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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
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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.

HTC ONE M9 vs Samsung Galaxy S6

Dear all,
time has come (and I got a great deal from my provider) to leave my beloved ONE M7 and upgrade to new phone.
My obvious two choices (both at the same price) are HTC One M9 and the Sammy S6.
I have never owned (apprt from my first free smartphone 8 years ago a crappy Sammy) anything but HTC and I must say that all in all I am quite happy with the company.
That been said I am in big dilemma this year which one to choose.
I was hopping to help with my decision giving me some feedback from your experience with M9 (especially after the camera software update).
Warm Regards

Both will be a great upgrade from the M7, although that in itself was also a lovely device.

That is a hard decision. I chose the HTC m9 because I'm on at&t and the Samsung will probably never get root. If the s6 was rootable (which it should be for you) I would have bought it no question. The camera on the s6 is the undisputed champion of cameras on smartphones. The camera on the HTC is fine but not great. The new design of the s6 is more exciting this year, while the HTC is about the same as last year. From what I've heard, the s6 is very speedy and fluid but so is the HTC. Decisions decisions.

Ive had the s6 for 2 weeks. Beleive me get the htc. Theres some rubbish things about it

I have been scathing of the M9, but the more I use it, the more I appreciate it.
Simple things like being able to get straight out of the dialer after a call to the desktop without a long lag, the ability to get vibrate or silent mode like Kitkat simply by turning down the volume, SD card storage (128gb S6 will be a unicorn I think or silly money), a perfectly good camera which performs equally as good as my Note 4 did, very fast operation, and equal battery life to the S6 are just a few reasons I went for the M9.
The lag on the S6 will be minor but apparent on the S6 after a little while of use, and a decent camera is no substitute for a lack of storage, fragile body, and huge protruding camera modules.

upgraded from the M7 myself didnt need to really as its still a great device, im loving the M9 just really waiting for original development to kick off properly, flar2 already working on his EX kernel which i know will eventually be awesome, development on HTC's is pretty much 2nd to none so is always a major plus for me, anyway I couldnt be happier with my choice to go with the m9, the camera nis very decent once you tweak the settings a bit and im sure this device will only get better with time and more mature software, its a hard decision granted and i doubt you will have regrets regardless what you choose. just my 2 pennies

Thanks a lot everyone you have been a great help.My mind is made up so it's M9 all the way! I have to wait a couple of days to get my hands on it but I am sure it will be worth the wait. Just one more question coming from the M7 was it easy to transfer contacts photos and music to M9?
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I use HTC backup via dropbox for my settings, manually backup my music and photo's to my PC and all my contacts are stored on google so was completely painless, once complete was all setup in samreway as my M7 apart from a few minor settings,
Also there is a feature that pairs your devices via NFC and can transfer everything to your new phone via bluetooth but I didnt try that.

tasos12 said:
Thanks a lot everyone you have been a great help.My mind is made up so it's M9 all the way! I have to wait a couple of days to get my hands on it but I am sure it will be worth the wait. Just one more question coming from the M7 was it easy to transfer contacts photos and music to M9?
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I just upgraded from a DNA to M9. I transferred almost 6 GB of music wirelessly from phone to phone very quickly. On the M9, go to Settings, scroll down to the Personal section, and tap on Get Content From Another Phone. It'll walk you through it. This for me was the easiest and fastest way.
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Good choice. Other than the camera the s6 isnt as good as its hyped to be. Screen has awful whites and weird yellow . Pink. Green . Blue tints all over devices. Ive had 2. One was yellow. Next was pink. Its an issue all over xda. Most have this horrid problem. Touchwiz is boring. Design gets boring. Its almost too light. Like your holding air. Audio is pants. Battery sucks. Even with a custom rom. I havent enjoyed the s6 atall. Mainly down to the horrible screen tints that seems to pretty much be on all the handsets. Smh

I am using two devices for some time now, but I've had some issues with my S6 Edge, the screen rotation problem and give back to samsung and they returned back my money. HTC so far one of the best devices (M9) I've been using long time. So for so good except camera. Camera shoots bad quality photos compared to s6. 20,7mp camera is not better than m8's camera. If the camera on m9 was better, much more people would choose htc.

Between these two and ONLY these two? Probably the S6. Personally, I'd go for the G4 next month. I had massive problems with my S6, exchanged 3 times, gave up. Got the M9 for $300, and when compared to the $700 S6 it's a winner, but if the price is equal...
tasos12 said:
Dear all,
time has come (and I got a great deal from my provider) to leave my beloved ONE M7 and upgrade to new phone.
My obvious two choices (both at the same price) are HTC One M9 and the Sammy S6.
I have never owned (apprt from my first free smartphone 8 years ago a crappy Sammy) anything but HTC and I must say that all in all I am quite happy with the company.
That been said I am in big dilemma this year which one to choose.
I was hopping to help with my decision giving me some feedback from your experience with M9 (especially after the camera software update).
Warm Regards
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you asked in the HTC place, most will say M9 is better lol
I had the m8, and I'm just like you. I'm and HTC fan since the nexus one but I wasn't sure about the m9 because of the incremental update and the camera review but guess what.. I got it and its amazzzing !!
BTW, the camera is great just needs some tweaking thats all.
I never liked samsung or LG or most of the other phones, they really feel cheap but HTC feels damn premium.
Since you on the m7 it will be a big step with the m9, go for it and congratulation in advance.

