techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2016-12-07 06:20:03
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Let's get a couple of things straight: the HTC One A9 isn't a flagship phone, which explains why so many iconic elements have been left out. And yes, it looks a lot like an iPhone 6S.But that would miss the point of this phone. It's a 'fashion' device...
Improved camera, Awesome design, Good Marshmallow mix...
Battery life too poor, Some rattling in case, Cost too high...
To compare this too much to an iPhone would be unfair to the genuinely impressive power under the hood - but it's curious that HTC has decided on this design path...
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As we wait for HTC to launch its latest flagship smartphone here in Malaysia, the Taiwanese smartphone giants are placating the masses with what appears to be a mid-ranged phone decked with premium aesthetics. First announced at a concert event in New Yor...
Design, Fast software updates...
Price, No BoomSound speakers...
The HTC One A9 is a pretty great phone to have if you're a HTC fan, and want fast software updates.(previously published in issue May 2016)...
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HTC made introduced another mid-range phone for One series. HTC One A9 is a mid-range phone indeed, but with higher price point. However, does this phone justified the price that HTC set it to be? Or is it just another mediocre mid-range phone that HTC ma...
Overall, HTC One A9 is a pretty solid phone. Despite the iPhone-ish look, the One A9 is very nice to hold on, but you must be very careful with it. The back is slippery and the 2.5D front glass is quite fragile. As a mid-range phone, it is tad overprice b...
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Update: The HTC One A9 turned out the be the last in the line of HTC Ones, with the Taiwanese manufacturer's latest handset dropping the 'One' and 'M'. We raved about the HTC 10 in our review recently, and coming back to the HTC One A9 reveals exactly why...
In short, the HTC One A9 is a decent mid-range phone at a price that nobody should consider. In the US, the A9 can be had for $399.99, with an additional 1GB of RAM and 16GB internal storage. That's around £262, and a fair price for a stylish handset that...
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Ah, so we've arrived at this. HTC 's infamous One A9 , the smartphone that had a negative label pegged to it from the moment it was officially unveiled in Malaysia — overpriced — and for good reason.From a price-to-spec perspective, there is really no jus...
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Not one to give up without a fight, HTC has returned with its latest One – the A9. Now packing mid-tier specs and missing its signature BoomSound stereo speakers, can it truly compete with the flagships of today?Deja Vu The design of the A9 takes a bizarr...
Review: HTC One A9 Is This The One? Once the poster child of Android, HTC has been going through some pretty turbulent times.Not one to give up without a fight, HTC has returned with its latest One – the A9. Now packing mid-tier specs and missing its sign...
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Cheap and mid-range phones from Motorola and Google have been eating HTC's market share for lunch. The Taiwanese company has responded with the HTC One A9, a midrange phone that has substantially dropped in price from its original £430 inc VAT (£358 ex VA...
Excellent build quality, Attractive looks, Much more affordable following price drop, micro SD slot...
Performance and camera aren't quite as good as the competition...
The HTC One A9 is an rather fine mid-range smartphone - especially now that it's more reasonably priced...
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badan besi penuh menawan + nipis kecil sedap dipegang– tiada lagi pembesar suara stereo – pengimbas capjari kurang responsif – harga yang tinggi untuk kelas pertengahanTahun 2015 dilihat tahun yang agak muram bagi HTC. Model terbaik mereka, One M9 dilih...
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DesignIt does not take a genius to recognise the design influence of the HTC One A9 as it's pretty similar to the iPhone 6/6s with the same curved edges, a minimalistic front with a fingerprint sensor at the base and a translucent band that moves from the...
What you have here is one of the most premium looking handsets on the Android Market but for me personally there were a few design niggles that scuppered its appeal. Additionally the camera's auto mode is not my cup of tea either, but thankfully you do ha...
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Back in the noughties, HTC was constantly fighting with Samsung for supremacy over the Android market. However, a series of mistakes and failed products has eaten into HTC's profits and the company has been in a nosedive ever since. Although both the Sout...
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If you've been looking at new Android phones lately, you may have noticed that there are a lot of inexpensive, impressively-featured options at the moment. We don't expect this trend to stop– the processors, cameras, and build quality you see in today's $...
A decent phone, but not for $499. I went into this review not expecting a whole lot from the HTC One A9; its "me-too" design and midrange specs just don't live up to the its "low cost flagship" ambitions. Although it proves to be a perfectly acceptabl...
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I commiserate with HTC. The company has long led the Android OEM space with stellar and bold industrial design and materials and way before competitors like Samsung or LG went for metal and glass look and feel. For the A9, the couldn't simply put out a sm...
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The HTC One A9 released in November and while it didn't turn out to be the highest-end flagship that was first rumored, it's a pretty solid offering. Many of us increasingly enjoy gaming on our mobile devices. If that applies to you and you're thinking of...
