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your experience with m8

gonna buy m8 :laugh::laugh::laugh: i need to know u enjoyed your experience with it or no ?

Great phone. The expected HTC high build quality. Quite simply the best build quality phone at its release, and then some time thereafter. Possibly only the iPhone 6, and the upcoming Galaxy S6 are on the same level as the M8, in terms of build quality.
Sense is very nice in its iterations on this phone (and you have other options if you don't like Sense). Software wise, very smooth running, and I get good battery life (of course those things are subjective). Boomsound speakers are excellent, very impressive sound coming from such a small device.
Some folks complain about the camera. But I think many of those folks are looking at the MP number on paper; rather than what the picture quality look like. It takes great photos for me. My wife has commented a number of times how much nicer pics from my phone look compared to her iPhone 5s.
Just as important as all this, the M8 has a great XDA community, with a good number of quality devs and custom ROMs.

It's a flagship phone, and until the M9 proves itself, it's still a flagship phone. You won't be disappointed. I have been incredibly satisfied with my M8 in every way.
As redpoint noted, Sense is a very light, very graceful layer over Android. Perhaps not as close to stock as Moto, but still quite good (and much better than TouchWiz IMHO). Apps fly on it, despite the CPU running slightly slower (in most markets) than the competing S5 or LG G3, and the display and speakers are top shelf.
Also, I will reiterate that the worries about the camera are largely overblown. Yes, you won't be able to blow up pictures to mount on a blimp at the Superbowl, but it takes very good pictures for most uses.
Finally, it's the only non-Nexus flagship phone left that you can completely free by going S-off if you need it.

Very satisfied so far. Around 7 hour of screen time if I don't game and very good dev support. It's like a nexus but from HTC. And boom sound is literally mind blowing first time you hear it and I never thought about factor when I got it.
Would I upgrade to an M9? No, this phone already does everything I need
Woudl I buy a M9 if I had the chance instead of M8? Considering the M8 will drop and has dropped in price a lot no, I would still get M8.

Upgrading from m7 to m9

Hi guys got my upgrade early from Vodafone and ordered this phone on launch day.
I have to say I think it's a worthy upgrade for m7 users but less so for users of the m8,
I like the design of the m9 a lot better than the m8, I wasn't a huge fan of how rounded m8 was and preferred the flatter edges of the m7. The sound is amazing and an order of magnitude louder than my m7, the only complaint is that I miss the capacative buttons from the m7 and really don't get why HTC got rid of them when the back bar is still present.
Just wanted to share a few thoughts and despite all the negative reviews I really love this phone and think once we have kernel source and we get some software refinements and custom kernels this device will only get better.
Please share your thoughts if you have upgraded to m9 from m7 or ask questions if you are considering it.
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I have the m7 and am still on the fence about the m9. The black bar no matter their reasons still just seems silly to me but I can overlook that. How are you liking the camera? I'd like to pick up a new phone before my vacation in the next few months and I'd love for the cell phone to be the main picture taker. The m7 was quite acceptable for the typical day shots. I love the m7 speakers and can't imagine them even louder! Considering what else is out there for all networks... Would you buy it again? What else did you have your eyes on?

I haven't used the camera much so far but pics I have taken with just auto settings are certainly acceptable if a bit noisy when zoomed in, the lack of optical image stablization is a little disappointing but in order to get the best shot I've used burst mode and just kept the best one , the camera is not the biggest feature for me so is not a real issue imo.
I was considering the s6 non edge variant I feel the edge is a bit gimmicky and am not a fan of touchwiz as much as HTC Sense, which has some real nice touches over previous iterations like themes, sense home etc although these are now available on m7, I was also considering waiting to see Sony's z4 but since I was offered the upgrade early I just went with my gut and ordered the m9.
I don't know if there was anything wrong with my m7 speakers but when I first got it I was extremely impressed with the audio, It seemed to reduce significantly after an ota though leaving me a little bewildered( and my daughter's one mini (m4) louder.
Believe me this thing is super loud and the Dolby surround is genuinely impressive, if you get it check out some of the Dolby videos on YouTube and you should hear what I mean, good luck choosing your new phone and let us know what u decide.
Yes I would definitely still buy this handset right now
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Free mobile app

Definitely a big improvement from the m7. Camera design smoothness screen is a massive jump but so much compared to m8. HTC really missed an opportunity here rather then launching 5" screen to compete against s6 s6 edge they should have gone for 6" screen to compete with 6 plus and note 4. More chance of success as they are older devices.
Nevertheless m9 is good solid phone but not in the same league as s6. Im a massive HTC fan but they keep making silly desicions . Getting back to point if you like m7 then you will be very impressed with HTC one m9.

