HTC One M9 announced: 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 810 chipset, 20MP Camera

HTC have taken to the stage today at MWC 2015 in Barcelona to announce their latest flagship device. The HTC One M9 will offer a grand list of top notch specs along with their famous metal body. Let’s not waste anytime any time and take a look at the specs the new phone will offer.

The M9 features an all metal unibody design, which is very similar to what we saw on the M8. HTC have gone for what they call a graceful curves and jewelry-grade look. The dimensions come in at 144.6 x 69.7 x 9.61 mm. The total weight is 157g. The display size hasn’t changed with 5-inches. We also still have the same 1080p resolution. HTC’s famous front facing stereo speakers are also onboard. This includes HTC’s BoomSound. Battery life sees a decent increase from 2,600mAh to 2,840mAh.

Internally we have the Snapdragon 810 chipset which includes an 64-bit Octa-Core architecture with 4 x 2GHz and 4 X 1.5Ghz processors. We also have 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage with a MicroSD slot for expansion. HTC have gone for a higher MP camera this time around. Offering a 20MP rear facing camera with sapphire cover lens and 4K video support. The front facing camera offers HTC UltraPixel BSI sensor with 26.8mm lens, f/2.0 aperture, and 1080p video recording support.

Lastly we have software with the device running Android 5.0. HTC are also upping HTC Sense up to version 7. This includes more personal customization that allow for different home screens based on home or work locations.

The new HTC One M9 will be available in dual-tone silver and rose gold, single-tone gunmetal grey, single-tone gold and dual-tone gold and pink. Release is set for mid-March. We have included the full specifications below.

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HTC One M9

SIZE: 144.6 x 69.7 x 9.61 mm

WEIGHT: 157g

DISPLAY: 5.0 inch, Full HD 1080p

PLATFORM

Android™ 5.0 (Lollipop) with HTC Sense™

PROCESSOR

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 810 octa-core CPU
4 x 2GHz + 4 x 1.5GHz
64-bit processing

MEMORY

Total storage: 32GB, available capacity varies¹
RAM: 3GB
Expandable: microSD™ expansion supports additional memory cards up to 128GB (optional cards not included)

NETWORK²

2G/2.5G – GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G UMTS

Varies by region

850/900/1900/2100 MHz

4G LTE

Varies by region

FDD: Bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28
TDD: Bands 38,40,41

SIM

Nano SIM

SENSORS

Ambient Light Sensor
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer
Compass Sensor
Gyro Sensor
Magnetic Sensor
Sensor Hub

Location

Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS

CONNECTIVITY

5 mm stereo audio jack
Bluetooth® 4.1 with aptX™
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz)
HTC Connect™ for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to compatible multi-room audio systems, TVs, portable speakers and home entertainment systems
DLNA® for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer
HDMI MHL 3.0
CIR
micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port
NFC

SOUND