A new HTC One M9 concept would probably pass the eye test with plenty of consumers.
The renders, offered by Ashik Empro, take the design of the M9's predecessors to another level, especially with a stunning red model. Under the hood, the designer envisions the smartphone arriving with a quad-core 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor and 3 GB of RAM, which compares favorably to the M8's Snapdragon 801 and 2GB of memory.
Empro also suggests the device should pack a slightly larger display at 5.2 inches with 1,440 by 2,560 pixel resolution, 16/32/64GB storage options, a 13-megapixel main camera with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), an 8-megapixel Duo camera, 5-megapixel front-facing shooter and 3,200 mAh battery.
While the device certainly looks the part, the processor is a little underwhelming, with a 64-bit a necessity with Android L on its way.
You can check out a photo gallery of the concept via Empro and a video below:
Trusted leaker @evleaks previously reported that HTC is planning on launching the One M9 and M9 Prime in early 2015, with the M9 serving as the direct follow-up to the M8 and the M9 Prime packing the rumored specs improvements tied to the M8 Prime, plus whatever else HTC comes up with.
However, @evleaks does make the interesting claim that the M9 Prime would release before the M9, ExpertReviews notes.
Evleaks was also the first to report that the M8 Prime was "suspended indefinitely" a few months ago.
The premium variant of the current flagship smartphone was previously tipped by @evleaks via a 360-degree animation, showing off its alleged 5.5-inch display (up from the One M8's 5-inch display) and protruding camera lens.
According to the evleaks tweets, the One M8 Prime (now the M9 Prime) will be waterproof and designed from an "exotic material: composite of aluminum and liquid silicone," with specs including a high speed Cat. 6 LTE radio, a quad-core Snapdragon 805 SoC clocked at 2.5GHz, a USB 3.0 port, a 5.5-inch QHD resolution screen and 3GB of RAM, BGR reports.