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Not quite HTC's M range, but so superior to the old Desire bricks, the One A9 is a seriously impressive phone.The screen size is 5in and, when held against my own Desire 620 it's essentially the same phone but far sleeker, weighing far less, and looking f...
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tbreak.ae Updated:
2016-12-07 06:20:06
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When I first got my hands on the HTC One M7, I rejoiced that I had finally found an Android phone that I could well and truly fall in love with. Then the One M8 came out and I upgraded to that as my M7 was beginning to show way too much wear and tear. Whe...
Great camera, Sleek design, Latest version of Android...
Disappointing battery, No Boomsound speakers, Average specs...
The HTC One A9 is just another Android phone from the company. Apart from the great camera features, there's nothing here that would make this a ‘flagship' or stand-out model, and mind you there are certainly more powerful and better equipped phones in...
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DAILY STAR ONLINE/DAVE SNELLINGHTC One A9 • Price £469WE LIKE: Good screen • Android Marshallow out of the box • Nice designWE DON'T LIKE: Ludicrous UK price • Low specs for its high price...
Good screen, Android Marshallow out of the box, Nice design...
Ludicrous UK price, Low specs for its high price...
Ultimately, the A9 is a good phone.It looks smart, is fast, has a nice screen and comes with Android Marshmallow out of the box.However, there's simply no justification for its ludicrous UK price and it makes us want to scream!HTC are up against some bril...
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mobilechoiceuk.com Updated:
2016-12-07 06:20:07
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There is a whiff of desperation from HTCs mid-range offer. Squint a little and you will not be able to tell the difference between the phone HTC claim was inspired by their design ethos aka Apples iPhone and the One A9. But are looks enough to make it a...
Beautiful build, Android 6.0, Good camera...
Incredibly expensive, Tiny battery...
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The HTC smartphone is very sleek looking with a trio of finishing tones applied to the super-thin metal frame. The HTC One A9 deals now available in Opal Silver has a brushed metal body that is accentuated with highly polished sides and Matt stripes that...
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HTC has ostensibly looked to take a mid-range route to recovery as it faces a shrinking smartphone business. The One A9 has thus been pitched as a relative of the One M9, being weaker but cheaper than the top-end handset was at launch. That said, 'cheape...
Android 6.0 Marshmallow, stylish and sturdy design, fingerprint sensor, expandable storage...
Expensive, sub-par performance, tiny internal storage...
The One A9's ludicrous UK price cripples what could have been a respectable all-rounder. It looks great and runs the latest version of Android, but performance and camera quality aren't quite good enough, especially compared with its sub-£300 rivals...
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Previously known as the Aero, the One A9 will be HTC's second top-end smartphone to launch this year, sitting just beneath the One M9 in terms of specification. However, while the One M9 was a beautiful but ultimately sub-standard handset, marred by poor...
Taken together, the HTC One A9 is the phone the One M9 should have been from the start, and it's easily my favourite HTC handset to date. Sense 7 is a fantastic interface and the A9's beautiful design makes it by far one of the most pleasing and attractiv...
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theaustralian.com.au Updated:
2016-12-07 06:20:10
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It takes a good eye to spot the differences between the iPhone 6S and the HTC One A9. PHOTO: DREW EVANS/THE WALL STREET JOURNAL“Designed by Apple in California.”That isn't emblazoned anywhere on the HTC's new One A9 smartphone. I checked everywhere, even...
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What happened to you, HTC? You used to be big and bright, the world your oyster, so to speak. But now you're sipping fifty cent beer at the corner dive, yelling at passersby about that time you were elected class president in 1987.I get it. It's hard some...
Great screen, Excellent ergonomics and size, Good daylight camera, Capable manual mode, Fantastic audio quality through headphones, Pared back version of Sense, Latest version of Android, Good performance, Excellent battery performance with Fast Charge...
Priced too high for its value proposition, Poor low-light camera performance, All-too-familiar design...
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OVER THE PAST WEEK , we've had a number of people glance at our HTC One A9 and remark: 'Oh, is that an iPhone?'...
Premium design, good display, decent battery life, microSD slot, Android 6.0 Marshmallow...
Performance isn't great, only 16GB internal storage, average camera...
The HTC One A9 is by no means a bad phone. In fact, given its high-end design, improved software and great camera, it's one of the company's best.However, the HTC One A9 is not a £450 phone, nor is it a £400 phone. HTC has completely missed the mark when...
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A bit of history first, and perhaps a personal viewpoint from myself. Back in 2002 I handled my first HTC smartphone. It was branded up as an Orange SPV and it kick-started this entire website.HTC had a meteoric rise in the years following, releasing phon...
HTC have returned. Utterly wonderful design and build quality, all wrapped up in a UI and OS which produces a premium and complete package.88An update on Windows 10 Mobile device availabilityLeo Privacy Guard for Mobile Devices - A quick overviewShare:Fac...
