#Oneplus two vs htc one m9 review full
#Oneplus two vs htc one m9 review series

Having to swipe just the right way on the Galaxy S5 was quite inconvenient, so this is a big improvement, which will lead to increased adoption by users. You don't have to swipe anymore and you fingerprint will be recognized at any angle.

Samsung once again uses a hardware Home button, but this time by necessity - it's where the fingerprint scanner lives. That's not much, but the on-screen buttons on the HTC further reduce the screen real estate, even though there's a pretty roomy black bar between the screen and the bottom speaker that does nothing. Going back to the front, the HTC One M9 is at a bit of a disadvantage with a 5' screen vs. Still, the phone is 20g lighter than its opponent, which does help in handling. That glass doesn't offer much grip though, you have to rely on the matte finish metal on the sides. The back is not completely flat, but instead gently arced.

The Gorilla Glass on the front and the back is beveled slightly to curve into the metal sides of the phone It's smoothly chamfered and the Gorilla Glass 4 on top and on the back is slightly chamfered too - the transition between metal and glass is not perfect but it makes holding the phone quite comfortable with no sharp edges.

It has an exposed aluminum frame on the side. The HTC One M9 metal body feels like it's made of two not quite fitting parts Of course, looks and aesthetics are a subjective thing. This ledge, however, kind of looks like a case that doesn't quite fit the phone - when a phone aspires to be the prettiest on the market, it shouldn't look like it's wearing ill-fitting clothes. This leaves a small ledge, which improves handling (the smooth finish back can be slippery). The way the HTC One M9's body is shaped is that the metal coming from the back overlaps the metal coming from the front, but not completely. Samsung's choices may be a bit controversial, but HTC has less to show for a year of work - a couple of hundred milliamps in the battery are not much progress when other manufacturers are competing in cutting down thickness and bezels. Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9 are basically the same height and width, but the S6 is much thinner The HTC One M9 in comparison feels a bit chubby, though its curved back and pointier side frame balance that out. So, Samsung has made some questionable tradeoffs (battery capacity, protruding camera lens and home button) to make the phone slender and as a result the slim glass and metal combo feels quite good in the hand. The company also had to put a taller hardware Home key as it houses the fingerprint scanner and it's the better no-swipe design. Also, the camera on the back quite noticeably protrudes beyond the 6.8mm thickness. We'll see a bit later how that affects the battery life. Samsung actually cut the battery capacity (to 2,550mAh) to reach the desired thickness (and the resulting weight). The stereo speakers on the front are the excuse for the size of the phone, which is on the large side for the 5' class. In all fairness, the metal unibody has certainly contributed to the extra weight and the One M9 also has a bigger battery than its predecessor (2,840mAh). Samsung Galaxy S6 is a big departure from the old Galaxy mold The Samsung and HTC flagships measure 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8mm and 144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6mm respectively. Samsung's Galaxy S6 flagship grew a bit taller than its predecessor, but cut the thickness down to 6.8mm and went down in weight. What HTC hasn't done is make it meaningfully more compact - it's a couple of millimeters shorter and one millimeter narrower, but it's practically the same thickness and weight several years in a row now. The dual-tone design is unique and comes in several attractive color combos apart from the traditional Gunmetal Gray.

#Oneplus two vs htc one m9 review full

HTC had a full year to work on the new body. The HTC One M9 uses the blueprint of 2013's One, with some refinements - an eye-catching dual-color design, a microSD card slot and improved handling.

#Oneplus two vs htc one m9 review series

HTC has a history of metal unibodies, most of which are part of the recent One series and they have come in all sizes (mini and Max).