Plastic variant of HTC One M9+ spotted
Recently spotted in the TENAA certification database, China’s equivalent of the FCC, a new device from HTC appears to be a plastic version of the HTC One M9+. The HTC One M9+ is a slightly larger and more powerful version of the HTC One M9. Inexplicably, HTC only makes the bigger device available in Asian market despite interest from Western market buyers. The device that was spotted in TENAA carried the model name “M9e” and it is unclear where it may land.
According to the documents that are available, the HTC One M9e mirrors the HTC One M9+ hardware and specs with only a couple exceptions. The new device does not have HTC’s duo camera setup and it is unclear as to whether it has a built-in IR blaster.
Being constructed with plastic rather than metal means HTC will likely price the phone at a more affordable price than their top-tier devices even though it should mostly match flagship class devices in terms of performance. There is still the ever present question of whether it can escape Asian markets and offer an alternative for buyers in Western markets who want a bigger device from HTC than what is currently offered without sacrificing performance.
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