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gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated:
2016-12-07 06:20:11
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Meet the HTC One A9, the Taiwanese company's latest premium phone - but it's not poised as a flagship successor. Instead, HTC's launching this under its current leading One M9 phone, with less speed and fewer megapixels but all in a slimmer, all-aluminium...
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If there's one trend that's emerged in 2015, it's that the mid-range or sub-flagship category of Android phones is arguably more exciting than those right at the top. We've had the strong endurance of the Moto X Play, the incredible pricing of the OnePlu...
Design, build, lighter Sense UI, launches on Android 6 Marshmallow, fast fingerprint scanner, impressive battery life...
Camera not the best, display could be better, flagship price for a mid-level handset...
We love the HTC One A9 and we think it's the most exciting handset HTC has launched in 2015. We'd pick it over the M9 because it has charm that the flagship lacks. Despite being less powerful and lesser featured, the A9 offers a number of advantage...
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and whether HTC copied Apple with the One A9 doesn't really matter here, no matter how much HTC protests it.What matters—and what HTC should focus on—is whether or not the One A9 is a good enough phone to help...
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The HTC One A9 is the first in a new line of phones for HTC. It's not quite a flagship, but it's not far off, especially when it comes to the design, which is every bit as premium as the HTC One M9 's.Yet it's more heavily inspired by the iPhone 6S . In f...
Stylish, Good camera, Android Marshmallow...
iPhone-like design, Middling specs, Small battery...
The HTC One A9 looks like a flagship and almost performs like one, despite costing a little less, but it's far too Apple-inspired...
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Gone are HTC's days of being “quietly brilliant,” and innovating on the sidelines. The humble Taiwanese company is back and it's bristling that no one took notice of its early achievements. That seamless all-metal iPhone you love so much? HTC made it firs...
Gorgeous all-metal design, Fingerprint sensor with Android Pay, MicroSD card slot for expandable storage, Nearly pure Android 6.0 Marshmallow...
Weak processor, Poor battery life, $500 is too much...
Even though it regularly makes stunning phones, HTC hasn't had an easy time in stores. Sales of the M9 are poor, and the company needs to recover quickly. Making a less-attractive iPhone imitation worked the magic for Samsung with the Galaxy S3 years ag...
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Most new smartphones for the calendar year have launched by now but HTC has a new one for you to contemplate this Christmas. Here's our HTC One A9 hands-on review. See also: 20 best phones 2015 . As per the leaked information, the Taiwanese firm has unve...
iPhone looks aside, the One A9 is a really nice new device from HTC. We like the thin and light design, especially in red, and the addition of a fingerprint scanner. Specs are good all-round with the rear camera looking to be the highlight but we need a p...
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What is HTC up to here? It's had a flagship launch at roughly the same time for years - the HTC One 'M' series has been a long-held tradition.Sure there have been variants, but none that could claim to be a real flagship rival to the big hitter. That's al...
Great camera, Awesome design...
Suspect battery, Design too iPhone similar...
To compare this too much to an iPhone would be unfair to the genuinely impressive power under the hood - but it's curious that HTC has decided on this design path...
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Enter the HTC One A9. HTC is hoping this is the smartphone that will save the firm, offering a premium design almost identical to that of the iPhone 6S but with the promise of a cheaper price...
The success of the HTC One A9 will depend largely on how much it costs. If it undercuts the iPhone 6S and Galaxy S6 by £200-£300, it's hard to imagine this smartphone not selling well. It's perhaps a little too similar to the iPhone for comfort, but that...
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T3.com
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2016-12-07 06:20:16
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The HTC One A9 has arrived, and instead of replacing the firm's current flagship incumbent the HTC One M9 , it's sliding in alongside for a slightly confusing line up at the top of HTC's range.HTC has focussed heavily on the design of the One A9, claiming...
Good camera, Solid design, Android Marshmallow;...
Battery not great, Price high, Mid-range spec...
This isn't the time for an HTC flagship phone - that will be around March 2016 - but there's still a feeling that this is an important device for the brand that desperately needs a win.The design is strong, if too familiar, and the overall operation is sp...
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I probably don't need to say this, but the HTC One A9 looks an awful lot like an iPhone 6.Whether driven by sheer arrogance or a desperate need to find its way during difficult times, the HTC One A9 is cloyingly, unabashedly, an iPhone 6 copy. Yes, items...
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Take a glance at the new HTC One A9 and a single thought will spring to mind, ‘Does it come in Rose Gold?'Of course, the A9 isn't made by Apple but it looks just like the iPhone 6s . If your dad saw the two handsets side-by-side in a phone store, he'd str...
High-contrast AMOLED screen, Feels great, Much-improved camera versatility, Great finger scanner...
Yes, it looks like an iPhone, Expensive in the UK, Max one-day battery life...
