The launch of the new HTC’s flagship phone was to ride on the huge success of “One M8” last year with new improvements, however, the new 20 megapixel rear camera proved rather disappointing especially in low light environments. There were noticeable flares on highly lighted surfaces as well as sharpness issues in bright environment.
As a last minutes efforts to improve on the One M9’s camera, HTC released a software update just on the eve of the M9‘s opening day in stores on April 10.
This update is expected to include “enhancements of the overall camera experience based on initial feedback for our trial and media users”.
The Over-the-Air update starting on April 10 is expected to be in phases and worldwide.
Full HTC M9 Plus Specifications: gsmarena.com
NETWORK
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH 2015, April
SIM
Nano-SIM
Fingerprint sensor
DISPLAY
Type Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (TBC), HTC Sense UI 7.0
PLATFORM
OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset Mediatek MT6795T
CPU Octa-core 2.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR G6200
MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB
Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA
Primary 20.7MP + 2.1MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features Automatic simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face/smile detection, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Secondary 4 MP (1/3'' sensor size, 2µm pixel size), 1080p@30fps, HDR
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- Dolby Surround sound
COMMS
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes (market/operator dependent)
Infrared port Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host
FEATURES
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
- Google Drive (100 GB cloud storage)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
- Document editor
- Photo/video editor
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Po 2840 mAh battery
Stand-by N/A
Talk time N/A
MISC
Colors Gunmetal Gray, Silver Gold, Amber Gold