The HTC Hima, also known as One M9, is the current code-name for the successor of the One M8. While we don’t know why HTC Hima was picked as the moniker for the upcoming flagship, rumors have been pouring in about what kind of flagship tech enthusiasts should be expecting. CES 2015 will be the event where many companies will introduce, announce, or unveil new flagships and gadgets that aim to leave their mark on the upcoming new year and HTC might be among them with the HTC Hima.

The device has passed through Antutu today and while we had heard a lot about various specs and design variations that would show up on the HTC Hima, the benchmark results confirmed some of them and debunked a few. Since the benchmarking platform is pretty reliable in track record, we can look at the new leaked specs with a bit of confidence. Nonetheless, take them with a grain of salt since specs and designs are subject to change right up until an official announcement from the manufacturer and OEM are made.

According to the benchmark results, HTC Hima specs include a pretty small (in comparison to the current phablet-trend) 5 inch display with a 1080*1920 resolution. So far, most speculations about the flagship involved a 5.5 inch QHD display similar to that found on the LG G3, but judging by the results, the company might have gone with the more practical approach. Even though some might be disappointed if these display specs stuck to the HTC Hima, my honest opinion is that a FHD display of that size is just enough for the human eye to feel comfortable, while preserving battery life in the meantime.

Since the display is not all there is to a flagship, the Antutu benchmark also reveal that the HTC Hima would sport the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 64 bit CPU, backed by an Adreno 430 GPU, and 3 GB RAM. Those would indeed be specs worthy of a flagship of the future and would be able to easily compete with upcoming launches like the Samsung Galaxy S6 or the LG G4. The most interesting part of the leaks is that HTC will apparently dump the dual camera setup we’ve seen on the HTC One M8 in favor of a 20.7 MP sensor on the rear, and a massive 13 MP shooter on the front to satisfy the selfie-trend that has taken hold of many OEMs.

HTC Hima should be launched at CES 2015 according to our sources, even though we wouldn’t put too much faith into that rumor just yet. As far as software goes, you probably won’t be surprised if we propose Android 5.0.1 Lollipop to come prepped out of the box with the HTC Hima. Nonetheless, even though the Lollipop treatment should be present on the device, it is unlikely that the company would send HTC Hima out with a brand new Sense 7.0 UI as that is pegged for a May 2015 release date. One of our biggest hopes about the HTC Hima, aka the One M9 is that it sports at least front-facing BoomSound speakers as we were impressed with the ones on the One M8. Whichever the case may be with specs and the alleged release date of the flagship, we are excited to see what kind of innovations HTC is planning to introduce to customers next year.