Leaked images, details of HTC One M9 smartphone emerge

HTC is expected to be releasing the successor to the HTC One M8 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The updated flagship expects to carry on the look and feel of its predecessors while adding a new 20 megapixel rear camera. Some images claiming to be photos of a pre-release unit have surfaced, giving us a sneak peek at what to expect. 

We've also heard that this handset will be packing some powerful specs starting with a Snapdragon 810 chipset with Adreno 430 GPU based on an octa-core processor. 3GB of RAM and a 5-inch 1080p HD display plus a 2,840mAh battery round out the specs of this phone which is expected to run Android Lollipop under the latest HTC Sense 7 UI. The photos do show many similarities to the HTC One (M8) but that rear camera looks more imposing thant the Ultrapixel shooter from previous HTC Ones. 

Source: Phandroid

HTC tipped to drop M9 smartphone and first smartwatch soon

And so the rumour mill ahead of Mobile World Congress in March has started turning. This time, HTC is reportedly introducing its latest flagship, the M9, as well as its first smartwatch. According to a “person familiar with the matter,” the M9 will run on Qualcomm’s octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor, 20-megapixel rear shooter, and an improved UltraPixel front camera. It will also come with new Sense UI (Sense 7) and Dolby speakers.

As for the smartwatch, it is expected to come integrated with Under Armour’s new fitness software, since the two companies have partnered for HTC’s Record app. The app is meant to pull in stats from different fitness-tracking gadgets to centralize tracking and sharing. The smartwatch from the Taiwanese company was expected last year but according to executives, the wearable just wasn’t ready for a debut. We’ll let you know if we find out anything more concrete. For now, let the MWC countdown begin.

Source: Bloomberg | Via: Mashable

Rumoured specs of the HTC One (M9) surface

With the big tech shows (Consumer Electronics Show and Mobile World Congress) coming up in the next few months, we’re expecting the rumour mill to go a bit crazy. This time around a report from China claims they have the specifications for the next HTC flagship. The HTC One (M9) will reportedly have a 5.5-inch, 2,560 x 1,440 resolution display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, 3 GB of RAM, 16-megapixel rear camera with OIS (possibly a hint that they’re saying goodbye to Ultrapixel camera), and a 3,500 mAh battery. Audio might be supplied by Bose since Beats is now owned by Apple. Of course there is no confirmation about this device at this time. We might have to wait until MWC 2015 which is happening between March 2 and 5 in Barcelona.

Source: Ubergizmo