HTC One M9 review Comments
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Savor , 23 Mar 2015Old habits are hard to break and HTC went back to having bad battery life. Phone Arena's 6 hrs... moreScared? I prefer to call it "choice." Many people lead very active lives and some of them would rather have a more manageable phone, rather than a phablet. I love big screened phones too, but I do find them a bit tiresome after a while.
- darkraver
- Bmu
Anonymous, 23 Mar 2015That is because they are throttling the CPU.And you believe there is no throttling in exynos7420 ?
We cant even compare, cause there are no existing tests of exynos
But sd810 is everywhere, on every thirdparty unverifiable test table....
Seems quite plain out suspicious to me...
Deny ignorance people, please!
- darkraver
- Bmu
AnonD-159252, 23 Mar 2015This should bring you some clarification http://www.stjsgadgets-portal.com/2015/03/snapdragon-... moreWow 2 degrees hotter than 801...that is....monstrously hotter than before, it boils your eyes even watchlng the device running
And What is the source for your link, I cannot see any verifiable information as to the story of these tests...
My link at least has graphs with watermarks by some laboratory, so maybe I am more inclined to believe those than these...
Anyways, if someone could provide us readers here with a test of direct competitor, the exynos7420 heating limit degrees, I would be much very gratefull, you know, just to proove your claim
and not from sammys site but some third party tester...
You would not find it, seems entire blogosphere is occupied with testing the 810 cause of that intentionally created mythos....
Where are exynos testing?
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- nCE
darkraver, 23 Mar 2015How the heck are you so sure about it?
It heats less than 801 SOC
So why are you in DENIAL a... moreThis should bring you some clarification http://www.stjsgadgets-portal.com/2015/03/snapdragon-815-to-be-cooler-then.html
As you can see the 810 reached the highest temperature.
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darkraver, 23 Mar 2015How the heck are you so sure about it? It heats less than 801 SOC So why are you in DENIAL a... moreThat is because they are throttling the CPU.
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- Bmu
Anonymous, 23 Mar 2015Holy crap... Again, it is NOT a myth.
How are people still in denial about this?How the heck are you so sure about it?
It heats less than 801 SOC
So why are you in DENIAL about that fact?
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[deleted post]Holy crap... Again, it is NOT a myth.
How are people still in denial about this?
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- nCE
darkraver, 23 Mar 2015No heat issue on basic android: http://m.pocketnow.com/2015/02/16/snapdragon-810-overheatin... moreI don't think samsung have to do anything with it,that's just qualcomm being pressured by Htc and Lg to minimize the damage done on sales number,the phone has been properly tested with the latest firmware and you can make a decent omelette on it (properly tested means with radios and antennas and not downclocked processor as qualcomm used in their test).It's not like other phones dont get hot especially when 4g is on and play a game with high graphic requirements or shoot a 4k video but they wont run as hot as the M9 does, as you can imagine you will need to change the battery after a year or so cause its life will be greatly reduced ..
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darkraver, 23 Mar 2015No heat issue on basic android: http://m.pocketnow.com/2015/02/16/snapdragon-810-overheatin... moreGsm stated the phone was overheating so what do you say about that?
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darkraver, 23 Mar 2015Ahah, yea, right....
Z4 tab uses 810 with a 2k screen with 6000mah battery and promises up to... moreSmartphones have much lower internal volume than tablets. The wide space could be helping the processor cool.
This is not true for smartphones, as the lower space gives the phone much lower heat tolerance. We can see with the M8, with 12h web-browsing and the M9 with 7.5h web-browsing.
Also, the M9 isn't getting any more major firmware releases except Android 5.1 and the next major Android revision. For the most part, the M9 is finalized and not much change will happen with the battery life.
The S6 still needs to be reviewed with the proper Qualcomm modem, which could significantly affect stand-by time, talk-time and web-browsing time. I'm talking about a change in 2-5 hours in each metric.
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AnonD-312696, 23 Mar 2015I know. But I'd even tolerate a phone with S810 were it not for all the heat/performance issue... moreNo heat issue on basic android:
http://m.pocketnow.com/2015/02/16/snapdragon-810-overheating-2
Its a samsung produced marketing myth
It all comes down to quality of manufacturers software optimization
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- 6jb
Anonymous, 23 Mar 2015If both LG and SONY opt for the 810, they both will have worse battery life than the S6.
