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Like the HTC One A9 design? Good, because you're about to see a lot more of it. "Starting with the One A9, our design language will enter a different and fashionable phase," says Jack Tong, president of HTC North Asia.
Both the One M series (the flagships) and the Desire series (which covers anything from entry-level to upper mid-range) will adopt the sleek look of the A9, which is an evolution of the HTC One design.
Mr. Tong didn’t say anything on the topic of material though. Much of A9's cool factor comes from the aluminum unibody and the One M series will almost certainly stick with metal. We're curious to see what will happen to the top dogs in the Desire lineup though.
The fate of other design elements like the 2.5D glass over the AMOLED screen is unclear as well. We do hope HTC makes stereo speakers work with this new design though.
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Pre-orders for the HTC One A9 started in the US a couple of days ago, mere hours after its announcement. And now we have spotted a few UK retailers that are also offering it up for pre-order. The device is much more expensive in the UK than it is in the US, even more so than anticipated - while HTC's official recommended sales price was quoted at the launch as being £429.99 SIM-free, at the moment the cheapest option is £20 more than that.
If you'd like to get the One A9 unlocked, then you can pre-order one at Expansys for £479.99, at Carphone Warehouse for £469.99, or at Unlocked Mobiles for £449.99. While the first two retailers mention that they're selling the model with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage (which according to HTC is the only one officially headed to the UK), Unlocked Mobiles lists the one with 3GB of RAM and 32GB - though this might just be a typo. Regardless of which company you choose to do business with, right now you can only pick between the grey and silver hues for the One A9.
If long-term contracts with operators are more your thing, then Carphone Warehouse has you covered. You can bag the phone for free with plans starting at £31.99 per month. That cheapest option is from EE, giving you 1,000 UK minutes, unlimited UK texts, and 1GB of data each month. At the other end of the spectrum, a £39 per month Vodafone subscription brings you unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, as well as 6GB of data, and obviously there are many more intermediate options to choose from.
As for deliveries, Unlocked Mobiles expects to have the One A9 in stock on November 1, while Carphone Warehouse says the phone should be at your doorstep by November 6.
The HTC One A9 comes with a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED touchscreen, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 SoC, a 13 MP rear camera with dual-LED flash, a 4 MP front snapper, and a 2,150 mAh battery. It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
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Earlier today HTC took the wraps off the One A9, its latest upper-midrange smartphone. The handset is already up for pre-order in the US, and will become available at the beginning of next month (including in other markets, though pricing varies wildly).
To make the One A9 an easier choice for those who value getting timely software updates, HTC's arm in the USA has made a pretty big promise.
As you can see in the embedded tweet above, the One A9 is said to get every Android update within 15 days of the Nexus line having received it. That's a bold promise, and one that's unique in the Android world so far.
Obviously though, some questions arise, and HTC hasn't yet clarified all the details of this commitment. We don't know how long the One A9 will be covered, as clearly there will be a cut-off moment, possibly 18 or 24 months from the phone's launch (if we go by what usually happens in the mobile world). Also up for debate is what the word "every" means in this context - will HTC send each of Google's monthly security updates straight to the One A9? What about .x updates, for example Android 6.1 if that ever becomes reality? Will that make it to the One A9 in 15 days too? Is this update promise only valid for the US (since this has after all been announced by the company's US subsidiary)? Or does any unit purchased unlocked anywhere in the world get the same treatment? And what happens to carrier models, how slowly will they get updates?
Hopefully HTC will at some point take some time to answer all of these questions.
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HTC One A9 is the company's latest smartphone and the first non-Nexus to launch with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The handset is supposed to freshen up the HTC portfolio and give another chance of the otherwise struggling One lineup.
The HTC One A9 is built around a 5" AMOLED screen of 1080p resolution and is the first to run on the Snapdragon 617 chip. The SoC employs an octa-core processor with four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.5GHz and another four A53 ticking at 1.2GHz, Adreno 405 GPU and 2 or 3 GB of RAM depending on the version.
HTC says it designed the One A9 from scratch, blending signature elements of its previous phones, such as the antenna stripes on the back (first used on the HTC One M7 in 2013). The A9's unibody is made entirely of metal, with 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 protective glass shielding the entire front.


The One A9 is quite thin at just 7.2mm of thickness and it seems like a pocket-friendly chap with the 5" screen and the 143g of weight.
The main camera of the One A9 packs 13MP sensor with optical image stabilization and 1080p video recording (Snapdragon 617 doesn't support 4K). It supports RAW capturing and Hyperlapse (stabilized time-lapse) videos. The front snapper has a 4MP UltraPixel sensor and a bright F/2.0 aperture.


HTC One A9 comes with either 16 or 32GB of storage, expandable via a microSD slot. LTE connectivity is naturally supported, while a new high-power DAC promiese unmatched audio experience.


