It is clearly one of the most anticipated devices of the year. The brand itself has a reputation of building best-class smart phones, the flagship One series for instance. There have been several leaks and rumors about the new device, based on which we conclude that HTC is going to give a tough competition in the high-end device category.

The newly leaked image from a reliable source and a semi-retired tipster, @evleaks has revived our interest in the Smartphone, thanks to the exceptional design of the One M9. The overall device seems refreshing with edge-to-edge glass, redesigned edge-mounted Boom Sound speakers and a relocated camera. Surprisingly, the HTC flagship is accompanied by another variant in the picture, which is bigger and sports a centre home button as seen in Samsung smart phones.

The bigger handset in the leaked picture features a curved rectangular button just below the HTC logo at the bottom. There are rumors it could serve as a fingerprint scanner and/or home button. Both smart phones appear to be clad in a metal chassis, in line with all other flagship smart phones by HTC.

As for the HTC One M9, there have been a series of rumors about the Smartphone’s specs. Based on the most reliable ones, the 2015 flagship is expected to have a 5.2-inch display with 2K display. It will be powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 810 processor clocking speeds at 2GHz, 3GB RAM, Adreno 430 GPU, 20MP rear camera with LED flash and Ultra Pixel front snapper.

HTC has scheduled an event for 1 March at the MWC event in Barcelona, where the flagship handset is expected to make its debut. We'll know for sure then if these renderings are real or simply add to the long list of rumors.