HTC officially announced the One A9, the company’s new smartphone that will take the reins from the One M9 as the new flagship from HTC in the United States. The One A9 was built with a focus on premium design and performance,
The phone packs Qualcomm’s latest silicon, the Snapdragon 617 processor, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, a new 13MP camera with a sapphire cover lens and f/2.0 aperture, a 4MP front-facing Ultrapixel camera, and a 5-inch 1080p Gorilla Glass 4 display. 32GB of storage, with support for up to 2TB microSD cards. In other markets, including Europe, HTC will also sell a model with 16GB of storage and 2GB of RAM.
5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 protection
Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 (4 x 1.5GHz + 4 x 1.2GHz) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
2GB RAM with 16GB internal storage / 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense UI
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, OIS, PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, 1080p video recording
Ultrapixel front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, 1080p video recording
Dimensions: 145.75 x 70.8 x 7.26mm; Weight: 143g
Multi-directional fingerprint sensor
24-bit, 192kHz supported by Hi-Fi DAC, Dolby Audio
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS, NFC
2150mAh battery, Quick Charge 3.0
Pre-orders for the One A9 will open for U.S. customers online today. The $399.99 purchase price will net you an opal silver or carbon gray A9 — garnet red and topaz gold colors are due in the “coming weeks” — 6 months of Google Play Music for new customers and 12 months of UH OH Protection.