The Home key of the HTC One A9 doubles as an always-on fingerprint scanner, which will unlock your device even while the display is turned off. You can also use the sensor for Play Store payments thanks to the Android 6.0 Marshmallow running on the A9 right out of the box.


HTC One A9 is powered by a 2,150 mAh battery, which supports Quick Charge 2.0 (and 3.0), though you'll have to buy a proper 15W HTC charger if you want to charge your battery lightning fast.
HTC will be offering a compatible Dot View II case for the One A9 with enhanced gesture controls, plus you can opt for HTC Pro Studio In-Ear headphones for the best BoomSound experience.


HTC One A9 launches the first week of November in Opal Silver, Carbon Grey, Deep Garnet and Topaz Gold. The pricing is yet to be announced.
We spent some quality time with the One A9 and we are ready to share our exclusive hands-on impressions with you!
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In an apparent effort to create maximum hype around its upcoming One A9 smartphone, struggling Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC is pitching the device as a good alternative to Apple's iPhones.
In a recent letter to employees, CEO Cher Wang said that the smartphone will "strike a balance between beauty, performance and simplicity," making it good enough to replace the Cupertino-based company's phones. She also said that the handset will make HTC employees proud.
Just last week, the One A9 - which is expected to be unveiled in New York City on October 20 - was accidentally listed by French carrier Orange on its website, revealing specs such as 5-inch FHD (1080p) display, 13MP rear and 4MP front camera, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. The listing also revealed a price tag of around $686.
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HTC detailed the fingerprint collection method of the freshly announced One max phablet. In a fashion, similar to Apple’s solution in the iPhone 5s, the Taiwanese manufacturer stores the fingerprint data in the device’s local memory.

When in local memory, the fingerprint data is stored and encrypted in the system partition which cannot be easily accessed or copied. More importantly, the data is not an actual image of the user’s fingerprint, but a set of its characteristics determined by a proprietary algorithm.
HTC can’t access the information and it cannot be used by third parties. Therefore, users can feel quite confident about the way the safety of their biometric information in HTC’s first phablet.
You can find out all about the HTC One max in our detailed review over here
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Now that the HTC One Max is finally official, the company has outed a quick first look of the device highlighting its key features.

Naturally, the video also showcases the phablet from quite a few angles giving you a better idea of what it looks like. HTC points out the Max’s fingerprint sensor, the BoomSound stereo speakers (sans Beats) and other notable aspects of the One’s larger brother.
Check out the video below.
If you want even more photos of the HTC One Max, head over to its hands-on post. We’re cooking the review already, so that you’ll also be able to enjoy that very shortly.
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The freshly unveiled HTC One Max is here at HQ and we’ve got a bunch of images to share with you guys.

Built around a whopping 5.9″ display of 1080p resolution, the One Max is HTC’s first real attempt at a phablet device and will be taking on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Sony Xperia Z Ultra and LG Optimus G Pro.
The HTC One Max looks, and feels like a bigger HTC One – no surprises there. It’s not the most pocket-friendly size with the addition of the BoomSound speakers above and under the display adding even more to an already pretty large fingerprint. The impressive multimedia might that comes with the ample screen and front-facing stereo speakers, might be worth the trade-off to quite a few people though.

HTC One Max
Compared to the other two smartphones in the One lineup it’s the biggest by far. The difference in screen estate with quite significant (about 57% more than the One and 88% more than the One mini) so there was nothing else you could expect.

HTC One Max in the One lineup
The comparisons with the current king of the phablet realm are unavoidable, so here goes. The HTC One Max sized up against Samsung Galaxy Note 3. The Note 3 has the upper hand with a faster Snapdragon 800 chipset and a healthy gig of RAM more than the One Max, but the HTC flagship counters with a bigger screen and more powerful speakers.

HTC One Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3
To put things into even better perspective, here is the HTC One Max sitting next to the LG G Pad 8.3 slate. According to LG this is the largest one-handed tablet and as you can see it’s much bigger than the One Max. Weight is to be considered as well, the One Max is much lighter than the dedicated tablet.

HTC One Max vs LG G Pad 8.3
The HTC One Max design is quite similar to that of its One siblings, but there are a few upgrades here and there. For starters on the back there’s a fingerprint scanner, which unlike Apple’s Touch ID, works with sliding rather than just touching. The back panel is also removable, allowing for a microSD card slot to be mounted, enabling the expansion of the 16GB internal memory. The power button has been moved on the right side, where it’s much easier to reach.

HTC One Max controls
The 3.5 mm headphone jack is located at the top alongside an IR blaster, which to HTC One users will look like a power button at first.

HTC One Max controls
The primary microphone and microUSB connector are located on the bottom, just like on the other two HTC One’s. Held in the hand the HTC One Max feels refined and its high-quality build becomes apparent immediately. It’s a rather large device, though, and one with not too much grip, so you have to be extra careful not to drop it.

HTC One Max in hand
This is just the first installment of our HTC One Max impressions – we are already working on a complete review so stay tuned.
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