HTC took to a different kind of stage today to announce the new HTC One A9 smartphone. the presentation wasn’t all about specs, although they did touch on the audio amplier in the headphone jack and the AMOLED display with Gorilla glass 4. Instead they focused on a plethora of other perks. We will get to all the official specs when we have a bit more time later tonight. For now, here are some of the details that might interest you.
The HTC One A9 unlocked version of the device is set to be available for pre-order today through HTC.com. I just looked and didn’t see it yet, so be patient. The unlocked version goes a bit further than most. HTC states it is SIM unlocked and will support all carriers, much like the Moto X Pure Edition does. It goes beyond just sim unlocked though, as the bootloader can be unlocked. Nothing new there, however unlocking the bootloader on the One A9 will not void your warranty. That is pretty stellar news. The unlocked variant also gets Uh-Oh protection to cover your device from accidents too.
The other huge news that just might give HTC a step up on this device was update timelines. HTC is committing to pushing out whatever version of Android Google puts on their Nexus line to the HTC One A9 with-in 15 days of it going out. That makes the HTC One A9 the first ever non Nexus device, or Play Edition device, to gain the latest Android OS in an exceptionally fast timeline. As the announcement hinted, the One A9 is launching with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box as well.
I caught a bit more during the drive to work, like SD card support, but those were the initial things that really hit my brain as important. Of course specs, battery life, actual camera results and more are going to be important as well. I will get more put together later in the day for everyone. If you don’t want to wait on me, head over to the HTC One A9 page for all the details and get a pre-order in.