Details such as these are mere garnish on an inarguably Apple-inspired salad. The story of the HTC One A9 is this: it looks like an iPhone 6s but won't cost you as much to own. Sold? Some people who want to fit in on a budget undoubtedly will be. For my...
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Good old HTC isn't enjoying the best of times at the moment. The company's struggling and its latest flagship phone, the HTC One M9, can be described as a bit of a flop at best. Enter, then, the firm's potential saviour - the spin-off HTC One A9.Pairing a...
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Take a glance at the new HTC One A9 and a single thought will spring to mind, ‘Does it come in Rose Gold?'Of course, the A9 isn't made by Apple but it looks just like the iPhone 6s . If your dad saw the two handsets side-by-side in a phone store, he'd str...
High-contrast AMOLED screen, Feels great, Much-improved camera versatility, Great finger scanner...
Yes, it looks like an iPhone, Max one-day battery life...
After the all-too-familiar HTC One M9, the One A9 feels like a very different, much bolder phone. Sure, you can dismiss it as an iPhone rip-off if you like, but the work HTC has put in to improve its camera, display and software make this one of the most...
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The HTC One M9 was one of the company's most disappointing phones to date. Featuring a close-to-identical design to its predecessor, the One M8 , a sub-par display and a processor prone to overheating, it was far from perfect. It's no surprise then that...
Rich and colourful screen, Fast fingerprint scanner, Runs latest Android...
A blatant iPhone rip-off, Woeful battery life, Badly overpriced...
HTC One A9 – Battery Life This hasn't been a great year for anyone who values battery life above all else. Few phones have made great strides, and many brands have taken the decision to reduce the size of their batteries, sometimes citing fast-charging as...
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We've always had a soft spot for HTC . The One M8 was one of our favourite smartphones of 2014 for its gorgeous all-metal body and excellent features, but this year's flagship One M9 left us disappointed in nearly all areas. It wasn't a terrible smartphon...
Enjoyable picture and sound performance, Latest Android features, Great camera, Elegant build and design...
Screen could be more dynamic, Sound could have more insight and precision, Only Full HD resolution, Camera snaps could look more realistic...
The HTC One A9 isn't the flagship-bothering smartphone we were expecting, but maybe that's a good thing. The A9 is offering the same premium build and feel of the flagship M9, but with arguably more fun and advanced features - Android Marshmallow, fingerp...
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HTC's newest upcoming smartphone has leaked once again, just days prior to its expected reveal date.We first saw the A9 (codename Aero) back in late August . Then, as now, it was Steve Hemmerstoffer who was the one to obtain images of the upcoming Android...
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The HTC One A9 is the company's second high-end smartphone to the market that can now be found for £299.95 at Amazon UK. The One A9's 5in 1,920x1,080 AMOLED panel looks fantastic, and colours really pop out of the screenA big part of that is down to its s...
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You've probably already had a bitter-tasting mouthful of the drama that's surrounded HTC's unveiling of the One A9, and you may well have a big, fat opinion on it. Yep, there's no denying that the A9 looks a lot like the the iPhone 6S (or, as HTC would pu...
Pretty as anything that's come before it, slick fingerprint sensor...
Crazy expensive, frustrating camera, Should You Buy It...
Absolutely not, considering its current price. Before you snap back at me with Apple-related witticisms, you need to consider the privileged position Tim Cook and co are in. If Apple released a bucket with a hole in the bottom tomorrow, it would probably...
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Below, you'll find Katharine's original review.READ NEXT: Moto G6 Plus review: Another cracking phone from MotorolaIf it wasn't for the prominent HTC logo on the back of the handset, you might mistake the One A9 for another smartphone altogether, as the c...
The One A9 is a great phone with a superb screen and camera, but in 2015 it was too expensive to compete with other flagships...
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The HTC One (A9) was announced at the end of 2015 and is designed to sit just below HTC's flagship M9 camera, offering some of the same or similar specs, but in a cheaper body. In the UK, HTC offers the HTC One (A9) with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt s...
As with other HTC phones - most notably the HTC One (M9) - the (A9) does a good job of producing great photos (especially in good light), while also being fairly pleasant to use. It's good to have a mobile phone camera which can offer a good degree of fl...
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HTC is known for their beautifully built phones. The One A9 is no different when it comes to the qualitative standard. HTC went with a thin metal body on this phone. Even though the A9 looks slightly different than its brothers on the M line, the One A9 s...
You get a higher mid-range phone that looks good, fits well, and does everything you need it to do with the latest Android software. With Android Marshmallow you have features Android Pay, and Now on Tap. The best thing is that the HTC One A9 is prote...
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dxomark.com Updated:
2016-12-07 06:20:06
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With a DxOMark Mobile score of 78 points, the One A9 performs noticeably better than other recent HTC smartphones, and after several devices with disappointing imaging results, puts the Taiwanese manufacturer back into competition with other high-profile...
