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...
Published: 2015-10-29, Author: Chris , review by: engadget.com
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...
Published: 2015-10-28, Author: Raymond , review by: mashable.com
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
Abstract: 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...
Abstract: "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...
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...
Abstract: “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...
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...
Published: 2015-10-27, Author: Helena , review by: chipchick.com
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...
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...