New Delhi: HTC took the wraps off its new flagship smartphone - the HTC One (M9) - at an event in Barcelona. From the outside, the new HTC One M9 smartphone looks and feels like last year's model. But there's a huge difference inside - the camera.
For years, HTC has kept its main camera to 4 megapixels so that it could make each pixel's sensor bigger to capture more light. That's great for low-light situations, but results in dull shots otherwise. The camera's low resolution is particularly noticeable when cropping photos to enlarge and highlight a specific area. Customers "love the great low-light performance, but wanted more pixels for editing," HTC executive Luis Sanchez told The Associated Press.
The new HTC One M9 phone will have a 20-megapixel rear camera, on par with other leading Android phones. The new camera also will have a lens made of sapphire to protect from scratches.
The new samrtphone comes with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 CPU, 5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, and a 2,840 mAh battery.
The new HTC One model will be called M9, following last year's M8. It keeps many of the elements lauded in previous versions, including a metal design and polished finish.
Besides the better camera, the new version will bring notifications to the lock screen and offer home screens customized to your location. At home, for instance, you might get easy access to Netflix and Facebook. At the train station, you might get suggestions for transit apps.
The 4-megapixel rear camera from previous models will move to the front, where low-light capabilities are more important because the front doesn't have a flash.
Like last year's model, the screen will measure 5 inches diagonally. While HTC made a Windows version of the M8, the M9 will run only Google's Android for now.
The phone will go on sale from mid-March and will be available in four colours - silver, gunmetal grey, pink and gold.
Tech Specs
Size
144.6 x 69.7 x 9.61 mm
CPU Speed
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, octa core64-bit, 4 x 2.0GHz + 4 x 1.5GHz
Memory
ROM: 32GB / RAM: 3GBExtended memory: microSD up to 128 GB
Sensors
Ambient light sensorProximity sensorAccelerometerCompass sensorGyro sensorMagnetic sensorSensor Hub
Camera
Main camera: 20MP with sapphire cover lens, auto-focus, BSI sensor, f/2.2, 27.8mm lens, 4K video recordingFront camera: HTC UltraPixel, BSI sensor, f/2.0, 26.8mm lens, 1080p video recordingDual-tone metal unibodyThemesHTC Sense HomeOne GalleryPhoto Editor
Weight
157g
Platform
AndroidAndroid with HTC Sense
Network
2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz3G UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz4G LTE:FDD: Bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28TDD: Bands 38, 40, 41
Connectivity
NFCBluetooth 4.1Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz)DLNAHDMI MHL 3.0CIR3.5 mm stereo audio jackmicro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port
Multimedia
Audio supported formats:Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma, .flacRecording: .aacVideo supported formats:Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv, .avi, .mkvRecording: .mp4
Display
5.0 inch, Full HD 1080p
SIM Card Type
nano SIM
GPS
Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS
Sound
HTC BoomSound with Dolby Audio
Battery
Capacity: 2840 mAhTalk time: Up to 25.4 hours for 2G/ 21.7 hours for 3GStandby time: Up to 391 hours for 2G/ 402hours for 3G
(With inputs from AP)
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