work on the M9 ? It's not even in the list of devices to scan for ???

I also installed TV and got a notice HTC was abandoning it on 4/30/15 and the directed me to a Peel Smart Remote App
[One (M9) General] iggdawg:
The power button move: I'm over it

Many reviewers have criticized the move of the power button from the top to the side. I've had my M9 for almost a week now, and I'll admit it felt weird and unnatural for a while. But to be honest I like the new placement better than the old placement on top now. After getting over my muscle memory it's a lot quicker to turn on and off now. The only sticking point for it really is car mounts. With a case on the clamps don't hit the button but do block it. But all in all I like the side placement of it.

I think another case for moving it is people with smaller hands. I have giant ham fists, so reaching the top was never a big deal. but my wife is a lot smaller than me... While turning her M8 on with a double tap is easy enough, she has to do hand acrobatics to turn the device off using the power button.
[One (M9) General] superchilpil:
Edit: Mod deleted thread, no longer want to discuss.
[One (M9) General] jauhien:
But no one was doing 'hand_acrobatics' for switching M8 off.. every one simply swiped up:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
[One (M9) General] clsA:
My CHOE Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 came in today and Wow what an improvement, phone now charges from 30% to nearly full in 45 min

not sure if that 75% faster or not but it sure is nice.
[One (M9) General] bkong:
Can anyone with the m9 press down on the corners of the speaker covers. The bottom left corner of my m9 moves in and out, its not solidly bonded to the metal like the other corners.

Its very slight movement, I'm not sure if it warrants a replacement. Does anyone have experience with HTC.com return or exchange policies? I called digital river but they weren't that helpful.
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
this! i tried everything! seems HTC forgot about medialink or something
[One (M9) General] Adam182:
Exactly the same on mine, bottom left corner has some very slight movement. Not a chance it warrants a replacement to me - Adam
[One (M9) General] xxquicksh0txx:
Mine is the same, I didn't even notice it until I read this... And I've had it for a week now.

Definitely doesn't warrant a replacement, at least to me. Such a small thing, and it barely moves.
[One (M9) General] clsA:
Mines the same, I wonder what caused it
[One (M9) General] superchilpil:
Anyone else crack their camera lense?
[One (M9) General] xxquicksh0txx:
Did you drop it?
[One (M9) General] superchilpil:
Nope, just pulled it out of my pocket. I may have bumped into something but I don't recall hitting anything that hard.

I don't doubt it was my fault, just curious to see if it becomes a common problem because the camera protrudes
[One (M9) General] xxquicksh0txx:
In a review I watched the guy said he was taking standing up pictures of it and it fell over and cracked the lens.

I wouldn't blame it on protruding, as much as being a big piece of glass.

I'm not sure how crack resistant the sapphire lens is, I know it's very scratch resistant... Does that mean it's harder? Which in turn means it's more brittle?
[One (M9) General] bkong:
Yea I've heard that the sapphire lens is much more brittle.

Does anyone else's power button feel mushy? Mine is so easily pressed. The volume buttons are both much more clicky and solidbthan the power...
[One (M9) General] nazrin313:
Yeap i concour
[One (M9) General] haZethew0rld:
Volume down is positioned a little bit lower than volume up, almost in the same position as the power button which can be confusing at times.
[One (M9) General] MSIOCGenie:
I actually think that was the S6 whose camera glass broke, in a comparison video. Other than that, the M8 also had somewhat mushy speaker covers above the speaker part, since there was just air underneath.
[One (M9) General] xxquicksh0txx:
Was it the S6? My bad then :o
[One (M9) General] B-Man2005:
my phone rattles inside ... otherwise everything perfect...

i think its the motor which is loose inside or the motor itself which is rattling in there... does no one has that too ?

its pretty annoying ... i even hear it when i lay it back on the table... everyyyyyy year the same ... soemthing with the motor for me ... damn

would you guys exchange it ?

thanks
[One (M9) General] MSIOCGenie:
Oops, accidentally pressed the thanks button [emoji14]

Anyway, yes that sounds like something I'd exchange my unit for. A lot of phones do rattle "by design" though, but it's barely noticeable unless you put them by your ear and shake it.
[One (M9) General] xxquicksh0txx:
I can only hear a rattle if I shake it violently like a maraca. Just sounds like the vibrator moving.

