

Meanwhile, while our initial reservations about the M9's camera quality were tempered by various software updates that deliver notable improvements in white balance and outdoor daylight shots - not to mention adding raw image shooting - it's still not in the upper echelon of smartphone cameras. And if you don't swap the phone, you get a $100 credit toward a new HTC phone in the future. The One M9, by comparison, goes mano a mano with the totally redesigned all-metal Samsung Galaxy S6, the current 800-pound gorilla of the smartphone world, the iPhone 6, plus a gaggle of cheap-but-good Android competitors.Īmid that intense competition, HTC is sweetening the pot (in the US, at least) with its "="" protection="" program"="" shortcode="link" asset-type="article" uuid="abdf4c78-acde-435e-be9c-aa3a719671ed" slug="htc-we-will-replace-your-one-m9-no-questions-within-first-year" link-text="" section="news" title="HTC: We will replace your One M9 no questions asked within first year" edition="us" data-key="link_bulk_key">, which offers a one-time, no-questions-asked replacement for M9 models in the first year of ownership, if they've succumbed to a cracked screen or water damage, even if you switch carriers.
