<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
M9	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
manufactured	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
M8	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
M9	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
except	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
slightly	O
narrower	O
and	O
thicker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
pro	O
case	O
,	O
available	O
separately	O
,	O
offers	O
IP68-level	O
water	O
and	O
dust	O
protection	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
shockproof	O
rating	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
two-meter	O
drop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
features	O
an	O
octa-core	B-Architecture
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
810	O
system-on-chip	O
with	O
3GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
a	O
5-inch	O
1080p	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
32GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
(	O
nearly	O
9	O
GB	O
is	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storage	O
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
with	O
a	O
Micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
card	I-Device
up	O
to	O
2	O
TB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UltraPixel	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
(	O
which	O
had	O
larger	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
in	O
its	O
sensor	O
,	O
but	O
sacrificed	O
megapixel	O
size	O
for	O
enhanced	O
low-light	O
capabilities	O
)	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
now	O
using	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
20	O
megapixel	O
sensor	O
,	O
supporting	O
4K	B-Architecture
(	O
2160p	O
)	O
video	O
recording	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M8	O
's	O
depth	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
was	O
also	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speakers	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
prominent	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
M	O
series	O
since	O
the	O
M7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M9	O
runs	O
Android	B-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
with	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
Sense	B-Application
7	I-Application
user	O
interface	O
and	O
software	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
HTC	B-Application
releasing	O
a	O
last	O
minute	O
software	O
update	O
,	O
Joshue	O
Ho	O
of	O
AnandTech	O
reviewed	O
the	O
phone	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
M9	O
in	O
any	O
case	O
where	O
color	O
accuracy	O
is	O
needed	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
improvement	O
or	O
regression	O
in	O
every	O
other	O
metric	O
suggests	O
that	O
HTC	B-Application
has	O
gone	O
backwards	O
in	O
display	O
quality.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
observed	O
heavy	O
thermal	O
throttling	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
810	O
SOC	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
’s	O
basically	O
impossible	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
A57	O
cluster	O
beyond	O
1.5	O
to	O
1.6	O
GHz	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
single	O
thread	O
will	O
eventually	O
cause	O
the	O
A57	O
cluster	O
to	O
clock	O
around	O
1	O
to	O
1.2	O
GHz.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
810	O
here	O
is	O
bad	O
enough	O
that	O
I	O
would	O
genuinely	O
consider	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
805	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
improvement.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
daylight	O
photo	O
quality	O
,	O
he	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
HTC	B-Application
needs	O
to	O
strongly	O
reduce	O
the	O
noise	O
reduction	O
that	O
they	O
're	O
using	O
here	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
's	O
almost	O
no	O
detail	O
in	O
these	O
photos	O
"	O
and	O
on	O
night	O
photo	O
quality	O
he	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
One	O
M9	O
performs	O
horribly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
almost	O
looks	O
like	O
HTC	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
have	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
stabilization	O
for	O
video	O
here	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
rather	O
disappointing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
noted	O
that	O
the	O
M9	O
's	O
speakers	O
showed	O
regressions	O
over	O
the	O
M8	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
M8	O
usually	O
did	O
a	O
better	O
job	O
of	O
reproducing	O
classic	O
tunes	O
than	O
its	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
battery	O
test	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
video	O
was	O
looped	O
non-stop	O
at	O
a	O
brightness	O
level	O
of	O
50%	O
,	O
the	O
M9	O
's	O
result	O
of	O
eight	O
hours	O
and	O
nineteen	O
minutes	O
fell	O
in	O
between	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
2013	B-Application
and	O
2014	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
opened	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
"[t]he	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
810	O
SoC	O
—	O
meant	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
M9	O
a	O
speed	O
boost	O
over	O
the	O
M8	O
—	O
has	O
been	O
throttled	O
so	O
much	O
that	O
the	O
M9	O
is	O
at	O
best	O
equal	O
to	O
the	O
M8	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
slower.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
advantage	O
that	O
the	O
M9	O
's	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
810	O
SoC	O
had	O
over	O
the	O
M8	O
's	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
801	O
SoC	O
was	O
in	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
far	O
as	O
temperature	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
rumors	O
of	O
the	O
810s	O
heat	O
issues	O
seem	O
based	O
in	O
reality	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
HTC	B-Application
is	O
butting	O
right	O
up	O
against	O
the	O
acceptable	O
heat	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
phones	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
810	O
,	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
noted	O
that	O
HTC	B-Application
was	O
the	O
least	O
prepared	O
of	O
the	O
OEMs	O
in	O
coping	O
with	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
810	O
's	O
overheating	O
issues	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
that	O
chip	O
,	O
missing	O
out	O
on	O
later	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	O
810	O
that	O
somewhat	O
addressed	O
those	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M9	O
's	O
photo	O
quality	O
was	O
rated	O
as	O
mediocre	O
,	O
which	O
several	O
reviewers	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
serious	O
flaw	O
due	O
to	O
how	O
"	O
how	O
fundamental	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	O
’s	O
popularity	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
other	O
company	O
wishing	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
successful	O
smartphone	B-Application
must	O
start	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
imaging	O
foundation	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
's	O
Amadeo	O
criticized	O
the	O
M9	O
's	O
rear-facing	O
(	O
primary	O
)	O
camera	O
for	O
the	O
inconsistent	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
images	O
compared	O
to	O
2014-15	O
rival	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M9	O
's	O
rear	O
camera	O
module	O
has	O
a	O
narrower	O
aperture	O
than	O
the	O
M7	O
and	O
M8	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
lacking	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
(	O
OIS	O
)	O
that	O
was	O
found	O
in	O
preceding	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
(	O
M7	O
)	O
(	O
OIS	O
was	O
removed	O
for	O
the	O
M8	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Duo	O
Camera	O
feature	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M9	O
's	O
rear	O
camera	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
also	O
has	O
smaller	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
which	O
sacrificed	O
enhanced	O
low-light	O
capabilities	O
for	O
a	O
higher	O
megapixel	O
count	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
M7	O
and	O
M8	O
's	O
UltraPixel	O
's	O
larger	O
sensor	O
size	O
and	O
lower	O
megapixel	O
count	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Ruddock	O
reviewed	O
the	O
phone	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
Police	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
examined	O
the	O
display	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
One	O
M9	O
's	O
display	O
has	O
OK	O
color	O
reproduction	O
...	O
decent	O
brightness	O
,	O
and	O
pretty	O
good	O
viewing	O
angles	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
little	O
denying	O
that	O
competitors	O
like	O
Samsung	O
and	O
Apple	O
have	O
surpassed	O
HTC	B-Application
in	O
the	O
display	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"[t]his	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
mediocre	O
camera	O
fitted	O
to	O
a	O
high-end	O
smartphone	B-Application
in	O
the	O
last	O
year	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
-	O
it	O
is	O
simply	O
not	O
in	O
possession	O
of	O
any	O
real	O
redeeming	O
qualities	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
HTC	B-Application
has	O
delivered	O
a	O
camera	O
that	O
would	O
n't	O
stack	O
up	O
particularly	O
well	O
to	O
2014	O
's	O
flagships.	O
"	O
</s>
