The Taiwanese firm HTC made it clear that it will not release the One M9+ and One E9+ smartphones in the U.S. market. However, these devices are now listed for purchase via the online retailer Amazon as the retailer allows the customers in U.S. to buy products they are not officially released there.
The One M9+ and One E9+ running on Android Lollipop operating system listed by Amazon are the unlocked versions. The One M9+ is priced much expensive as it carries a price tag of $799.
The One M9+ is listed in two colors versions on Amazon – silvery gold and gunmetal grey. Similar to the One M9 that went official in the U.S. and other markets, the One M9+ is also built of metal. It is larger in size than the One M9 and it boasts of a 5.2 inch display that has a Quad HD screen resolution of 2560×1440 pixels.
The hardware aspects of the One M9+ include an octa core MediaTek MT6795T processor paired with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of expandable native storage space. The device has a 20 MP main snapper with Duo Camera arrangement and a front facing 4 MP UltraPixel selfie snapper. The smartphone supports 3G networks of T-Mobile and AT&T, but not those of Sprint and Verizon and does not support US LTE.
The One E9+ is bigger than the One M9+ and it has a 5.5 inch Quad HD 1440p display. The device is cheaper at $499 as it made of plastic. It lacks the Duo rear snapper arrangement and a fingerprint scanner. The other aspects of the One E9+ are quite similar to those of the M9+.