Never before has the Taiwanese tech firm HTC been so threatening to other major smartphone manufacturers. The company reached new heights following the launch of its premium handset, the HTC One M8. With rumors of a new HTC handset making the rounds, tech enthusiasts are likely to be surprised again soon.

There are rumors that HTC may soon release a successor to its current flagship smartphone HTC One M8 and it will be called HTC One M9. It is being speculated that the purported HTC One M9 will be an incredible handset with great specs. Below is a comparison between the features of HTC One M8 and the rumored specs of upcoming HTC Once M9.

HTC launched its latest premium smartphone One M8 in March 2014 and the handset comes with a 5-inch 1080p HD display generating 441 pixels per inch, offering sharp and highly-detailed visuals. It is expected that its purported successor will definitely get some major upgrades. According to rumors, the purported HTC One M9 will feature a bigger 5.3-inch 1440p QHD display screen offering 564 pixels per inch.

While the HTC One M8 is packed with a quad-core Snapdragon 801 along alongside 2 GB of RAM, it is expected that the reported One M9 will be powered a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor in addition to 3 GB of RAM. In addition, rumors say that the One M9 will boast an octa-core processor, which is twice that of the M8's quad.

However, as of now, these are some of the rumors that are floating on the Internet regarding specs of the HTC One M9. As the company has not released any official detail, it is difficult to obtain the One M9 build. In fact, HTC has neither made any comment on the speculations nor made any official announcements regarding the existence of the high-end device. Nevertheless, there are reports that the company is currently working on the smartphone and the purported HTC M9 will overwhelm its predecessor as well as other handsets in the market.

If HTC does not deviate from the existing trend of releasing its new products, fans may expect to see the One M9 sometime next year, possibly by March 2015.