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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