<div>While expectation were high that HTC would announce its latest flagship smartphone for the Indian market on Tuesday (14th April), the company managed to surprise everyone by skipping the One M9 altogether. For the ones hoping to get their hands on the One M9, there is more bad news as HTC confirmed that it will not be selling the smartphone in India. This move sounds surprising and it also gives an indication that HTC might not be very confident to compete against its biggest rival, the Samsung Galaxy S6 which comes at a comparatively lower price. The Taiwanese smartphone maker did however; announce two new smartphones, the One M9+ and the One E9+.</div><div> </div><div>The One M9+ was launched in China just last week where HTC said that it wouldn’t sell this device in the western markets and it seems that the company kept its word by announcing it in India. The device is a larger version of the original One M9 with a similar attractive metal body, sleek design and a few changes here and there.</div><div> </div><div>The smartphone features a brand new Helio X10 processor (a 64-bit octa-core processor clocked at 2GHz) made by MediaTek which is a bold move by HTC to skip the latest Snapdragon 810 processor but similar to what Samsung did with its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. The handset also features a 5.2-inch Quad HD (2560x1440) display, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, a 2840mAh battery, and a 20.7MP rear camera along with a 4MP front UltraPixel camera. It will be running on Android Lollipop with Sense 7 UI. The highlight though, is a fingerprint sensor, sitting right below the display, splitting the lower loudspeaker into two. Priced at Rs. 52,500, it is slightly higher than the Samsung Galaxy S6, which starts at Rs 49,900. But for that extra money you get a tad bit of an extra screen size and a memory card expansion slot when compared to the S6.</div><div> </div><div>HTC also introduced the One E9+ which comes with a plastic finish, similar to what we saw on last year’s One E8. This is a larger smartphone this time, measuring at 5.5-inches with a Quad HD (2560x1440) display, the same MediaTek processor as the M9+, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, the same camera combination and a 2,800mAh battery. Even with its large dimension, it manages to be on the lighter side as it is just 7.5mm thick and weighs about 150gms. The One E9+ will hit the Indian market from the mid of May with a price tag that will be unveiled at the time of the launch.</div><div> </div>