Definitely, I think the upgrade from m7 is worth it that's why I posted this thread , just took some photos in fairly low light and the 4up upfront still seems the give better shots , I'm dunk though so I'll see in the moring
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How's the battery so far? Do you have any problems with performance from the throttling?

battery life for me has been comparable to my M7 and has not been a problem as I plug in at every opportunity, there is defo thermal throttling going on but only in games and benchmarks really, tested mine outside in fairly cool temprature and got my best antutu and quadrant scores yet, Antutu 56000 ish and 33000 ish in quadrant however at room temp tests this drops to around Antutu 50000 - 53000 and quadrant 30000 - 31000 depending on ambient temp,
User experience is not affected but rarely play games on my device so cant really comment on that much.

Dynomutt007 said:
battery life for me has been comparable to my M7 and has not been a problem as I plug in at every opportunity, there is defo thermal throttling going on but only in games and benchmarks really, tested mine outside in fairly cool temprature and got my best antutu and quadrant scores yet, Antutu 56000 ish and 33000 ish in quadrant however at room temp tests this drops to around Antutu 50000 - 53000 and quadrant 30000 - 31000 depending on ambient temp,
User experience is not affected but rarely play games on my device so cant really comment on that much.
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How is the camera in terms of autofocusing moving subjects and look to the photos compared to the M7? The new camera update supports RAW which should be better in terms of picture quality. Also with the lack of optical image stabilization that the M7 had, is it more difficult to get those low light shots?

The camera has never really been a major consideration for me in choosing a smartphone, I do take photo's occasionally and found both the M7 and the M9 sufficient for my snapping needs, I have not really tested with moving targets but the lack of OIS is certainly a miss but I can live without it. I have not taken any RAW format pictures yet but I read in another thread that they are very good,
Low light photos seem fine for me so far but I have manually tweaked the settings a bit as I was initially unimpressed with the auto settings
capped ISO to 800, set to Medium resolution and lowered sharpness to -1 < seems to produce decent results.

Used my M7 running sense 7 till my M9 arrived today. Still love my M7, wife wants it but i dont know if i can part with it! IT is still a good upgrade for the M7 (which i have had for 2 years) and my god did EE take some convincing to give it to me for free!!!
First offer was £119.99 for the phone with 4gb data unlimited everything else for £52 a month. Half an hour after me seeing what other offers they have on it i said ill go vodaphone. Within seconds i was told i could have the phone free and 10gb data (unlimited texts / calls) for £41 a month.. Crazy but wel;l worth the stress i love it already

bonesy said:
Used my M7 running sense 7 till my M9 arrived today. Still love my M7, wife wants it but i dont know if i can part with it! IT is still a good upgrade for the M7 (which i have had for 2 years) and my god did EE take some convincing to give it to me for free!!!
First offer was £119.99 for the phone with 4gb data unlimited everything else for £52 a month. Half an hour after me seeing what other offers they have on it i said ill go vodaphone. Within seconds i was told i could have the phone free and 10gb data (unlimited texts / calls) for £41 a month.. Crazy but wel;l worth the stress i love it already
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Almost exactly like me! I loved my M7, I would have held on a little longer if the missus wasn't forcing me to take an upgrade so she could have it! Currently awaiting it's return from warranty repair for the purple camera, they're replacing the module. Didn't annoy me as I'm not one for snapping indoors but thought I might as well get it fixed before giving it to her.
I'm on Vodafone and had even more trouble. The best they could offer me (a customer of 8 years) was £40pm with 4GB. I ended up getting a pre-order through mobilephonesdirect.co.uk, on the same Vodafone plan of unlimited calls, texts and 4GB data for £40 up front and £31.50pm! Bizarre how a 3rd party can sell you something the network can't come close to for a loyal customer

I was going to go with mobilephonesdirect but as our contracts are in my wifes maiden name we woulkd have needed to send our marriage certificate to EE to get it changed so i could go with MPD. Could not be bothered with that so went direct to EE.
I LOVE THIS PHONE!

