Our quick take
HTC One M9 - 4.0 / 5
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Luxury design
Standby goes sideways
Display
Next-gen power
Battery performance
Brilliant BoomSound
Software: Android Lollipop and Sense 7
Camera: Can it cut it?
To recap
There’s no doubting the high quality and excellent build of the M9, but in many ways, this is an incremental update of the previous device. The camera is a weakness, while the battery life and display don’t appear to have made any advancements.
