HTC One M9 Prime Camera

Released in May 2016, HTC One M9 Prime Camera is another one of HTC’s attempts to stabilize its teetering financial situation and capture a wider segment of the market.

The phone weighs 158 g, has a thickness of 9.6mm, and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with MediaTek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm). It has a metal body and features a 5.5-inch display, with a Super LCD3 capacitive screen that comes with Corning Gorilla Glass. It has a 4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide) front camera and has a 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide) rear camera with autofocus and optical image stabilization (OIS). It measures 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches, has a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, and has a non-removable 2840 mAh Li-Po battery. It also has a PowerVR G6200 GPU for a good gaming experience.

For a phone of its price, HTC packs in a powerful punch with 5.69 inches of height. The metal body with the glossy finishes would be the perfect ground for accumulating scratches and fingerprints. Hence, use a case/ cover (especially all the clumsy-fingers). Also good to mention that the phone is neither dust proof nor water resistant.

Lookwise, HTC never fails to deliver. The phone is available in a variety of colors: gunmetal grey, gold, and silver/ gold. You’ll have a variety of colors to choose from but you can rest assured that whichever color you choose, your phone will look premium and classy in your hands. HTC never fails to deliver in this department.

With 1080 x 1920 pixels, the display is bright and the icons are sharp. The interface, as is the case with HTC phones, is uncluttered and smooth. Colors are not oversaturated which result in a good viewing experience.

The device is powered by Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53 processor paired with 2 GB of RAM. as such, the most memory intensive apps can run smoothly without many speed breakers. Storage can be expanded up to 2TB.

Great picture quality even in low lighting conditions is guaranteed as the device is equipped with a 13MP rear camera, a dual LED flash, back-illuminated sensor and an aperture of 2.0F resulting in. There is also an optical image stabilization feature which helps to avoid unnecessary blurriness in the images. Other camera features of this device include Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus, Geo-tagging, autofocus etc. Those who prefer selfies will be well pleased with the 4MP front camera.

HTC One M9 Prime Camera has a non-removable battery of 2840 mAh. If you are a light or an average user, the battery will satisfy you. It will easily last a day. A bit of extra usage, though, and the tank will begin emptying pretty quickly. Batteries have always been a tricky issue with HTC. Don’t forget with this phone.

This phone can neither be called a revolution nor evolutionary even. For all its features, it is just another attempt by HTC to roll out a phone and stay in the market. You could show it off to friends but they might just end up getting confused between One M9 and One M9 Prime Camera. And that’s without knowing about the existence of One M9s and One MP Plus.