HTC today announced the launch of its HTC One A9 smartphone in India at Rs 29,990. The HTC One A9 comes in Carbon Gray and Pearl Silver colours, and is exclusively available on Snapdeal. The registration process for the phone will open exclusively on Snapdeal website and App from December 9 till December 14, 2015. The smartphone will be available for the consumers to buy from December 15 onwards.
HTC One A9 comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system with HTC Sense UI on top, the 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 octa core processor and 2 GB RAM. It has 32 GB of inbuilt storage as well as an expandable storage slot that can hold a 2 TB micro SD card. The HTC One A9 is a single SIM device with a 2150 mAh battery while the dual SIM Desire 828 offers a 2800 mAh battery.
The One A9 has a 5 inch full HD display and comes with a 13 megapixel rear camera that has f/2.0 aperture, auto focus, BSI sensor, optical image stabilisation and full HD video recording ability. It offers an HTC UltraPixel (4 MP) front camera that comes with f/2.0 aperture, fixed focus and full HD video recording ability. One A9 also offers Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi (b/g/n/ac), micro USB port, 3.5 mm jack, 4G connectivity and GPS with GLONASS.
Announcing the launch, Faisal Siddiqui, president, HTC South Asia, said, “Melding the best of HTC’s acclaimed design and innovation with the latest from Google’s Android, this is a stunning, no-compromise smartphone that stands out from the crowd. Built for people who want a better choice, the HTC One A9 is a smartphone that combines striking design on the outside with the newest features of Android 6.0 Marshmallow with HTC Sense on the inside to create an unrivaled smartphone experience.”