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HTC One M9 hype thread

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lopri said:
Could this be..?

More alleged HTC One M9 Plus photos show up, physical home button visible
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Thats going to be really odd to use if the multitask button and the back button are still on the screen.
 
When they revealed it sometime last week it didn't have a physical button. If it does they could have done away with the HTC bar.
 
kpkp said:
They could simply make it a finger scanner and a power/camera button.
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I think that that would be even weirder, although I'm used to having a physical home button.

You're effectively having four buttons on the front of the device then with the most obvious one not doing what you expect.
 
WelshBloke said:
I think that that would be even weirder, although I'm used to having a physical home button.

You're effectively having four buttons on the front of the device then with the most obvious one not doing what you expect.
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You expect the big button to turn on the device screen, so it is the most logical that it would turn it off too. Idk what you expect but I would guess it's based on habit not logic.

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Look they are already training you for that 🙂
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kpkp said:
You expect the big button to turn on the device screen, so it is the most logical that it would turn it off too. Idk what you expect but I would guess it's based on habit not logic.
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I'd expect it to function as a home button TBH.

Has any other smartphone ever had a power button on the front?
 
I'm not going to believe any leak at this point. I need to see an actual HTC announcement about a M9 Plus.

That looks like a possible photoshop job, anyway. Deliberate misinformation by HTC or someone else? I'm hoping if there is a real M9 Plus it is something like an HTC version of PureView: a high megapixel camera, using a large sensor (don't care if it results in a camera hump) and OIS.

The whining about the black bar is getting old. Yes, it's mildly annoying (at worst) but there are far more annoying apsects of other phones and platforms, and I don't see it as the One's fatal flaw... it reminds me a lot about how it took Ford forever to move the Mustang from a solid rear axle to IRS. It will happen in good time, and unless HTC actively monitors these forums, I don't see the point in continually bringing it up. Vote with your wallet if it matters that much.

HTC really needs to compete against Samsung and Apple on the camera front, though, or they are going to fade away. They aren't the only ones doing metal body phones, and BoomSound - while awesome - isn't going to carry the brand. Sense is excellent as far as skins go, but with most other Android manufacturers sticking close to stock Lollipop, stock is what people are used to and expecting if they aren't already accustomed to Sense, so that isn't going to save HTC, either.

I won't buy an M9 Plus unless the camera is at least as good as the S6's camera. I don't want or need a fingerprint reader, but I do want the best possible camera if I am going to be spending $600 to $700 for one.
 
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Oh well,what can I say, I'm totally kind of disappointed when I saw the leaked m9. the camera is good but other than that, I don't see other significant features worthy to mention after all
 
Crono said:
I'm not going to believe any leak at this point. I need to see an actual HTC announcement about a M9 Plus.

That looks like a possible photoshop job, anyway. Deliberate misinformation by HTC or someone else? I'm hoping if there is a real M9 Plus it is something like an HTC version of PureView: a high megapixel camera, using a large sensor (don't care if it results in a camera hump) and OIS.

The whining about the black bar is getting old. Yes, it's mildly annoying (at worst) but there are far more annoying apsects of other phones and platforms, and I don't see it as the One's fatal flaw... it reminds me a lot about how it took Ford forever to move the Mustang from a solid rear axle to IRS. It will happen in good time, and unless HTC actively monitors these forums, I don't see the point in continually bringing it up. Vote with your wallet if it matters that much.

HTC really needs to compete against Samsung and Apple on the camera front, though, or they are going to fade away. They aren't the only ones doing metal body phones, and BoomSound - while awesome - isn't going to carry the brand. Sense is excellent as far as skins go, but with most other Android manufacturers sticking close to stock Lollipop, stock is what people are used to and expecting if they aren't already accustomed to Sense, so that isn't going to save HTC, either.

I won't buy an M9 Plus unless the camera is at least as good as the S6's camera. I don't want or need a fingerprint reader, but I do want the best possible camera if I am going to be spending $600 to $700 for one.
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i feel the same way. which is why after htc decided to stick in a too many megapixel sucks in anything but bright light camera i just went and got a nexus 6. the camera on that thing is fricking awesome.
 
so i guess the samsung 6 just totally took the wind out of the sails of the m9. i dont see many people really liking it too much. i blame qualcomm and their crappy s810.
 
Hypoxic1 said:
so i guess the samsung 6 just totally took the wind out of the sails of the m9. i dont see many people really liking it too much. i blame qualcomm and their crappy s810.
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HTC took the wind out of the m9 sales.

Same design as M8, crappy low light camera with no OIS, and then when you add that S810 on top its a dud.
 
poofyhairguy said:
HTC took the wind out of the m9 sales.

Same design as M8, crappy low light camera with no OIS, and then when you add that S810 on top its a dud.
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agreed, the design is derivative. i think they could get away without OIS if they had good low light performance and good all around performance but the way it is now is just not adequate. you cannot have a flagship phone with a sub-par camera.

the s810 might be a bigger issue than we realize yet. signs showed it was overheating a lot even on the reference platform and they are trying to squeeze every last bit of performance out of it to compete with the 7430.
 
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