It's been a curious year for flagship smartphones so far: from the impressive highs of the Samsung Galaxy range revamp, with the company's S6 and S6 edge, to the oh-it's-the-same-again HTC One in its M9 form .
Affordable; majority of design is on point; tiny bezel design; microSD card expansion; camera is impressive
EMUI interface annoyances; battery life ought to be better; processor has heat and power consumption issues