Can't hear it by laying it down on a table though...
[One (M9) General] muayyadf1:
Front camera is now working here. Giving a black screen.
[One (M9) General] graffixnyc:
I know sometimes there is glue that needs to cure but are you sure it's glue and not just the screen? I have noticed that both M9's I have when next to another device to seem to have more of a greenish tint to them. If I crank the brightness up all the way it's not as noticeable(but who keeps their brightness at 100%?). That might be the one thing I return it because. lol I did read in the Android Central review he said he only really notice it when you have it side by side with another device. Since I use a lot of devices I notice it a lot unfortunately and is bothering the sh** out of me. The screen just seems more dull and muted compared to my other devices (Z3 Compact, Nexus 9, Iphone 6) and I don't remember the m8 screen being like that. I absolutely loved the M7 and M8 screen. I had a M7 what was warmer when I first got it because of glue. I ran one of those dead pixel fixer apps that's just cycles through different colors and let it run through a few full battery cycles for hours at a time. I figured it would help it cure faster and it did. Within days it was then colder than another device I had that it had been warmer than at first. I'm doing the same thing on the m9 and it doesn't seem to be helping at all which is making me think it might just be the display (or one of the displays they used if they used panels from different manufacturers like they have done in the past)
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
ok the answer is grey :)

i mean, the device is calibrated on the cold side, but it's also terribly tinted out of box, once you cure the initial heavy scary disgusting tint, it becomes a lot better, colors are a lot more defined and sharpness as well, mainly contrast is great on the new screen, but even after curing the fact remains it's still toward the blue side, the thing is that we know HTC added polarized filter in there for better sunlight visiblity, so this must be the reason why the situation gets a lot worse under 50% brightness, i believe HTC is using the exact same screen as the M8 but the filter is the reason why it looks different, more contrasty, sharper and colder, so HTC can never counter the filter in terms of brightness but few RGB tweaks and they compensate to restore the M8 much loved calibration

anyway regarding build quality, i have inspected three units owned by my cousin, all grey, they are all flawless except few niggles:

- 2 units had a click sound on the bottom left corner, but still completely solid, so i guess its a slight imperfection in the front plate fitting

- 1 unit without the click sound anywhere however it has a different coating to the back, the coating feels grained and not as smooth as the two above

the three screens are toward the cold, but they differ in maximum brightness (guess it means different levels of glue cure)

the borrowed M9 im carrying is one of the clicky type above but i have decided never to be "Wasteful" and let something like that bother me, its flawless otherwise and it has the brightest screen out of the three
[One (M9) General] Chingonazo:
Hi, I just got my Developer Edition today and it is practically flawless. This is one of the things that keeps me coming back to HTC. Will report later if I find any issues with it since I only had it for a few hours.

Thanks

Chingonazo
[One (M9) General] alcylon:
love the beast

So far I am on stock rom.

M9 is fast. Build quality exellent. Love Sense 7 and the option to expand memory is great.

So far no complains from me. :)
[One (M9) General] beno619:
Got a flawless unit ?
[One (M9) General] andybg40:
I've received my third unit today and sending that back too. Every one has had a bent frame around the screen which leads to gaps. The latest one also had the screen sitting proud of the frame in one corner, which i pushed back in and it kind of stayed, but then came out again after a few hours, so the bonding is bad. Another thing i noticed is what looks like little creases in the metal at the corner point of the screen, almost like it's been crimped slightly to hold the screen in place?

The front camera has been misaligned on each handset too.
[One (M9) General] StilsonCanyon:
Perhaps you could post a few photos of the device so we can see what you're referring to?

I was the happy recipient of a flawless M9 on Monday. So far I have no significant complaints. Having to learn how to get the best pictures out of the camera is a bit irritating, however I knew that there was/were issue(s) going in, so I can't blame HTC for that one.
[One (M9) General] afhum:
Anyone has backlight bleeding on their screen? Mine has at bottom left of screen. I can see it when I use light color wallpapers where at the homescreen, the greyish gradient effect at the foreground of the left and middle navigation buttons would show some discoloration.
[One (M9) General] andybg40:
Sorry dude, I shipped it today.

It is possible to see the problems in pics from reviews, that's what I used for reference as I had they grey model and thought it may be specific, but nearly all reviews are with the two tone and they have the same issue. Might just be me having an OCD when it comes to phones, but when I buy all my handsets outright, I want them to be perfect.

Back to the N6 for a while...
[One (M9) General] xxquicksh0txx:
I've got light bleed in the top left hand corner, but it doesn't bleed into the screen itself. I can just see it when I tilt the bottom of my phone up and look 'down' at it. It's not visible when you're using it, so I wasn't bothered. If you look straight at the phone you'd never know.
[One (M9) General] afhum:
Then that's alright. But i think thats the polarized filter.. Mine is obvious even when looking straight at the screen. Funny that the service centre told me that the other unit has it too. Waiting for the 3rd unit tomorrow to compare. Hopefully its better and can be replaced with it..
[One (M9) General] xxquicksh0txx:
Should note, my girlfriends M9 doesn't have any bleed at all.
[One (M9) General] augie7107:
Ditto
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
four units around me non of that and no light bleed, except clicky left corners
[One (M9) General] bodooo:
Audio jack

Does anyone else have a audio jack to where it's easy to unplug a headphone jack out from the phone? I know I had this problem with the m8 and had to replace the headphone jack because the slightest movement would unplug any type of headphone jack. Hoping its just it's not happening on this one.
[One (M9) General] nazrin313:
Gotta try that...I dont use my phones to listen to music, got a dedicated Digital Audio Player for this...