Th... moreHtc is due to a major firmware update too, so quite possibly will surpass s6 in batterylife.
What says you now?
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Anonymous, 23 Mar 2015If both LG and SONY opt for the 810, they both will have worse battery life than the S6.
Th... moreAhah, yea, right....
Z4 tab uses 810 with a 2k screen with 6000mah battery and promises up to 17h video time
Z4 is about half the screen and double ppi, with 3000-3500 battery....
So, do the math: at least 15h video and over 12h web at least...
No one can compete
And oh yeah, about the sd810 myth:
http://m.pocketnow.com/2015/02/16/snapdragon-810-overheating-2
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Nice design, so much better than samsung galaxy s6. This phone is better in the android world. Followed by LG, Sony, Motorola, Alcatel and then samsung.
Never buy samsung, the cpmpany sucks big time.
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darkraver, 23 Mar 2015Nope, only z4 will have best battery life. Learn... ;-) If both LG and SONY opt for the 810, they both will have worse battery life than the S6.
The S6 is due for a major firmware udpate and a modem change in the final version, so the S6 will just extend its lead in the final version.
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Anonymous, 23 Mar 2015both htc m9 and samsung galaxy s6 are poor in battery life. only lg g4 will have a better b... moreNope, only z4 will have best battery life. Learn... ;-)
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Old habits are hard to break and HTC went back to having bad battery life. Phone Arena's 6 hrs and 25 min result is much closer to Tweaker's at 6 hrs ans 8 min. GSM Arena puts too much emphasis on talk time but their 7 hr browsing which isn't as rigorous as PA proves SOT will never be high. This is very disappointing compared to 2014 flagships especially since it is a 5" FHD while others surpass it like Note 4 and Nexus with larger displays at 2K res. I highly doubt the M9+ with 2K and 0.2" larger will get any better. Perhaps worse.
The iPhone 6 Plus does start looking like a better option and I personally can't stand iOS and iTunes. It needs to be jailbroken to gain some customization we can get from Android out of the box. Since I have been using 4.7" to 5" inch screens, I really want to move onto something 5.5" or above. There is no major difference increasing screen size from 0.2-0.3". If you want to feel a difference, try a phone at least one inch larger than before. After trying Nexus 6 for awhile, I bet 5" screens will start feeling small. Phablets are the way to go esp for viewing content, longer battery life, and faster typing. The folks still wanting to be in the 4.7-5.2 range are just to scared or slow to accept a large screen like that. It has been trending like that in Asia for years now. 5'5" or above.
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AnonD-7433, 23 Mar 2015No and no. The loudspeaker of the Note 4 is actually of great quality and it's very loud too, ... moreNote 4 is region locked so it doesnt matter. Its like buying a car that run on railways, you cant take it where others go.
- AnonD-209094
- m7I
I bet lots of people reading this review ordered an iphone today. I know i did. Theres no options, so many ad-droid OEMs but not a single viable alternative to iphone, this review clearly show that people been waiting for nothing.
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- nCE
I agree that a Qhd screen is not really necessary especially on smaller screens(looking at you S6) but if we look at the overall picture is like Htc built the M9 to be on par and fight with Xperia Z3 and not the Iphone 6 or Galaxy S6 (the Iphone 6+ and Note 4 are in a different league of their own)and there is the problem... the picture quality is more or less as the sony's flagship,dual speakers,metal vs glass etc, being beat really bad on battery life... so basically the M9 is a 2014 flagship with the proc being throttled down to a point where it doesnt matter if its 810 or 801 the performance is kinda the same.To be honest the most important thing for me about the battery is how it affects on screen time be that web browsing or gaming or messaging or whatever you do while the screen is on and i have to say the M9 looks really bad in this department(M8 10 hours web browsing vs M9 7 hours according to Gsmarena battery tests) i mean i can bet if you go full out with max brightness instagram , facebook , twitter, hangouts , 4G connection on maybe playing a game in the meantime the battery will die around 3 - 3 and a half hours from 100%.
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