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HTC One M9 update improves camera and battery
June 17, 2025
HTCis to begin pushing out an update toOne M9users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa beginning later today (barring any unexpected complications). The update will bring the software version to 1.40.401.5 and is the same update that rolled out in Taiwan a couple of weeks ago and will come to North America later this month.
The update will aim to fix a few problems with the camera, the battery life and even overheating issues. The list of changes is:
Battery Life
The battery life on the One M9 is average at-best and the update should bring improvements to battery life when using two very popular preloaded applications: YouTube and Facebook. This should mean better battery life.
Thecamera on the One M9is arguably one of its worst features and the update should bring a few much-needed improvements, including:
Heat Management
For Qualcomm – who provide theSnapdragon 810 chipsetused in the One M9 – the overheating concerns with its Snapdragon 810 were only enhanced in the One M9 as the metal build proved conducive to the overheating. One of the biggest concerns is overheating when your phone is being charged and the update should bring:
The update may only be small in size and stature but the fixes will be very welcome toHTC One M9users, who may be considering whether they purchased the right handset. HTC’s latest flagship certainly has a lot of good features and –although I don’t like it personally– there are some who will find it pleasant. The biggest problem isits Product Strategyand the fact that, having released a bunch of better flagships in Asia, the One M9 is still its global flagship in the West.
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Unfortunately for HTC, customers do read the web and its new devices such as theOne M9 Plus– which should have arguably been the real flagship – theOne E9 Plusand theOne MEwill only alienate customers. Then again, with poor demand for the One M9 resulting incost-cuttingand areturn to loss-making, maybe some changes need to be made toHTC’s Product Strategy.
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