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Android M Update Announced for HTC One M9 and One M9+ Smartphones

Android M Update Announced for HTC One M9 and One M9+ Smartphones

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 29 May 2015 17:08 IST

Many would already know that HTC was one of the first handset OEMs to announce Android 4.4 KitKat and Android 5.0 Lollipop rollout plans for its smartphones, and the Taiwanese giant has again lived up to its reputation. The company has confirmed that Android M will be released for its 2015 premium smartphones - HTC One M9 and HTC One M9+.

Jeff Gordon, Senior Global Online Communications Manager at HTC, in a tweet on Thursday announced the Android M update for both the smartphones without revealing an exact time-frame. Gordon also confirmed that more HTC devices likely to receive Android M update will be announced soon.

HTC recently confirmed that the Android 5.1 Lollipop update would start rolling out to the 2014 flagship, One (M8) in August, complete with Sense 7 UI introduced with the HTC One M9.

(Also see: Android M: Top New Features in the Next Major Android Release)

To recall, Google at its eighth I/O annual developers' conference revealed the next version of Android operating system dubbed Android M. Some of the new features of Android M include revamped app permissions; Google Now on Tap feature; new Chrome feature that will change the Web experience for Android users; new ways to handle Web links; Android Pay mobile payment system is now official with Android M; new fingerprint APIs for developers to add into their apps, and battery saver features called Doze that will make Android devices smart about managing power. Some of the other additions include new RAM manager, adoptable storage devices, new app drawer, auto backup and restore for apps, and support for USB Type-C ports.

HTC One M9

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 5.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 810

Front Camera 4-Ultrapixel

Rear Camera 20-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 2840mAh

OS Android 5.0

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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HTC One M9+

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Attention-grabbing looks
Crisp, high-resolution screen

Bad
Mediocre battery life
Unimpressive cameras
Weak graphics performance

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Display 5.20-inch

Processor MediaTek Helio X10 T (MT6795T)

Front Camera Unspecified

Rear Camera 20-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 2840mAh

OS Android 5.0.2

Resolution 1440x2560 pixels

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