Fast and accurate autofocus in bright light...
Underexposure and poor dynamic range in highcontrast situations, White balance can cause pink cast in low daylight and tungstenilluminated lowlight scenes, Very slow shutter speeds in low light (1/8 sec at 20 Lux) lead to image blur, Autofocus shows insta...
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The HTC One A9 is proof HTC can change. After sticking by the previous HTC One design for too long, which may have cost HTC market share, the company has embraced market trends for 2015's second flagship.Certain A9 features surpass even the first flagship...
Great display, Great build, Android 6.0 feature turn microSD cards into internal memory storage...
Merely average battery, Rearfacing camera also average, Hardware can struggle with intensive apps...
It's an iPhone clone, looking purely at the design, and it has a mid-range spec sheet. However, its top notch display make the HTC One A9 a better option than what the company has put out in years past. In fact, this is one of the best mid-range options...
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HTC has been pretty on high-end design & sound for Android devices for quite some time now. While that hasn't translated into big sales for the Taiwanese company, that doesn't mean they aren't looking to switch things up a bit. Not another M9 this time, m...
Before handling the One A9 for review, I was skeptical. After spending more time w/ it, I actually love it more than the M9 (minus the lack of BoomSound). Similar to how I felt about viewing Ant-Man this year. Definitely a pleasant surprise. Although, the...
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Let's get this out of the way right now–when you see the HTC One A9, you will immediately get confused It looks a lot like an iPhone From behind they are almost identical minus branding, a slight size differential, and camera position, and from the front...
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about.com Updated:
2016-12-07 06:20:07
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HTC used to be one of the top Android smartphone manufacturers, it was actually the one who built the first ever Android smartphone, but recently its devices haven't been doing well in the industry. I'm not saying the company suddenly stopped making good...
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If you're looking for a compact, well-made smartphone that happens to run Android, the HTC One A9 may be what you're seeking. It's among the first to run Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and the A9 boasts unibody metal construction, attractive styling, and an ap...
The One A9 falls into an emerging category in today's mix of smartphones. It wants to be a flagship smartphone, but it doesn't quite have the specs to earn that moniker. Instead, it exists as an affordable flagship: a phone that features premium design an...
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Let me be blunt. If I lost my iPhone a week ago and needed a new one, I wouldve bought the HTC One A9. It looks great, and upon first glance, works pretty great, too. But I didnt lose my iPhone, and the A9 is now more expensive than I thought it was.Adv...
It's a very pretty phone. It works ok, but mostly it's very pretty...
The underperforming processor is noticeably deficient. Android phones are famous for a little bit of lag, especially when laden with heavy skinning, but it's that much worse when trying to be an iPhone replacement. Also, despite being better than its big...
Do you need a new phone so badly that you can snatch up the A9 at the $400 launch price and do you desperately want an iPhone form factor with the versatility of an Android phone? Then yes, you should buy it, but that’s a lot of ifs for one particular nic...
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HTC has been accused of copying Apple's iPhone 6/6s design with its latest smartphone, the One A9. That's not exactly a fair accusation however, since the iPhone 6 has many of the same design aesthetics as some of HTC's previous One flagship phones, parti...
Attractive design, Latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Expandable storage...
Premium price tag, Camera needs fine tuning, Unimpressive battery life...
HTC's One A9 has a lot of good features including an attractive design, expandable storage, and the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow. However, after perusing through our benchmarks, you'll quickly notice the One A9 isn't a chart-topper. If you're using this...
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Design instead of performance? The design and the price of the new HTC One A9 are top-class, but the performance is only mainstream. Can this work?...
high-quality chassis, excellent AMOLED screen, good camera, microSD-slot for storage expansion, fingerprint scanner, LTE Cat. 6, very good sound at the 3.5 mm jack, decent headset...
mediocre battery runtimes, high RRP, slower than the rivals, inconvenient memory card mangement, no 4K video recording...
In Review HTC One A9. Review sample courtesy of HTC Germany.The HTC One A9 is a new approach for the Taiwanese manufacturer. The focus of the new smartphone is clearly on the design. Despite the big similarities to the current iPhones from Apple, it would...
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The smartphone landscape is changing at an incredible clip, faster than at any other moment in my time reviewing phones. While phones are becoming more powerful at the high-end, a new segment is emerging in the midrange off-contract market.There's a new b...
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The HTC One A9 is receiving a lot of attention. Not because it's the first non-Nexus phone to launch with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Not because it has a really nice camera for a mid-range phone. And not for the dozen other things that make the One A9 speci...
Premium design and build, Launches with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, HTC's best camera in years, Sense UI lets Marshmallow shine through...
Snapdragon 617 performance is firmly mid-range, Battery life is poor when Doze can't save it...
