This opens up the phone to two vulnerabilities. What you’re being asked to do is to place your finger on the sensor horizontally, and this is exactly what you don’t do in regular use. The phones require you to cover the entire sensor with your finger which just does not feel right when it comes to these narrow oval buttons. Both Samsung and HTC’s fingeprint sensors function less precisely than Apple’s.
This though comes at the cost of functionality. HTC and Samsung on the other hand chose the oval TouchID Sensor, presumably to solve this symmetry issue. Apple’s quest for symmetry makes the iPhone 6 bigger than it needs to be, because the round TouchID sensor takes up a lot of space at the bottom, requiring an equal amount to be delegated on the top as well. The One M9+ in a way justifies the iPhone 6’s design. The fingerprint sensor just doesn’t fit into HTC’s overall philosophy for the M9+. While that covers the looks part, there’s a distinct failure in this design. The overdose of metal ensures that, and the only plastic you’ll find are the bands on the back and sides for the antenna to function properly. It goes without saying that this is a solidly built smartphone. Secondly, even though the HTC One M9+ is a stunner and it does look different from the One M8, if you’ve ever heard HTC speak passionately about its design philosophies, you would be justified to expect more of the company. There are two things here, one in the age where even Samsung and Apple are overhauling their flagship designs, HTC is simply being stubborn in sticking to what is a tried and tested formula. The rear cover of the M9+ actually seems like the phone has been put inside a metal case.
There’s distinct break between the front and back of this smartphone. The dual-tone metal finish looks like two pieces of metal put together. It’s only when you take the HTC One M9+ in your hand that you realise that it’s actually quite different from the One M8. My mind says it’s the same design as the M8 before this, but my gut says it’s different. Why do I say so? Read ahead for the HTC One M9+ review. Beyond what’s on paper though, the M9+ tells a story of a veteran, trying to catch up in a whole new world. If you look at the specs, you'll probably say this is the best smartphone HTC has made till date.
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