Can anyone comment on the camera of the M9 particularly with the Raw update vs the M7 and the AF system too.

Is it true that the M9 is much louder than the M7 with its Boomsound speakers?

eosman said:
Is it true that the M9 is much louder than the M7 with its Boomsound speakers?
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Not so
I just tried them both today.
M7 sounds better and the m9 is slightly louder

Can anyone tell me how it was to go from hardware buttons to onscreen buttons?

Philipp_94 said:
Can anyone tell me how it was to go from hardware buttons to onscreen buttons?
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with the larger screen you never miss the hardware buttons
plus you can customize the onscreen ones (I use 4 buttons)
LeeDroid lets you shrink the buttons during the Aroma install

clsA said:
with the larger screen you never miss the hardware buttons
plus you can customize the onscreen ones (I use 4 buttons)
LeeDroid lets you shrink the buttons during the Aroma install
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Thanks, so it's not a hard compromise to make?

Philipp_94 said:
Thanks, so it's not a hard compromise to make?
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Nope, it's even better

clsA said:
with the larger screen you never miss the hardware buttons
plus you can customize the onscreen ones (I use 4 buttons)
LeeDroid lets you shrink the buttons during the Aroma install
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With on screen buttons it'll pretty much be the same as the m7 until you play games or watch videos where they disappear

M8 VS. M9

Guys what do you think..
Is it really worth it?
Comparing the 2 with eachother?
battery life?
Screen?
Speed?
Camera offcourse this one's better it couldn't be worse lolz!

Rolando88 said:
Guys what do you think..
Is it really worth it?
Comparing the 2 with eachother?
battery life?
Screen?
Speed?
Camera offcourse this one's better it couldn't be worse lolz!
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I bought the M9 after a year with the M8, im really happy with my decision and definately wouldn't go back on it.
Battery Life is the same for me
Screen is also pretty much the same, no better and no worse
Speed is Fast! but then again the M8 is also fast!
Camera is better, but saying "it couldn't be worse" is opening the floodgates for everyone who bashes the M9 in these parts. Check out the M9 photos thread there are some fantastic images in there, especially from Hamdir!
Bear in mind my reason for upgrading was because i always want the latest, greatest thing. That said the upgrade was totally worth it either way for me - Adam

Adam182 said:
I bought the M9 after a year with the M8, im really happy with my decision and definately wouldn't go back on it.
Battery Life is the same for me
Screen is also pretty much the same, no better and no worse
Speed is Fast! but then again the M8 is also fast!
Camera is better, but saying "it couldn't be worse" is opening the floodgates for everyone who bashes the M9 in these parts. Check out the M9 photos thread there are some fantastic images in there, especially from Hamdir!
Bear in mind my reason for upgrading was because i always want the latest, greatest thing. That said the upgrade was totally worth it either way for me - Adam
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Hi Adam,
I believe the M9 is much beter I meant the M8 camera cant be anyworse its terrible!
I think to sell my m8 and buy the M9
I hoped the resolution went highter and/or there will be a 5.5inch model but unforunatly not.. atleast not for Europe..
im thinking about the Note4 but the problem is.../
I will get crazy without HTC Sense...

Rolando88 said:
Hi Adam,
I believe the M9 is much beter I meant the M8 camera cant be anyworse its terrible!
I think to sell my m8 and buy the M9
I hoped the resolution went highter and/or there will be a 5.5inch model but unforunatly not.. atleast not for Europe..
im thinking about the Note4 but the problem is.../
I will get crazy without HTC Sense...
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The M9 is not a massive gulf in difference over the M8 at first glance.
However the feel and yes looks are different, not massively again but enough that you sense a nice injection of refinement.
The Screen well there are differences and its subjective as to what one is for the better, I like both and let's just say you won't be dissapointed, the M9 is crisp and clear.
The Audio is fantastic both through the boomsound speakers and headphones especially with my recent purchase of the Rha's T10 wow its nice.
Battery has been on the better side of average.
So your call but the M9 is nice, it all depends on you and how you perceive the upgrade.
I also like the Camera & base storage of 32gb & expandable.