The One A9 is one of HTC's best phones in a while. It has a beautiful design (with more than a few borrowed elements), nice camera, and great software. Despite all the fancy features, this is still a mid-range phone, and an overpriced one at that...
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Somewhere, Jonny Ive is blushing. Just when it seemed like HTC was about to disappear into the ether after the disappointing One M9, the struggling company has debuted a new handset that looks very much like an iPhone. It also happens to be such a good va...
Slee, premium fram, Fas, convenient fingerprint senso, Good cameras and editing app...
Below-average performance...
There are many things to love about the HTC One A9: Its great cameras, beautiful, if too-familiar design, convenient fingerprint sensor and relatively low price of $400. But it lacks the multitasking prowess of other phones in this price range. Also, if y...
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Built in speaker, mic and 3.5mm standard stereo headphone jack.Networking: Integrated dual band WiFi 802.11b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.0.Software: Android OS 6.0 Marshmallow with HTC Sense softwa...
Lovely looking, premium casing. Fingerprint scanner works well. Fairly clean Android 6.0. Much improved rear camera for an HTC...
We'd like the phone a lot better were it not for the premium price tag. Looks too much like the iPhone. Battery life is mediocre...
The HTC One A9 is an easy phone to like at the pre-order price of $399, though we wouldn't call it a bargain. At the Nov. 7 release price of $499 (more at some carriers), it's hard to recommend as a wise buy when there are even better phones available at...
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droid-life.com Updated:
2016-12-07 06:20:10
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The HTC One A9 has received a lot of attention for looking a lot like the iPhone, and rightfully so. It looks a lot like the iPhone, but there's a lot more to the phone than that. This isn't an iPhone running Android; it's an HTC phone through and through...
If you saw the announcement for the HTC One A9 (I can't blame you if you decided to pass on it) then you know how desperate HTC is. They called out Apple for taking Zoe and calling it Live Photos and for stealing their design. They claimed “we invented...
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If you've been keeping up with tech news over the past 2 years or so it might not be a surprise that HTC has been struggling to keep afloat for a while. Back in August of this year HTC's stocks crashed and some significant changes have already begun at th...
Some of the best-built quality of any Android phone, Amazing AMOLED display, Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box, Sense 7.0 for a light skin with lots of features, Super fast and accurate fingerprint scanner, Amazing audio output, Excellent photo and v...
Looks more like an iPhone than an HTC phone, Mediocre camera in all but sunlight, High relative price for the specs, Only a single speaker, not stereo BoomSound speakers, Metal build can be super slippery, Final Thoughts, The HTC One A9 is one incredibly...
The HTC One A9 is one incredibly good phone. It feels good in the hand, performs well in most situations and looks great too. There's tons of software features here including the fact that it's running the latest version of Android, Android 6.0 Marshma...
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We're used to only seeing one flagship smartphone come from HTC every year, but this year is different. The Taiwanese company launched its One M9 flagship back in March, and now we're getting a new handset that's quite different, yet oddly familiar.The On...
Design is symmetrical and accessible, AMOLED display is good to see, Quick Charge 3.0 incoming thanks to Snapdragon 617, Fingerprint reader works quite well, Camera is conventionally good, UltraPixel front-facing shooter, Marshmallow out of the box, with...
Design incredibly derivative, Despite AMOLED, display is very standard, Lacking in performance speed, Fingerprint reader throws a wrench in plenty of other well-known HTC features, No BoomSound speakers, Battery doesn't last long at all...
HTC's One A9 brings a lot to the table. With a hugely-improved camera, slimmed-down software experience and fast fingerprint sensor, the One A9 actually finds itself going up against some of the best of the best. But that doesn't mean this device comes wi...
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After the year HTC has had, you almost can't help but feel bad for them. Don't. The Taiwanese phone maker can't take your pity to the bank, so it sequestered itself behind closed doors and tried to build a new smartphone that would excite people the way t...
Respectable performance, Impeccable build quality, Ships with Android 6.0, HTC's Sense UI is even leaner now...
The design looks very familiar, Middling camera, BoomSound speakers are gone, The alluring price tag is temporary...
After the One M9 failed to find its footing, HTC cooked up a sequel with a new but derivative look. It's a well-built device and is one of the first to ship with Google's latest version of Android, but some of the One series' hallmark features are nowher...
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Since I started reviewing smartphones (amongst other gadgets , tech toys , and, err, puppies ) years ago, I've been carrying two phones on me. For the last year it's been my personal iPhone 6 and a second Android phone I'm reviewing. I've never confused a...
Sleek metal design, Fast and responsive fingerprint sensor, Runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow smoothly with 3GB of RAM, Pro camera mode that shoots RAW files...
Average cameras with poor lowlight, HTC's Sense 7 skin needs to go, Weak battery life, Screen is tough to see outdoors, Nexus 6P is a better buy for $500...
