Meet the HTC One M9+

[acurrie]

While you were sleeping—ok, while I was sleeping—HTC held a press event in Beijing, where the China-only One M9+ was made officially official.

At first glance it looks a lot like the "regular" M9, but there are some notable differences: a 2K display on a slightly larger 5.2 inch screen, a fingerprint scanner and, oddly, the return of the Duo Camera—this one matching the 20 megapixel resolution of the M9 for western markets. Oh, it's also powered by a MediaTek chip. Interesting...

For the moment HTC has only confirmed that the M9+ will be available in China, with no further details of when or how much it will cost.

Further reading:

• Introducing the HTC One M9+
  
• HTC One M9+ officially announced for China
  
• HTC's bigger and better One M9+ launches in China
  
• HTC One M9+ launched in China with 2K display and MT6795T chipset
  
• HTC One M9+ with 5.2" QHD screen, duo camera unveiled

[jjarmasz]

MediaTek chip, eh? Yes, interesting... that'll make it harder to make custom ROMs for it.

[acurrie]

Really? I thought a factory image—with radio binary—was all you needed to build a custom ROM. And HTC seems like they're on the ball with such things:

Kernel Source Code, Binaries and Updates for HTC Android Phones

[jjarmasz]

Really? I thought a factory image—with radio binary—was all you needed to build a custom ROM. And HTC seems like they're on the ball with such things:

Kernel Source Code, Binaries and Updates for HTC Android Phones

Actually, you're right, for ROMs based on a stock ROM (I think!) It gets more complicated when you are trying to build a ROM based on AOSP, like CyanogenMod, where you need to re-compile the ROM's codebase for a specific chipset. You start needing drivers for some hardware-specific, maybe even proprietary, modules. But if HTC is providing that level of support for source code and binaries, then it shouldn't be too hard at all. That's good.

[androidparts]

Thanks for the post. Newly lunched HTC M9+ where you can get a 5.2 inch screen, 20 mega pixel camera and 3 GB RAM which is outstanding.

[FYC]

amazing

love the design

[SentaiHeroRed]

When will they give us a removable battery and expandable storage?? I love HTC but not having those is a dealbreaker for me.

[jennywatson655]

WOW! Its looking so lush but I have migrated to Samsung and now I am very happy with my Note 4 and S6 .

[EdwardSmith36]

3 GB RAM is what made me go stunned! I'm so glad to see this fabulous device with unbelievable features.