Reason for this is bcos I think no phones can do my IEMs or headphones any justice...
[One (M9) General] MSIOCGenie:
I had the same. It was just dust that had collected over time. Use a tooth pick or something, and carefully remove it.
[One (M9) General] Dmx_4i:
Is it possible to check the production date for HTC M9 ?
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
yes like any other HTC from the serial code, search for it on XDA
[One (M9) General] Dynomutt007:
Mines perfect! Other than the squishy corner which I only learned about reading this thread but it doesn't bother me. FA53CYJ
[One (M9) General] dr-jo:
This time I am not satisfied with the finishes and the quality of the M9.

Already replaced 1 time because the first had a bump on the bottom rack, then I realize that the second also has had of bump on the two grid speakers.

Serial N° HT52WYJxxxxx & actual HT533YJxxxxx
[One (M9) General] Tiges:
Got mine yesterday, gun metal grey, absolutely no issues, looks great.

S/N FA53DYJXXXXX

:good:
[One (M9) General] abelkov:
Mine has absolutely the same bumps... I can see them only at a certain angle and light and may be they are not so obvious as yours, but they are here...

Also my bottom speaker grill moves a bit as it is said before some pages and the buttons are positioned differently... :(

Do you think that the movement of the speaker grill could cause me some real troubles?

Besides those build imperfections i am very satisfied, but i think i will send it for replacement at the moment i get my M7 back(purple camera repairing). What do you think - is it worth it?

Regards,
[One (M9) General] YorubaDey:
Honestly, with the metal body design, minor imperfections are to be expected. I actually had three M7s back in the day, 2 replaced due to minor imperfections (although one had a tiny part of the screen chipped off, which I found unacceptable in a new phone) before I settled. The one I settled with had a tiny gap right above one of the capacitive buttons which bled some light, but it was extremely insignificant.

Never had an M8, so can't comment on that one, but it definitely seems HTC has improved their production technique.
[One (M9) General] dr-jo:
you can put your early Serial Number ?

I think yes it is useful to return it because the price of the devices have not acceptable imperfections they go to débalage.

after the critical of devices that bends more easily than other (Iphone, Samsung ...) imperfections leaves me a bitter smile.

HTC my contacted 29.5.2015 and asked me to bring it back to my dealer for the transmetre in teleservice for a standard exchange, will have plenty of time that their need, and I would find at the reception of either saying new device.

Apart from that I am pleased with HTC devices otherwise I would have never had so many HTC...
[One (M9) General] abelkov:
HT53JY is my serial number. The only thing that bothers me is m9 is still difficult to be found in my country. And our retailers are not very polite... So the only way to replace my device is to send it to htc service center (in another country) and to wait between 2-4 weeks for htc's decision - to replace or not to.

Btw i am using otterbox defender case, so the mentioned issues are not visible. That is why i am wondering is it worth to send it for replacement.
[One (M9) General] B. East:
I have just received my second M9. Isn't the first one back due to an issue with the G sensor not working, they sent me a replacement, and there is a dent right by the power button, so I think this one will be going back as well
[One (M9) General] tasos12:
No Problems

I have an unlocked silver/gold and see no defects in manufacturing at all.

It looks and feels great.

I guess the guy who said to me before I bought my M9 the more you use it the more you will appreciate it was right on.

One minor problem is that the screen is not very bright in auto but great in manual mode.

However this is concerning me as it may have an effect in battery drainage.

Finally the camera seldom works as I want it to but then again I never got the infamous OTA for camera performance improvement.
[One (M9) General] hamdir:
just an update, my M9 had clicks on the two left corners since day one, lately they've completely disappeared on their own, it's rock solid now

i dont know how did that happen, it took few harmless drops while in pouch so maybe that's related
[One (M9) General] abelkov:
The clicking issue is the only one that really concerns me. But really don't want to left without the phone for so long... :(
[One (M9) General] grim489:
Mine is good besides the somewhat recessed volume down button, the only thing I'm dissapointed in is that the color is rubbing off of the front of my phone. T-Mobile silver gold. The corners are losing their color and I've had it a little over 3 weeks. :/