Stay tuned to the end to get a sneak peak at how I make my videos. This is the HTC One
M9 and this is going to be my only phone for the next week. Put side by side with the M8,
the M9 is definitely a smaller upgrade. So on the surface it looks very similar, you
will be able to tell that the front facing camera looks a little bit bigger and that
the speaker’s been slightly redesigned, but on the whole of it it's a very similar
looking phone. Around back HTC has opted to drop their four UltraPixel camera in favor
of a new 20 megapixel sensor. Now in addition this also means that you're going to be losing
the Duo Camera which to be totally honest is no real loss to me. It always seemed a
little bit of a gimmick more than an actual feature. Alright so today was day two with
the One M9 and so far, so good. One thing that has been bothering me a little bit is
the placement of the power button. So it's down on the right side below the volume rocker
and it's in a little bit of an awkward spot so I keep wanting to pick up the phone and
I accidentally keep hitting the power button. So it is a slight improvement over having
the power button on the top of the phone like on the M7 and the M8 but still it would have
been nicer if it had been a little bit higher up. Alright, so now let's give the camera
a try. It's going to be storming here in a few minutes so I don’t have a lot of time
so let's try to take a few pictures and videos and see what we can get.
Oh look, that's overexposed, no! So it's saying it's focusing but it's actually not, you hear
this? It just makes that noise as soon as I touch the screen but it actually is not
even like necessarily done focusing. You can get some decent pictures with the M9. It's
not the best camera out there and I feel like it kind of has a lot of the same issues as
the M8 even though this has way more megapixels. It's okay, but I think the big deal is is
the fact that the processing just is not that great. Now there are going to be some updates
coming for the camera soon and hopefully that'll fix it but right now it's a little disappointing.
With an eight core processor and three gigabytes of RAM, the One M9 is no slouch when it comes
to performance. However there is one drawback to all this power and that is the heat. Doing
everyday things like checking Twitter and watching video is enough to make the One M9
noticeably warm to the touch. Now it never really exceeded around 100 degrees as far
as the back temperature goes but that's still a little bit on the warm side for a phone.
One thing I've really been appreciating are the BoomSound speakers. Having two front facing
stereo speakers that actually sound good is such a nice thing. I always forget about it
when I switch over to another phone and then pick up an HTC One and go "Oh, right, this
is what a phone is suppose to sound like." I've been pretty easy on the One M9 battery
this week and it hasn't let me down. Now usually the big test is if a phone can survive a full
day when I'm traveling. Since that's not an option, I decided to run the One M9 as well
the One M8 and the new Galaxy S6 edge through the PCMark battery test. The results were
a little disappointing. So the M9 was able to last five hours and eight minutes compared
to six hours and fifty-eight minutes for the M8 and seven hours and twenty minutes for
the Galaxy S6 edge. The M9 is still going to be enough for most people to get through
a day however if you're a little bit of a heavier user it's a little bit worrying that
it’s not only behind the Galaxy S6 but it's even behind the One M8 from last year. Looking
at the screen on the One M9, I think HTC absolutely made the right decision in keeping it 1080p
however the color looks a little bit odd. It's a good screen that most people will have
no problems with however I did notice that it tends to be a little bit on the blue side,
especially compared to the M8. I'm typically more of a fan of stock Android, however I've
got to say that HTC has made some nice customizations here. I appreciate things like HTC's camera
app, which is a big step forward compared to Google's stock camera app however there
are also some weird things that Sense brings along including some very bizarre quick settings
which have the text cut off, a little bit weirdly laid out, it’s just a mess. The
HTC One M9 is a good phone however it's not much of an upgrade over the M8. Put it side
by side with the Galaxy S6 and it just can't keep up. So what do you guys think? Let me
know in the comments below and I've got to give a big shoutout to VideoBlocks for making
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be sure to go check it out. Anyways guys, thank you so much for watching and I will
catch you in the next one!