Heats up under heavy use; Doesn't feel like enough of a step forward

All in all, the One M9 ticks all the necessary flagship boxes, and when it officially arrives on 1 June locally it will be one of the best smartphones on the market. The question is whether it can cope with growing pressure from the likes of Samsung and LG within the slugfest that is the flagship market. At the moment pricing for the One M9 is not listed, but we expect HTC to bring it in around the R9 000 mark.