HTC One M9 gets a software update that improves camera performance

5. vincelongman (Posts: 5540; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)

Are there any comparisons with the S6, Note 4 or iPhone 6+ yet?

6. Taters (banned) (Posts: 6474; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)

Software can only do so much. Those phones will still destroy it regardless.

Sorry Htc fans.

8. singhkaran9830 (unregistered)

But those are great improvements,it might be able to battle with S6 and iphone's camera as well,

12. fyahking (banned) (Posts: 1146; Member since: 28 Jan 2015)

It could probably battle the iPhone 6, but it ain't touching the s6 or note 4.

9. vincelongman (Posts: 5540; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)

The hardware is not bad at all
Toshiba also make sensors for Nokia after all

I'd except it to be better than the iPhone 6, S5, Z3, G3 and 2014 Moto X
But I'd also expect the S6, Note 4 and iPhone 6+ to be better

10. HTCM9 (Posts: 29; Member since: 29 Mar 2015)

Early trend show better sales for M9 than M8 and many people liking the design too..but i dunno why so much bad comments against HTC. Lot of stupid people trying to defame htc here.

11. Z3R091 (unregistered)

You never try, you will never know how it goes.
HTC says I will try to fix you.

7. keekguy (Posts: 40; Member since: 17 Aug 2014)

Good, late move maybe!
Or, yes well move, update and fixing before launch!

19. rnagic (Posts: 214; Member since: 13 Jul 2014)

You'd have to be pretty naïeve to believe an ota update can fix the camera issues. Still no OIS, so anything you record is gonna look like Michael J Fox was holding the camera. Think McFly, think!

4. vincelongman (Posts: 5540; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)

They did that for the 2013 model
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7353/moto-x-update-dramatically-improves-camera-quality

They haven't done that for the 2013
But the 2014 model's camera software is fine
Its better than the G2, but not quite as good as the G3 (the LG G2 and G3 have the same Exmor RS IMX135 sensor as the 2014 Moto X)

20. Niva. (Posts: 434; Member since: 05 Jan 2015)

Did you look at the samples provided above? It does appear that was one of the biggest fixes, probably the timing of the flash was slightly tweaked, it appears that before it was causing too much glare and maybe even highlighting slight lens imperfections. Clarity improved greatly across the examples above.

I'm not getting this phone because of the horrid chip inside it, but this software update seems like a huge step up for the users.

17. LikeMyself (Posts: 616; Member since: 23 Sep 2013)

I agree! Looks like clean lenses on the right!!