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There's been a lot going on in the smartphone world lately, from Google's first launch of a dual-Nexus future to HTC trying to rekindle the romance the smartphone industry used to have with its gorgeous build quality. The HTC One A9 is a mid-range device...
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"Pick your battles" is good advice, especially when you're a minnow among sharks, but the HTC One A9 seems determined to fight on all fronts. You'd think the company's newest hero phone would have enough going on just trying to convince us that a flagship...
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The guy in the T-Mobile store turned the phone over in his hands a few times. "This is a nice phone," he said. "But isn't this the HTC One A9? How'd you get this already? It's not out 'til next week." I explained that I was reviewing it for Computerworld...
Essentially an Android iPhone, comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, largely (but not totally) free of vendor clutter, excellent audio via headphones, fine camera with good controls, long battery life, for a short time, a comparatively low price...
Phone speakers are just adequate, not a completely pure version of Android, price goes up $100 after November 7th...
If you're suffering from iPhone envy but are tied to the Android world (and want to save $150 besides), the HTC One A9 is your ride. But even if you couldn't care less about Apple, you'll still want to lay hands on this phone, which has put HTC back in th...
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It is sleek and polished and feels like a premium device, perhaps even more so than the last two or three flagships. If anything, it feels new . In other words, it doesn't feel like yet another visit to the One M well.Quite simply, this one feels like it...
I am a huge fan of the $400 price that HTC is offering right now. Although it is a promotional/limited-time offer, it's one I have no problem endorsing. How much higher can they get away with? I'd say $500 is about as much as HTC can afford to ask. But…As...
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At a wedding reception this past Saturday, I finally had a chance to put the HTC One A9 side-by-side with an iPhone 6. “It looks just like an iPhone. Even the little camera bump looks similar,” remarked the person whose iDevice I had temporarily pilfered...
Display HTC chose a very good part here. While it's not 2K (QHD), the 1080p resolution is more than sufficient on a 5" canvas. The display has two color modes one for contrast, one for accuracy which I really like. It's a damn good screen, Not slow While...
Price In some regions, this phone is an unabashed ripoff. The price in the US is $400 temporarily, after which it will rise to $500. It's not worth $500, that's Nexus 6P money. And in some regions, you're expected to effectively pay even more for a 16GB/2...
I'll be honest, when I accepted this phone for review, I did not expect to like it very much at all. I wasn't a huge fan of the M9, and didn't know what HTC could really bring to the table in a new phone to address my concerns. But it really feels like th...
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The HTC One A9 is HTC's latest handset, and it's designed to attack the growing ‘premium' mid-range market. You know, those phones that don't cost nearly as much as the iPhone or Galaxy S6 Edge, but still manage to offer lots of value along with some haut...
Attractive design with a lightweight form factor that hits the sweet spot, solid performance and feature set, great display, very good camera with pro features, fingerprint reader is fast and responsive, support for faster charging (Quick Charge 2.0, 3.0)...
Speakerphone quality could be better, we'd like HTC to keep the price at $399 beyond the presale period...
Many will say that the HTC One A9 is just an iPhone running Android, but we don't think HTC should take any offense to that because at the end of the day, we are really enjoying using the HTC One A9. Between its great display, super light and pocket-f...
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Does Android phone bloat bother you? Many of us have been begging for a smaller, premium Android smartphone for a few years now, pointing out that while Apple manages to sell millions of 4.7-inch iPhones, there aren't a lot of high-quality Android phones...
Attractive build. MicroSD card slot. Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Very good battery life.
Expensive for its feature set. Lackluster camera...
The premium HTC One A9 hits a lot of marks especially for Android users who want a smaller unlocked phone, but its camera doesn't measure up to the competition...
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and whether HTC copied Apple with the One A9 doesn't really matter here, no matter how much HTC protests it.What matters—and what HTC should focus on—is whether or not the One A9 is a good enough phone to help...
5-inch, compact size is a nice change from all the gigantic phones hitting the market, Fantastic battery life...
Camera performance is only marginally better than its predecessor, HTC Sense is too much now that Marshmallow exists...
One A9 is proof that HTC can make a solid mid-range device, but don't consider bringing one home unless it drastically drops in price...
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Oh HTC, where have you been all year? After the unveiling of the HTC One M9 earlier this year, the company has been relatively quiet. To be fair, however, the company has been garnering attention in the virtual reality space with the HTC Vive – so yeah...
Premium design, solidly built, New camera sensor delivers betterthanaverage results, sRGB display mode delivers natural colors, Comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow from the start, Responsive fingerprint sensor, Fast recharge time...
Disappointing graphics processing performance, Poor 1080p video recording quality, Weak peak display brightness, Battery life is average...
HTC apparently views a flagship device very differently from the competition. Normally, these so-called flagships would be showcase devices rich in new technology, offer exceptional performance everywhere, and just premium built. With the HTC One A9, howe...