Rolando88 said:
Guys what do you think..
Is it really worth it?
Comparing the 2 with eachother?
battery life?
Screen?
Speed?
Camera offcourse this one's better it couldn't be worse lolz!
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I upgraded after a year with my M8. I like the feel of the M9 better. It has similar battery performance, but the OS menus are way smoother. I like the camera - the M8 was really only best in low light.

Personally for me, the M8 is smoother and quicker (whilst cooler).
The camera on the M9 is slightly better but not worth using in low light, especially pubs/home/parties, the M8 whilst capturing pics in low light has a useable focus time and a much brighter flash.
The battery life on the M8 gave me an hour to two better screen on time.
The M9 screen looks nicer to me.
On a side note, the gold looks more like copper, and it most definitely is not scratch resistant.
Personally if you have an M8, I don't think you'll be too impressed.

Purchase an M9 or an M8

Hi All
I used to own an M9, youve probably seen me post on here before, however, I sold the M9 on as I was so dissappointed by the camera(I know its not an SLR, but the M9 camera wasnt even decent in low light and while I have my trusty Canon, as a candid photographer, Ii do like to have a "snapper" with me to catch those moments), but i do love the speakers and Im a huge fan of sense UI.
My local store have both the M8 for £350 and the M9 for £500, BNIB and both unbranded and I do know the M8 is getting sense 7 plus alot oif the M9 features
So as they are pretty much the same phone, Has the M9 phone and camera improved to warrant the £150 extra.. or should i Just grab the M8 and wait for the M10 next year.
Thanks

In my opinion (And the specs of course), the M9 is better than the M8 in every way.
The biggest issue people have is that the M9 didn't really bring any new features but there is doubt the M9 is the better phone which is a great achievement as the M8 really was the best phone released last year.

Electronic Punk said:
In my opinion (And the specs of course), the M9 is better than the M8 in every way.
The biggest issue people have is that the M9 didn't really bring any new features but there is doubt the M9 is the better phone which is a great achievement as the M8 really was the best phone released last year.
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Thanks for the reply, can I ask.. Have you noticed an improvement through updates in the camera since release
Thanks

I don't really use it to be honest, but in the thread at the top of this section there have been a great number of updates all around the device and that definitely includes camera updates.

I like the camera I use the fv-5 camera. I'M not a big picture taker. I had to Play with it to form my own opinion
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

The M9 is an amazing phone... But the M8 is also an amazing phone. I think if you are going "on contract" or an installment plan, you might as well get the M9. If you are buying outside of a contract with the idea of upgrading in a year, I'd go with the M8 (if it's a lot cheaper).
As mentioned above, the M9 is a great phone and worth it if going the new to the "ONE" series of phones. The camera is better in almost every way, except in darker settings. I play in a band and spend a lot of time in dimly lit places (aka: night clubs). I like to take pictures of the crowd, my band and my gear while at a show...The M8 takes better pictures in this setting. I also spend a lot of time with the family camping and doing outdoors stuff and the M9 does an AMAZING job with outdoor/daytime shots, but as I mentioned already it does pretty bad with darker shots, whereas the M8 does much better. The M8 also does a decent job at day shots, but you can't really zoom in any while taking the picture or afterwards (crop in too much) without it being really grainy.
Everything else is pretty identical and I'd be hard-pressed to tell a difference in speed between the two while running programs and playing games. The M9 has a 64bit processor, but not sure that means a whole lot right now?
So basically.......You can't go wrong either way, just depends on how much you want to spend? Do you want a great phone (M8) or a greater phone (M9)?
Honestly.... As much as I like my M9, I wish I could go back and keep my M8 until the M10 came out.
One last thing to mention: If you're into custom ROMs, the M8 has MANY more custom ROMs available.....Sense, GPe, AOSP, CM, ect... But the one's available for the M9 seem much more stable.

M9 or go fo 6P ?

Hi guys. I want to buy a new phone and really like HTC UI, but yesterday i was at cellphone shop and seller advice me to ignore M9 cuz suffer's from HEAT!
Is it true what he said ? and do you recommend it or go straight for Nexus 6P ? hmmm i want regular phone like 5 inch and M9 good size and i feel more than 5inch phone is hard and weird right
PLZ help me .

See this discussion:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3312273

I really wonder why some people still talk about overheating problems ! It was resolved a long time ago after the first few updates by HTC.

