HTC has added its major camera update for the One M9 to T-Mobile and AT&T schedules, coming on an over-the-air update on April 20 and 21 respectively. The update is already on One M9 units running on Sprint or Verizon Wireless. 

The camera update will add major fixes to some of the One M9's most pressing camera issues. HTC sent out a release confirming what can be expected in the update:

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• Reduced blur in photos thanks to enhanced exposure times
  

• Increased sharpness in photos making them clear but with a less artificial feeling.
  

• Reduced image noise
  

• Improved low light performance and HDR processing
  

• Better Auto Exposure interface performance when tapping the screen
  

These are some big improvements on paper, but we'll have to see for ourselves if it makes taking photos or video with the One M9 any different.

The enhanced exposure times we assume will mean longer time between pressing the camera button and the camera actually processing the photo. This shouldn't be a major issue for most One M9 users but for those that want to take quick snaps on the fly, it might be a slowdown.

Other changes like increased sharpness and HDR processing will also mean longer waiting time between pressing the button and taking the photo. It's clear HTC doesn't have enough processing power to do this without sacrifices or these features would've been implemented at launch.

Hopefully, this update doesn't make taking a photo a painful experience of waiting for a few seconds for the photo to process. One of the great things about the iPhone camera is the quick speed, accuracy and consistency, three things Android manufacturers have a hard time replicating.

HTC is even worse due to the sensor it added to the One M9. Instead of the Sony Exmor sensor used in most Android smartphones, HTC went with a Chinese make that seems to produce worse images in almost every situation.

We can't tell why HTC went with the Chinese sensor since Sony has a reputation for excellent image sensors. Perhaps it was cheaper, but when a camera sensor is one of the major features on a phone, you'd suspect HTC would spend a bit on quality.

TagsHTC One M9, T-Mobile, AT&T, HTC, mobile camera