HTC One A9
The HTC One A9 is an Android smartphone manufactured and marketed by HTC. It was officially announced on October 20, 2015. It is the successor to the HTC One Mini 2 worldwide; but in global markets, it was sold alongside the One M9 as a mid-range offering. It was launched as an effort to improve the revenue of HTC's smartphone business after the failure of the One M9.
| Codename | Aero |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | HTC |
| Slogan | Be Brilliant |
| Series | HTC One |
| Model | A9 |
| Predecessor | HTC One Mini 2 |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 145.75 mm (5.738 in) H 70.8 mm (2.79 in) W 7.26 mm (0.286 in) D |
| Mass | 143 g (5.0 oz) |
| Operating system | Original: Android "Marshmallow" 6.0
Current: Android "Nougat" 7.0, released in April 2017 Unofficial: Android 12 via LineageOS |
| System-on-chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 |
| CPU | Octa-core ARM 64-bit 1.5 GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 405 OpenGL ES 3.1 |
| Memory | 2 GB or 3 GB LPDDR4 RAM |
| Storage | 16 GB or 32 GB |
| Removable storage | microSD up to 2 TB |
| Battery | 2150 mAh Li-Po |
| Display | 5.0 in (130 mm) Super AMOLED 1920 x 1080 pixels (16:9 Aspect ratio) (440 ppi) 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0 |
| Rear camera | 13 MP with autofocus, dual-LED dual tone flash, ƒ/2.0 aperture, optical image stabilization, BSI 1080p video recording |
| Front camera | 4 MP, UltraPixel fixed-focus camera, ƒ/2.0 aperture 1080p video recording |
| Connectivity | |
| Data inputs | |
It features a unibody aluminum frame with a Super AMOLED HD display and Dolby Surround sound for headphones. It also features a fingerprint sensor which can be used to unlock the phone. It is the first non-Nexus device to be pre-installed with Android Marshmallow and the first non-CDMA phone that is compatible to work with the Verizon network in the United States.
It received mixed reviews following its release. While many critics lent specific praise to its construction and fingerprint scanner, other aspects have generally received indifferent or mixed reception. Some thought that its price point was too high, while others thought it was a clone of the iPhone 6. In November 2015, HTC reported a 15 percent increase in overall revenue.