That seems to bring things up to be equal to where they were before.

The same low-light image, only with night mode manually activated (in both cases). Original M9 image on top post-update image on bottom. If anything, the light in this garage was actually better on the day of the post-update image - yet the new image looks significantly darker than the original. The all-important low-light test, with the phone's default camera settings. (And in real life, you don't usually take an image more than once consistency and reliability are crucial qualities in a smartphone camera.) I tried taking it several times, too, but each one seemed to turn out worse than the last. No two ways around it: This one did not go particularly well. I wouldn't necessarily say it's bad, but it's definitely a little.odd. There's something slightly strange about the new image - an almost unrealistic painting-like effect, as if the processing was taken a touch too far. Same as the previous image, only with HDR activated (in both cases). Noticeable (though still relatively subtle) improvements in coloring, clarity, and saturation. Once again, it's nowhere near the Galaxy's level: Samsung's equivalent photo is less washed out and generally superior in its overall composition, but HTC's has progressed from 'ugh' to 'pretty decent.' Wow - definite difference on this one: The new image is far lighter, less murky, and less inappropriately colored. It's still nowhere near as sharp and color-realistic as the Galaxy S6's equivalent (look back at my original M9-S6 shootout if you want to do some cross-device comparisons) - but in and of itself, it really isn't half-bad.

It's subtle, but there is some improvement here: The new image looks a little lighter and less muddied than the original. Let's check things out (and as usual, click on any image to view it in full resolution): But even with that caveat, the comparisons can give us a general idea of the phone's updated imaging capability and how much it has - or hasn't - changed.

Now, keep in mind that the new photos were obviously taken on a different day than the originals - so lighting and other conditions (and even my exact positioning and framing) aren't identical.

Htc one m9 software update 3.39.531.31