Today, HTC is launching their latest flagship smartphone - the HTC One A9. The smartphone features an edge-to-edge 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass , Full HD AMOLED 5.0" screen and a Snapdragon 617 SoC which is likely due to issues with the Snapdragon 810 and 808. The specific SoC supports Qualcomm’s QC 3.0 quick charge standard.

The camera is one of the major notable points for HTC here, as it’s a 13MP IMX214 sensor with F/2.0 optics and second generation OIS. There’s also a feature that allows for automatic processing of RAW photos on the phone.

The fingerprint sensor has been optimized for a good Android Pay experience.

On the audio side, HTC is claiming that Dolby Audio enhancement and 24-bit 192 KHz will dramatically improve audio quality.

The HTC One A9 will be offered in Opal Silver, Carbon Gray, and Deep Garnet starting at 399.99 USD unlocked with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. One variant will support Sprint, while the other will support T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon with a pre-activated SIM. HTC will also offer their Uh-Oh protection for phones sold through HTC.com, which means 12 months of coverage for accidental damage from drops or water damage with one free replacement, along with a 6 month subscription to Google Play Music.

Specifications

• Size: 145.75 x 70.8. x 7.26 mm
• CPU:
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 617, Octa-core
  • 64-bit, 4 x 1.5GHz + 4 x 1.2GHz
• Network
  • 2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
  • 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • 3G UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
  • 4G LTE
    • FDD: Bands 1,3,5,7,8,20,28
    • TDD: Bands 38, 40, 41
• Sensors:
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Proximity sensor
  • Motion G sensor
  • Compass sensor
  • Gyro sensor
  • Magnetic sensor
  • Sensor Hub
  • Fingerprint sensor
• Camera
  • Main camera: 13MP with sapphire cover lens, auto-focus , BSI sensor, OIS, ƒ/2.0, 1080p video recording
  • Front camera: HTC UltraPixel™, fixed focus, ƒ/2.0, 1080p video recording
• Weight: 143g
• Platform: Android 6.0 with HTC Sense
• Memory
  • Configuration 1: ROM: 16GB / RAM: 2GB
  • Extended memory: microSD up to 2TB
  • Configuration 2: ROM : 32GB / RAM: 3GB
  • Extended memory: microSD up to 2TB
• Connectivity
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz)
  • 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
  • micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port
• Multimedia:
• Audio supported formats:
  • Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .flac, ac3, ec3, eac3
  • Recording: .aac
• Video supported formats:
  • Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .avi, .mkv
  • Recording: .mp4
• Display: 5.0 inch, Full HD 1080p, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
• SIM Card Type: Nano SIM
• GPS: Internal GPS antenna + GLONASS
• Sound: Dolby Audio with Hi-Res Audio
  
• Battery:
• Capacity: 2150 mAh with Quick Charge 2.0 support (forward compatible with Quick Charge 3.0 with future software upgrade)
  • HD video playback: up to 12 hours
  • Audio playback: up to 60 hours
  • Internet use on WiFi: up to 9 hours
  • Talk time on 3G network: up to 16 hours
  • Standby time on 3G network: up to 18 days