HTC has finally taken the wraps off its latest smartphone, called the HTC One A9. On design front, it features metallic unibody design with 7.26mm thickness. The phone also comes with a multi-directional fingerprint scanner.
Under the hood, it is powered by a 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor paired with Adreno 405 GPU. Based on storage and RAM, it comes in two variants- one with 16GB internal memory and 2GB of RAM while other variant comes with 32GB inbuilt storage and 3GB of RAM. The One A9 features a 5-inch full HD display with 1920×1080 pixels resolutions and 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 protection. On camera front, it sports a 13 mega pixel rear camera with LED flash, PDAF and OIS while there is also an Ultrapixel front facing camera.
Backed up by a 2150mAh battery, it supports Quick Charge 3.0 technology. The smartphone also comes with support for the optional HTC Rapid Charger 2.0 for up to 75% faster charging. It is the first smartphone from the company running Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system.
Features & Specifications Of HTC One A9.
●Processor: 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617
●GPU: Adreno 405
●Operating System: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with HTC Sense UI
●Display: 5-inch full HD AMOLED (1920×1080 pixels resolution, 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 protection)
●RAM: 2GB/3GB
●ROM: 16GB/32GB (expandable up to 2TB via microSD card)
●Rear Camera: 13 mega pixel with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, BSI sensor and OIS (optical image stabilization), PDAF
●Front Camera: Ultrapixel with f/2.0 aperture
●Battery: 2150mAh with Quick Charge 3.0
●Connectivity: 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
●Multi-directional fingerprint sensor
●Dimensions: 145.75×70.8×7.26mm
●Weight: 143 grams
●Color Options: Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold and Deep Garnet
Price & Availability.
The pricing of the HTC One A9 smartphone is yet to be announced. It will be rolled out globally for sale in Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold and Deep Garnet color options starting first week of November 2015.
Though the HTC One A9 smartphone features cutting-edge design loaded with latest innovative features, yet the pricing of the device will tell whether it will succeed in drawing enough customers or not. The pricing of the phone is likely to be announced locally for each market at the time of launch.