HTC One M9 VS M8, Is It Upgradeable?

 

Finally, the HTC One M9 is officially released after the endless leaks over the past few weeks. What HTC One fans may ask are:

 

  • 1. What features does the M9 have?
  • 2. Is it necessary to upgrade to the M9 from M8? Well, check out the chart below before I answer these two questions for you.

 

 

HTC One M9

HTC One M8

Same Specs

Dimension

144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm

(5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 in)

146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm

(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)

 

Weight

157 g

160 g

 

SIM

Nano SIM

Nano SIM

Yes

Screen Size

5.0 inches

5.0 inches

Yes

Display

Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen

Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen

Yes

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

 

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels

Yes

Body Material

Aluminum

Aluminum

Yes

OS

Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)

Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)

 

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810

Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801

 

CPU

Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57

Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400

 

ROM

32 GB

16 GB, 32 GB

 

RAM

3 GB

2 GB

 

Expandable Storage

Up to 128 GB

Up to 128 GB

Yes

Front Camera

HTC UltraPixel™, BSI sensor, f/2.0, 26.8mm lens, 1080p video recording

5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR

 

Back Camera

20MP with the sapphire cover lens, auto-focus, BSI sensor, f/2.2, 27.8mm lens, 4K video recording

Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash

 

Battery

2840 mAh battery

2600 mAh battery

 

Color

Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Silver/Rose gold, Gold/Pink

Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Glacial Silver

 


The HTC One M9 features a 5-inch Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen protected by the latest generation of Corning Glass - Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Installed with the newest Android OS 5.0 Lollipop, the M9 sports a Snapdragon 810 chipset. The most significant feature of the M9 is the 20 MP back camera and Ultra Pixel front camera.

 

From the specs and design, we can see that the HTC One M9 didn’t change too much compared with the M8. Is it necessary to upgrade? It depends, if you’re enthusiastic about getting the latest technology, you may try the HTC One M9.

 


 

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