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There's a scene in the 1994 action comedy True Lies that goes like this. Two bad guys are in a truck which ends up perched precariously on a ledge, its front end poised for a long drop to the water below. The truck shakes and shimmies but then eventually...
Excellent fit and finish, Solid display, Smooth performance, Quick Charge 3.0 compatible...
Not enough power for the price (after promotional period), Camera underperforms in low light, European pricing is crazy...
In the United States, then, the HTC One A9 is in the unique position of being two phones at once. At its promotional price of $399, it's an excellent combination of beautiful hardware and capable software, a more delicate alternative to the Moto X Pure...
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Forget about waiting around until February or March 2016 to see what the next flagship from HTC brings. The One A9 is here and it wants to be everything in a slim, compact piece of aluminum. Actually, if you ask HTC what the One A9 is meant to be, the com...
Companies in the mobile industry have been shortening product life cycles more in the last two years than ever before. Blink and you'll probably see a new flagship from Samsung, Huawei, Sony, or another hardware manufacturer launch. But HTC, like Apple an...
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It's not original, but that doesn't mean it can't be awesomeWhen the history of Android is written, HTC's name will go down as one of the early innovators that propelled the young platform to its fullest potential. This Taiwanese company built the first e...
Exquisite, if unoriginal, design, Runs smooth as butter, Fast and accurate fingerprint sensor, Sounds great even without stereo speakers...
Battery is only just adequate, Camera still lags the competition, Google's Nexuses offer much better value, The ignominy of being an iPhone clone...
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
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“Designed by Apple in California.”That isn't emblazoned anywhere on the HTC's new One A9 smartphone. I checked everywhere, even got out the magnifying glass.I'm only half joking. It's the least the Taiwan-based company could have done after releasing what...
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and whether HTC copied Apple with the One A9 doesn't really matter here, no matter how much HTC protests it. What matters—and what HTC should focus on—is whether or not the One A9 is a good enough phone to hel...
5-inch, compact size is a nice change from all the gigantic phones hitting the market, Fantastic battery life...
Camera performance is only marginally better than its predecessor, HTC Sense is too much now that Marshmallow exists...
At a Glance One A9 is proof that HTC can make a solid mid-range device, but don't consider bringing one home unless it drastically drops in price...
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During the early days of Android, HTC phones were often the best of the bunch – and just as recently as two years ago, the smartphone of the year was arguably the terrific HTC One M7 . The company slipped up a bit after that, but can it rebound with the n...
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The HTC One line has had an iconic design since the HTC One M7 . The M8 won worldwide applause for inheriting the same design language and build quality. However, the One M9 was criticized for looking too similar, especially when competitors like the Gala...
The HTC One A9 is more than a handset, it is also the manifestation of a new HTC direction which is much more realistic, in a difficult competitive and economic environment.I wish that HTC had made these choices a few years ago, instead of insisting on th...
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HTC One A9 Review (Hands-On): We check out HTC's latest 5-inch phone, the One A9, which boasts a responsive fingerprint sensor, all-new 13-megapixel camera and an iPhone-esque design.One of the problems with the HTC One M9 was its deja-vu quality, with th...
Attractive, curvy design, Camera supports RAW, Bags of storage, Marshmallow...
Tiny battery, no BoomSound, Too expensive...
HTC"s One A9 so far seems to be a smart, sleek and surpisingly affordable phone that packs premium features but for a decent price, similar to the Motorola Moto X Style. Check back soon for our full HTC One A9 review.Read next: The best UK deals, price an...
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HTC unveiled today the One A9 , and it's an interesting device. Not because it looks nothing like its siblings in the One series, but because it doesn't really try to compete on specs with the elite of Android. The $400 A9 certainly looks like a flagship...
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The HTC One A9 currently costs RM2,299, which puts it squarely against flagships like the Huawei Mate 8 that retails at RM2,099 though it's still a good sight cheaper than its aesthetic inspiration the iPhone 6S that retails at RM3,199 for the lowest leve...
HTC's current flagship phone for the Malaysian market bears more than a passing resemblance to phones made by a certain fruit-themed manufacturer though it's anything but as it's an Android-running throughbred under the hood. Technically speaking, the One...
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It's a beautiful smartphone, and immediately more appealing than the flagship One M9, not least because of its 5in, 1,920×1,080 AMOLED display. The M9's display didn't score very highly on color accuracy, but the A9's AMOLED panel rectifies this instantly...
Beautifully designed and with a highly customisable UI, the One A9 is great value8 Total ScoreHTC One A9 ReviewAdd your review...
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HTC finally throws off the shackles of the M8Back in the noughties, HTC was constantly fighting with Samsung for supremacy over the Android market. However, a series of mistakes and failed products has eaten into HTC's profits and the company has been...
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