Same here, I love my M8 but HTC dropped the ball on the M9 by not bumping up the screen resolution. I'm fancying the Edge... Blue or Green.
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This one is better. Higher capacity, 3 ports cable of quick charging and it's much cheaper:
Amazon.com: [Upgraded Version & All Smart Ports] Anker? 2nd Gen Astro3 12000mAh Portable External Battery USB Charger with PowerIQ™ Technology for Apple iPhone 5s 5c 5; iPad Air mini; Samsung Galaxy S5...
Battery life is amazing. I was out for 12 hours and with moderate usage ( couple of photos, web browsing, texts, watched 2 or 3 youtube videos, checking e-mail) I had like 35% battery left. My 3VO would have never even come close to that.
So happy I dumped my POS 3VO for the GS3. No software bugs, massive improvement in battery life and a camera that isn't embarassing. I went 12 hours off charger yesterday and had 40% battery life left. No way the 3VO ever came close to that.
The fact that the phone is launching with gingerbread, announced over 18 months ago,and a last gen SoC, should tell you all you need to know. I personally wouldn't consider the Ion. Sounds like a hot mess to me. Since you are probably going to be locking yourself into a 2 year contract I...
not to mention the amount of ROM's that will be available because there are only two types of SoC's being used. The rooting community will go nuts on these devices.
So I just stopped in BB in LIC (NYC) and the guy said their shipment will be in tonight or early tomorrow morning and available for pick up on Friday. They only are getting enough in to cover the pre-orders.