The phone will be equipped with a Snapdragon 805 chipset

Nov 12, 2014 14:28 GMT  ·  By

HTC’s current flagship smartphone, the One M8, is even more popular than the previous model, but the Taiwanese handset maker is already developing its next top-tier handset.

Rumor has it that the next flagship smartphone to be launched by HTC won’t be called One M9, which means the company may drop this naming scheme for the rest of its high-end lineup.

However, we do know for sure that the smartphone will be announced next year at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 trade fair. What we don’t know is how HTC will tackle the Galaxy S6 and Xperia Z4 announcements, which are supposed to be issued around the same timeframe.

Although we’re still several months away of the alleged unveiling of the next HTC flagship smartphone, the first rumors on the phone’s specs have already emerged online.

IBTimes claims that sources in the industry say HTC is going to challenge Apple’s iPhone 6. The HTC One M9, or whatever the name, will be around 7 mm thin and will feature the same full metal design.

HTC is also said to use some sort of composite material to give the M9 an even more premium look, which would make it more appealing to customers.

The smartphone will have a better camera with more megapixels, larger lens

Hardware-wise, the smartphone is said to be equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset, as well as 3GB of RAM. Moreover, the One M9 will come with either 64GB or 128GB of internal memory, but there’s no mention of microSD card slot.

As expected, the high-end device will be powered by Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system out of the box, but it will also run the latest version of HTC Sense UI.

Rumors further claim the HTC One M9 will pack a much better camera than previous models, with larger lens and a higher amount of megapixel, which basically means the Taiwanese company is likely to drop the UltraPixel camera from its flagship handsets, at least for a while.

The device will be powered by a larger battery than the one included in the HTC One M8 and it will be water resistant. But the major change would be the addition of a stunning 5.2-inch Quad HD (1440 x 2560 pixels) resolution display with 563ppi (pixel per inch).

Given the fact that none of these specs has been confirmed yet, we recommend our readers to take the information with a grain of salt, especially that we’re so far ahead of the One M9 official unveiling. Stay tuned for more updates on the matter.

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