Many people may be disappointed when the M9 is brought out. After all, HTC's flagship mobile phone this year, which likes to be boldly designed in appearance, is no different from last year's flagship mobile phone. Although HTC has chosen to make small changes in the existing classic design to make the mobile phone easier to use, it is completely understandable that the M9 is a small change of the M8, or a comprehensive upgrade?
Since it's a hands-on game, let's first talk about the feeling of M9 on our hands. The overall workmanship is the same as that of M8, which is impeccable. M9 is slightly narrower, shorter, and thicker than M8. The left and right frames have made minor design changes, making M9 visually wider than it actually is. Then the surface of the body has changed from M8 monochrome to gold and silver matching. The surface of the brushed aluminum alloy body looks really beautiful. Although there is still a long way to go for HTC's "jewel like" texture, this does not prevent the M9 from becoming a beautiful mobile phone.
The response of the whole system of the M9 is as straightforward and smooth as that of HTC in the past, although it uses the same 1080p resolution screen and Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor as the LG G Flex 2, The M9 does not have the occasional jam of G Flex 2 at all. The 3GB RAM also makes it easy for users to switch between applications. The up and down interactive web pages are as smooth as silk. In a word, the M9 should be the demonstration prototype of Snapdragon 810, not G Flex 2.
When holding the M9, the presence of the protruding metal around the body is quite strong. Although this design has made a great contribution to holding the phone steady, we also appreciate HTC's changes in listening to consumer feedback, but the feeling of M9 holding in the hand occasionally becomes inferior to that of M8 because the metal bar presses the palm of the hand.
It is quite appropriate to describe HTC's design direction this year with "minor repairs and minor changes", HTC has created a mobile phone with a stronger sense of high-end on the basis of M8 through minor repairs and minor changes. M8 is already a very high standard. To be honest, M9 does not need to make so many changes. The volume button is designed to be detached, and the power button is moved to the right, which is easy to operate.
The size of the BoomSound speaker grille on the top has been slightly reduced so that HTC can successfully place the larger 4 megapixel UltraPixel camera in front.
The Sense UI has developed to the seventh generation, and the progress between each generation is quite distinct. Since Sense 6, HTC has made a decision to make Sense lightweight. The UI after lightweight has also won many praises, but HTC is not satisfied, While maintaining the fluency and delicacy of 6, Sense 7 adds theme functions that many people like. In addition, Sense 7 also places preset icons or provides dining suggestions on the screen according to the user's location. In general, Sense 7 is better used.
For the final evaluation of the M9, we still need to be based on an official retail version of the machine in order to carry out the system. However, as far as the current engineering prototype is concerned, we see HTC's efforts to constantly improve itself. Perhaps HTC is not as bold and innovative as before in the design language, but this still does not prevent the M9 from becoming an excellent and worthy mobile phone. Of course, The premise is that HTC has adjusted the camera on the M9 to be more excellent.
The above pictures and texts are translated from
As for the photo of M9, the first sentence is that everything is subject to the retail version.
Why do you ask for the price? HTC has told all the people who have got the test prototype that our software is not perfect yet, and we are still working hard, and 95% of our daily work is to optimize this camera.
However, the expected launch time of M9 is in the middle of March (in Taiwan). If HTC still needs to continue to optimize, HTC should hurry up. After all, time does not wait. If we look at it from a different perspective, the engineering machine we have now may represent the photographic strength of the final retail version to some extent.
HDR Close/Open Sample Comparison:
Sample of front camera:
Well, over this period of time, the photo quality of M9 has disappointed the author. Although the imaging speed is very fast and impressive, the imaging effect is not good enough. Just like the sample we will see soon, noise control is in a mess, overexposure often occurs, and the night pictures are also very bad, In the past two years, HTC has obtained light input through large pixels. This year, HTC has done the opposite. Even the author occasionally thinks that it would be better to use the front UltraPixel directly when taking pictures at night.
M9 photo proof and relevant text translation
