HTC One M9 Unlocked GSM 4G LTE 20MP Camera Smartphone, Gold

This is a short review of the buying and shipping experience, if u want a review of the phone itself there are plenty of well written reviews out there. When buying something I always look for reviews about the seller/packaging/receiving correct items. Pictures included I ordered this phone from Blutek http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Factory-Unlocked-Cellphone-Silver/dp/B00V59AZAK/ref=sr_1_1?m=A3TBDBTCHAVT15&s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1446685764&sr=1-1&keywords=htc+m9 Blutek had no descriptions in the seller's list, but I read the seller feedback and it was positive so I went with them. What's in the box (see some pictures) >Earbuds with replacement buds >phone >guide >warranty guide >4 stickers with imei numbers incase u need to repair the phone. >A little "key" to open the SD and SIM card slots. >charger with usb When you start using the phone and wifi sign in with accounts and all that, you'll get 2 years of 100gb for google drive and unlimited storage with amazon cloud for a year. I received the phone in the usual amazon box package with the inflated bags. >The phone was brand new in an original HTC box. >Received an Australian version with an AU charger, but Amazon description says"European version -US adapter included." >Contacted seller to ask for a US charger. I learned that HTC only provides a normal charger with the box, so I ordered my own [Qualcomm Certified] Aukey Quick Charge 3.0 18W USB Turbo Wall Charger Fast Charger(Included an 20AWG Quick Charge 3.3ft Micro USB Cable) -Black and closed the Seller convo. >Comes with earbuds & replacement buds, however it didn't fit my ears and just kept falling out. If I held it to my ears the sound was really nice though. >Phone has no carrier engraving or carrier software, factory unlocked. 50% charged out of the box. >my phone was Australian but just changed the language to US.. no big deal. Overall, besides the charger I got what I wanted to get. This is what I ordered along with the phone > HTC One M9 Screen Protector Glass, amFilm Tempered Glass Screen Protector for HTC One M9 with Lifetime Replacement Warranty (1-Pack) [in Retail Packaging ] really easy to apply, took me about 2 minutes using the hinge method. > HTC One M9 Case, Spigen [METALLIZED BUTTONS] Neo Hybrid Series Case for HTC One M9 (HIMA) - Gunmetal (SGP11389) > PNY U3 Turbo Performance 64GB High Speed MicroSDXC Class 10 UHS-I, up to 90MB/sec Flash Card (P-SDUX64U390G-GE) Sorry for the potato images, was taken with a lumia 521 which I don't use anymore now that I got this phone. can use for offline gps in the car. :D Hope this helps.

well I've always been an HTC fan and I never bought anything else for the past 7 years, but I'll be honest it's an amazing phone in every way except the camera it's weird how the m7 and m8 had a better camera than the m9, the selfie camera is better than the rear camera! and the battery drain fast, it still gives like 11 hours with average use so u should carry your charger if you want to play in it. So I don't recommend it for people who wants a good rear camera and a long battery life other than that it rocks :D

One reason I paid this much out of a pocket is because I hate carrier bloat ware. It sucks out phone's recourses and never optimized, it can even cause internal errors (happened to my previous AT&T smartphone). Good god after 4 minths I don't regret at all. If I put this phone down and forget it for 8 hours battery will go down by 5 percent at most! If I heavily use it during the day it lasts for 10 hours (10 hours of frequent chatting on FB and browsing web). As a comaprison friend of mine got Verizon (carrier locked with bloat ware) version of this phone and he has pretty bad battery life even in standby. So yes, it is abit much to spend at once, but not having to deal with bloat ware is worth it! Now to the fun part, recent several updates to camera actually did solve problems with low quality of shots that was mentioned on C-Net and in other reviews. Phone does indeed have that very good camera hardware, issue was with poor software. So now main disadvantage of the phone is resolved and you get it all, powerful hardware, beautiful design, always latest version of Android (since you don't have to wait for carrier). Oh and I dropped it twice already with a slim nearly nonexisting case, phone is in tact. I think that wide bezel on top and bottom protects the screen form coner hits that cause screen cracks most often. If you were wondering, no phone does not have physical button where HTC logo is, all that blacl bezel is not being used, I wish it was a home button though. On the bright side since all the buttons are software defined you can rearrange them any way you want. HTC Sense is beautiful and has great usability as it always was. Nothing like this beautiful signature HTC Sense watch widget. ============== Pros: - Several camera app upgrades resolved low quality of photos issue - stylish - solid metal build - HTC Sense is well refined and beautiful - gorilla glass screen does not scratch and tough to crack - Uh Oh protection, HTC will replace your phone once no questions asked - no carrier bloat ware - very good standby battery life ============== Cons: - Heavier than competitors (iPhone6 and SGS6) - Not waterproof - Battery is not easily replacable

I have bought this phone a week ago. I take out the phone to power it up to use. Nothing happens. I put it to charge for hours and come back and it still doesn’t work and is hot to the touch for some reason. I then find out after research that all it did was overheat and not charge at all. I keep plugging in over and over until I see the amber light show up and let it charge for some more time. After being fully charged (with blue light), I try again and it still does not work and only vibrates. I’m like fine, I’ll ask for a replacement. It comes and I have the exact same problems as last time with both at them at the same time. I have searched all over the internet from the htc website to youtube to find a solution and it just wont turn on. Waste of time and resources.

