Codename | Aero |
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Manufacturer | HTC |
Slogan | Be Brilliant |
Series | HTC One |
Model | A9 |
Predecessor | HTC One M9 (United States) |
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 |
Weight | 143 g (5.0 oz) |
Operating system |
Original: Android "Marshmallow" 6.0 Current: Android "Marshmallow" 6.0.1, released in December 2015 |
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 |
Data inputs | |
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 |
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Website | www |
Original: Android "Marshmallow" 6.0
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 One M9 in the United States; 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.
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.
Following the launch of the One M9, the manufacturer saw a decline of nearly 40 percent of their revenue due to the poor sales of the M9 because of the overheating issue caused by the Snapdragon 810 chipset which forced the manufacturer to throttle the processor and the poor performance of the camera which also led the manufacturer to reduce its component order by 30 percent. HTC has reported further loss of revenue in the first and second quarter and they have also mentioned that they closed some of their manufacturing facilities due to the poor sales and outsourced some of their manufacturing. In June, the CEO of HTC, Cher Wang, confirmed that it was developing a "hero product" which was planned to launch in October intended to improve its smartphone business.