Details about HTC One M9 speakers panels revealed

As images of the HTC One M9, or Hima, have been leaking out leading up to the device’s expected reveal at MWC 2015, you may have noticed some subtle differences to the front of the device. One of the hallmarks of the HTC One M7 and the HTC One M8 have been the BoomSound speaker grilles located above and below the display on the front of the device.
These gave HTC’s flagship a unique look relative to other smartphones and the front-facing speakers were a selling point as well. For the forthcoming HTC One M9, HTC has retained the front-facing speakers, but there are some differences in how they appear along with other elements of the front of the smartphone.
Possibly the most noticeable change will be the apparent lack of speaker grilles on the device. HTC has chosen to enclose the sound system components underneath the glass panel that will cover the entire front of the device now instead of being framed by other elements. To get sound out past that glass, HTC is using two small speaker slits that run about halfway across the width of the device. Source describe the appearance and placement as similar to those on the Nexus 9 tablet.
In conjunction with this change in the front glass panel and speaker configuration, HTC is removing the black bar where they had their logo on the HTC One M8. The logo is moving down to the bottom of the device and will appear where the bottom speaker grille has traditionally been located.
Overall, the design of the front of the device with these changes is described as “slicker” and “more refined” by sources that have seen the latest versions that incorporated these changes.
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source: HTCSource