I really love this phone. I bought it to replace the Galaxy S4 due to a combination of cracked glass and hardware defects. It's got a good feel in my hand, and responds pretty snappy. As far as hardware, it has all the LTE bands of AT&T and T-Mobile in the US. I'm a TMo prepaid customer, and it was as simple as popping in my nano SIM and choosing TMo as the provider. It supports microSD cards up to 2 TB. The phone has 3 GB of RAM and the Snapdragon 810. I have yet to see any lag in the phone. I'm able to switch between a browser, pedometer, Pokemon, Google Maps and Antennapod with ease. It has a SuperLCD screen and Gorilla Glass 4.0. The open-box phone I bought had a scuffed corner, so I'd still recommend buying a protective case and screen protector. The only negatives I can really point to are that the battery isn't removable, and that it isn't compatible with Qi wireless charging (you can buy receivers that plug into the microUSB port, but I'm a bit wary of them). I also found that the HTC Fun Fit app drains very little battery (as opposed to S-Health, which chewed through my S4's battery and wasn't very accurate), which makes a good step and distance tracker. It also does not require Internet connectivity, for those who'd rather not broadcast their data to the world. The HTC sense keyboard gets a little annoying with its suggestions. As soon as I got the phone (Aug 2016), I was able to update to Marshmallow, and HTC has it on the roadmap for Nougat. Probably the deal sealer for me is that HTC's Uh-Oh protection doesn't necessarily void your warranty if you use a custom ROM. In fact, if you go to htcdev.com, HTC will help you unlock your bootloader so that you can load a custom ROM on to your phone. I switched from the stock ROM to Android Revolution HD, which is basically the default ROM minus bloat and plus ability to root. I rarely go below 90% battery unless I'm using my phone a lot during the day without getting to a charger. Even still, I haven't dropped below 50%, and with a QuickCharge 2.0+ charger, you can get back up to full in about an hour. Great work HTC! I'm definitely looking your direction whenever this phone gives up the ghost.

Did not mention that the phone was silver AND gold. I was originally looking for an all gold phone and this phone was under the gold category so I ordered it. When it arrived I realized that phone was the silver and gold version; it's still an amazing phone though. The color does not bother me since it's being covered by a case all day; the important thing was if it worked and did not come with scratches. The phone still looked basically brand new like the description said and so beautiful.

I'd like to say I'm an early technology adopter, but my comfort and preference for HTC, and a more practical budget just don't let me get the latest (and not always greatest) thing. I've owned about 5 or 6 HTC phones (The FUZE, ARIA, One X and M8) and have become increasingly loyal to the way they interface. After over 2 years, my HTC One M8 finally got to the point where it was no longer usable. I bent the charger port such that I'd have to hold the charger cord in at just the right angle to connect, so it was on to another phone. AT&T did not appear to be jumping on the U11 bandwagon when that comes out later this year, and after being tech support for both my husband's Samsung and my Daughter's LG, I didn't want another brand. (I've been out of contract with my provider for almost a year, and it's nice!) So I decided to test my luck on Amazon. I'm very happy I did. This phone looks and functions enough like my M8 to make the change seamless, but with enough upgrades to be exciting (rather than a drag) The Camera is much better, and the front speakers are a bit fuller than my old one. Data runs quickly, and it's clear there are improvements on the previous version in the way data access runs. I still can't use the HTC car app without having to manually create a shortcut and pull the app from the dark cave where the provider tends to keep putting it, in favor of their version of it, which in my opinion is not as easy to use while driving. The Dot view case on this one is nicer than the M8 because the back is clear so you can see the phone's glorious metallic color, but the seam where the front and back meet is a little flimsy (I did have to take a spot of crazy glue to it already, but I'm not reviewing that..), so we'll see. I do like the more protective design as my old phone did get a bit of corner wear where the HTC cover didn't fully protect each edge. All in all, I don't know that I'd have made the jump to this phone if not forced, as it is so significantly similar to what I am replacing, but I do feel that there are significant enough improvements that would warrant consideration of this phone over the previous model. Seller sent it super quick and I got it in less than 48 hours on a holiday weekend. SO grateful for that.

Old but worked perfect without trouble