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this episode of Android Q&A is brought to you by HipChat plus so were you curious about what's in store for the HTC One and nine otherwise codename des kima what's gonna be powering that puppy well I'm gonna give you my thumbs up on those rumors thumbs down or just uh here we go so first up let's start off with the overall design given how the one evolved from the m7 and m8 we imagine the next-gen flagship will retain a similar look and feel when compared to its predecessors though we expect there to be at least some minor refinements to the HTC's design language there have been some whispers that HTC will improve the build quality by switching to a tougher aluminium alloy when compared to the m7 and m8 but really there's few concrete details about how it will actually differ the device is also said to be launching in grey silver gold or gunmetal gold color choices if well known leaker up leaks proves correct we can tell you that the size of the phone will be quite similar to the HTC m8 one set of images that were recently leaked appear to show a device with very thin lateral screen bezels but the same large bezels at the top and the bottom with the HTC logo now it's possible that these images just show a prototype we'll have to wait and see one interesting feature is the large camera module on the back but it remains to be seen whether this will make it to the final design or not now it should be noted that Bloomberg has reported that the overall design of the Hema will be very similar to the m8 and hey if it's not broken don't fix it so we're gonna give this one a probable thumbs-up now let's move on to the display and it looks like that HTC is not gonna follow the herd and make a bigger screen phone some of the early rumors associated with the HTC One m9 claimed that the phone will have a much larger 5.5 inch display but the more recent rumors have suggested that there will be a more modest 5-inch 1080p display while not as impressive as the q HD resolutions that have been adopted by other flagship phones we feel that this will be an excellent resolution for a 5-inch display phone now maybe I'm biased because I want smaller one-handed devices but I'm gonna give this a hopeful thumbs up to now let's get to the guts and talk about specs shall we now many sources have gone back and forth with conflicting rumors suggesting that the HTC m9 will only have an 805 chipset others have claimed that it will have the Snapdragon 810 with three gigabytes of RAM but considering the fact that the LG G flex 2 is launching with this chips at the a10 we can't say we'd be too surprised battery life is also expected to make a minor jump upwards going from 2600 milliamp hour battery to a 28 40 milliamp hour battery always as expected the battery will be non-removable I also think you're probable that HTC will offer some sort of fingerprint scanner so we're gonna give both the fingerprint scanner and the 810 Snapdragon chipset I probable thumbs-up now next up is the camera and this is a big one for many of us HTC One has come under a lot of flack for its ultra pixel camera but this time our own HTC is apparently switching things up reportedly the phone will offer a twenty point seven megapixel rear facing camera though the exact size of the sensor is not known just yet on the front reports say that there will either be a 13 megapixel shooter or a four megapixel ultrapixel camera with the former being similar to the desire I set up and the latter akin to the new desire 826 now for one of the things the HTC One is known for the most those front-facing speakers what's in store one thing HTC is known for is its sound quality and we don't expect these things to change with the one and nine in the past Beats has power the sound tech behind the 1-series but according to at least a few early reports HTC may be teaming up with Bose this time around the device tis said to feature a Dolby 5.1 surround technology integration well call it a gut feeling but the idea of bose taking over from beats so are you a fan of blinkfeed let's talk software features not a lot of rumors have focused on exactly what would be different when it comes to software improvements but you can expect it to run Android 5.0 lollipop with HTC Sense 7 on top one report meant and advanced location services without providing any other details now given that HTC is expected to release a SmartWatch along with the m9 Hema it's likely that there will be some basic customization to take advantage of a new wearable device and for that I got to give a very probable thumbs up so let's talk about when exactly you can get your hands on this puppy this week HTC sent out invites for a press event taking place in Barcelona on March 1st the day before the official opening of the Mobile World Congress while the m9 keema wasn't mentioned or hinted at specifically we're positive we will get to see it then alongside a wearable companion as for the actual availability date if all goes 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