Elixir_ said:
I really wonder why some people still talk about overheating problems ! It was resolved a long time ago after the first few updates by HTC.
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Thanks man. so only weakness for this device is the camera performance and how about battery after 6.0M ? is it better?

Faisal Alro8y said:
Thanks man. so only weakness for this device is the camera performance and how about battery after 6.0M ? is it better?
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The camera isn't that bad to be honest, it just doesn't reach the level of some other flagships such as the Galaxy S6 and the G4 (especially in low-light conditions). For the battery life, most of the m9 owners have noticed an improvement after the 6.0 update. I'm currently running a custom rom (ViperOne 4.2.1) and you can see my battery stats in the attached screen cap.
You can also check this thread for more details: http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/general/battery-sot-t3067585/page140

The heat issues still exist. Regardless of what people say, they just don't use, or should i say "abuse", the device enough.
That said, my phone has never overheated and switched off.
The camera leaves a bit to be desired. Choppy framerate and noise are the norm in picture mode but video is smooth and clear.
Boomsound is what sells this phone. It hasn't been beaten to this day for quality.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk

The only thing that bothers me about the camera is the lack of OIS.

Easiest way to put it if you want sense get a M8 if you don't get a 6P..

shivadow said:
The heat issues still exist. Regardless of what people say, they just don't use, or should i say "abuse", the device enough.
That said, my phone has never overheated and switched off.
The camera leaves a bit to be desired. Choppy framerate and noise are the norm in picture mode but video is smooth and clear.
Boomsound is what sells this phone. It hasn't been beaten to this day for quality.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk
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What do you mean by abuse ?

liam_davenport said:
Easiest way to put it if you want sense get a M8 if you don't get a 6P..
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Would you recommend the M8 over the M9 even when they are att the same price level? I have a M8 myself today but I'm thinking about upgrading a family member from One S to a M9. At least here in my area they are about the same price (M8 16 GB vs M9 32 GB).

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Would you recommend the M8 over the M9 even when they are att the same price level? I have a M8 myself today but I'm thinking about upgrading a family member from One S to a M9. At least here in my area they are about the same price (M8 16 GB vs M9 32 GB).
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M8 is an amazing device, but M9 sucks period it's my biggest regret in life won't buy a HTC device after this if you want an expensive heater and device with no support for months then go for it 401 variant didn't get an update since July last year... we just got the MM update and it still had it's issues, I've had lots of build quality issues, saw other people with the same issues and even people on xda who're on their 3rd+ M9 camera software sucks the sensor is great but you just can't get a good picture from it, I replaced my M9 with an Nexus 6 and never looked back now just got a nexus 6P and it blew me away how great is it if that device is an option for you go for that you won't be disappointed To me the M9 feels like a mid-range with flagship pricing

Another +1 for the 6P honestly don't bother with the M9, I'm an HTC guy through and through, look at my signature for device history. The M8 was my favourite device to date, fantastic battery life, blazing performance, decent cameras (especially in low light). The M7 was also pretty amazing but the M9 in my opinion is a downgrade from the M8, camera in any low light situations is absolutely awful, battery life is poor, got far less SOT with the M9 than I did with the M8. I really hope the M10 is decent because HTC can't afford another release like the M9. The software support has gone down hill with the M9 too, they updated the M8 quite consistently but the M9 took forever to get marshmallow! I had the nexus 4 a few years ago and went straight back to HTC because I missed sense, I missed the features, (stock android wasn't as polished back then). Absolutely love my 6P, first non HTC phone I've owned in years and it's slowly becoming my favourite all time device, camera is fantastic, low light performance is incredible! Battery life is also very impressive, the device is obviously a lot bigger so consider if a phablet is going to be a comfortable size for you but if size isn't an issue I'd chose the 6P anyday of the week. Had the M9 from launch up until November so in that time I put it through its paces! Although a small feature, the finger print sensor is a fantastic little piece of hardware, it's so much faster than unlocking with a code or pattern. The thing is, the M9 isn't a bad phone, but considering the fact its a HTC & was released in 2015 I was expecting so much more!

Thanks I own now two devices and i will pick M9 anytime. 6p microphone sound so so weak comparing to M9 and stereo speakers more clear on M9 HANDS DOWN!