Get the M9 unless camera quality is super important to you IMO. My S6 Edge had the rotation bug and I was not willing to risk getting stuck in a loop of getting defective replacements so I got the M9 to replace it. I'm not regretting it.
Things I did not like about my S6 Edge:
-Accelerometer defective out of the box
-Clueless and useless customer support. HTC support is way better
-Edge was very "sharp" feeling in hand
-Curve screen made things hard to type. Inside of my palm near my thumb kept "registering" on the screen as being touched.
-At certain angles, the whites looked pink
-Back button is on the right. WTF Samsung?
-Physical home button is still ugly, I don't like it.
-Phone is extremely light. Feels like a toy.
-Poor memory management. Apps had to keep reloading even when I had just used them.
-Touchwiz STILL has microstutters.
Things I liked about the S6 Edge:
-Screen was much brighter and more vibrant than the M9
-Camera took way better quality photos (which were upside down for me due to the rotation defect)
-Finger print reader worked flawlessly, way more convenient than PIN unlock
-First Samsung phone to look high quality
-Came with a fast charger. WTF HTC? Can't afford the extra 50 cents per phone?
-The speaker was surprisingly loud. Louder than my M9 (not nearly as good sounding, but still louder.)

I have both the m9 and a 128gb s6 edge. I love both devices for different reasons. They are both beautiful devices. That said my s6 has become my daily driver but really love both devices. I have my tablet sim in my m9 and do use it daily as well.

Having purchased (finally) my M9 I have to say after playing a bit yesterday with a friends S6 that I have no regrets what so ever. Touch Wiz is a nightmare and although the quality of construction of Samsung has apparently improved M9 is still a lot more robust and still feels like more premium.In fact my friend after playing with my M9 while I was playing with its S6 he commented "damned I made the wrong decision". BTW the let them stare motor of HTC is right on from what I can tell. Thanks guys for helping me make the right decision. ?
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I had the s6 for 3 weeks. Samsung's quality control is shocking. Everything about the s6 is over rated. Screen is horrible

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
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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.

Getting the HTC M9

Hi guys, I'm using HTC M8 and I'm thinking about upgrading to M9 (I have a good deal). I've heard that M9 had a lot of issues when it was released, so I'm looking for someone who's been using it from the day it was released to ask a few questions:
- Did updates fix anything?
- Is camera better now?
- Is rear camera better than M8's camera, if you ignore the resolution?
- Is camera at night better, or is it completely useless?
- Does it overheat like before?
- Is battery life better than before?
Thank you a lot. Sorry for my english.

The updates fixed nothing.
Camera is no better or worse.
M8 camera is more fluid on the screen, better framerate?, no noticable differences as the rear camera is 4k yet the screen is 1080p, you'd need a 4k device for playback to get the full experience.
The flash has an orange led component so the light is more in the red spectrum which makes it duller than the dual whites on the m8.
Yes it overheats but it has never shutdown or had any detriment at the 51c I personally recorded.
Battery life is really no better nor worse than the m8 as it totally depends how you use the phone.
Summary.. If you can get the m8 at an amazing price it'd probably be best opting for that rather than forking out for the m9 which is overall a monsterous device but there is no software requirement for such powerful devices.
That being said if you really really have your heart set on the m9 and have the opportunity at a good deal it surely won't disappoint but make sure you have a decent case for it from day one as my screen is already scratched and I don't know how it happened.
I wish I stole my HTC M9. It's a pile of ****.

At this point six months on, you should wait for the M10 or whatever is coming next. Most people with M8s feel the M9 is an incremental update. I came from the M7 and love it, but many people with M8s were disappointed.

HTC_One_M8_91 said:
Hi guys, I'm using HTC M8 and I'm thinking about upgrading to M9 (I have a good deal). I've heard that M9 had a lot of issues when it was released, so I'm looking for someone who's been using it from the day it was released to ask a few questions:
- Did updates fix anything?
- Is camera better now?
- Is rear camera better than M8's camera, if you ignore the resolution?
- Is camera at night better, or is it completely useless?
- Does it overheat like before?
- Is battery life better than before?
Thank you a lot. Sorry for my english.
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For me the m7 to m9 is a worthy upgrade but I don't know if I could say the same about the m8 to the m9.
The m9 is a great phone with a good camera (once tweaked) just need a a bit of nurturing.
For me it's the best phone out at the moment and I've had most of them.

I came from the M8 and it does feel like an incremental upgrade... But this is what I was expecting because the M8 was already a superior device.
The firmware updates addressed the heating, battery life, fast charging and camera.
Honestly though with the Aero set to release shortly or even the Nexus 5, I say wait and see what they have to offer.
The M9 is a beast of a device no doubt but with a deca-core processor on the horizon, I would wait!
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shivadow said:
The updates fixed nothing.
Camera is no better or worse.
M8 camera is more fluid on the screen, better framerate?, no noticable differences as the rear camera is 4k yet the screen is 1080p, you'd need a 4k device for playback to get the full experience.
The flash has an orange led component so the light is more in the red spectrum which makes it duller than the dual whites on the m8.
Yes it overheats but it has never shutdown or had any detriment at the 51c I personally recorded.
Battery life is really no better nor worse than the m8 as it totally depends how you use the phone.
Summary.. If you can get the m8 at an amazing price it'd probably be best opting for that rather than forking out for the m9 which is overall a monsterous device but there is no software requirement for such powerful devices.
That being said if you really really have your heart set on the m9 and have the opportunity at a good deal it surely won't disappoint but make sure you have a decent case for it from day one as my screen is already scratched and I don't know how it happened.
I wish I stole my HTC M9. It's a pile of ****.
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You can almost taste the hate in this post. It is palatable.