HTC said this feature would return in the form of a software upgrade, some time after the One M9 is released in mid-March. It's a shame because the One M8's dual camera allowed for fantastic foregrounding and backgrounding with its U-Focus feature once in edit mode, creating very professional-looking snaps.
It feels sturdy and smooth to hold and with a 5-inch screen almost identical to the M8's, it's easy for those with smaller hands to use.įrom the front it looks incredibly similar to the One M8 but flip it around and you'll see HTC has ditched the dual camera for a single 20MP camera with sapphire glass, sticking one of the 'four Ultrapixel' cameras from the One M8 on the front instead, for improved selfies. It will be available in dual-tone gold and silver or gold and pink, or in single-tone gunmetal grey or gold. The One M9 continues the same design elements as the One M8, though its single-piece aluminium body has been twice-anodised to create a two-tone effect with rose-gold-coloured edging. Rumours of a larger "phablet" version of the phone did not come to fruition, although the Taiwanese manufacturer also unveiled its first wearable device, the Grip, and its first virtual reality headset, the Vive, with content partner Valve. To virtually nobody's surprise, HTC unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship smartphone, the One M9, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Sunday. The HTC One M9 looks almost identical to its predecessor, but there are subtle updates.