HTC One A9s goes official, and no, it's not an upgrade

01 September, 2016
The One A9s keeps the premium unibody, but downgrades screen resolution, chipset, and camera features.

Sort by:

  • D
  • AnonD-368020
  • XQh
  • 01 Sep 2016

username8, 01 Sep 2016If the price of recent Huawei launches are anything to go b... moreYeah, but This year's craziest pricing award will probably go to Asus for zenphone 3 series.

    • S
    • SKY
    • TR9
    • 01 Sep 2016

    Go with same bullshit, One day you will bankrupt. One day you will rest in piece

      Gsmarena whats with all these ads I'm getting they arent even opening in new tab but same one Im using

        Htc one a8?

          • A
          • Anonymous
          • nbr
          • 01 Sep 2016

          Actually, the Helio P10 is an upgrade from the crappy Snapdragon 617... It is better in every aspect, I don't get it why some people consider it a downgrade, but it's not like I give a fck as the phone still remains a piece of shit if it gets priced similarly to the original A9

            • T
            • Thrawn
            • srr
            • 01 Sep 2016

            I'm a HTC maniac, but I'm starting to lose faith:
            1. The AMOLED was the best thing to have, why replace it?
            2. The battery needs a serious upgrade, is this one 3000mAh, as rumored?
            3. OIS is also lost.
            I hope HTC is reading these reviews, because if they keep this up, they will lose even their most trusted fans..

              • ?
              • Anonymous
              • RvM
              • 01 Sep 2016

              Samsung is the king of smart phones

                • G
                • Gemini
                • thv
                • 01 Sep 2016

                Wondering is there someone still buy htc? Even i think htc's employee will buy something else

                  Thanks, that was a decent mature reply. i own 3 A9 for our business and coulnt be happier. Worth every cent. I deliberated over a new phone for 3months and almost bought iphone 6as i loved the feel of the body even though all my friends keep having to recharge, i liked it. i thought to myself, if only i could get one with the freedom of android that felt the same from a company also known for quality. Bang, woke up to an A9. wow, what a stunning device and high mid range. very zappy and beautiful.

                  whilst i was hoping for an even higher rating A9S unit i agree and can see why they kept something very similar for lower price but maintaining what is arguably one of the best looking, best feeling units in hand out of many devices.
                  So ill keep these gorgeous things for now.😃

                    How can a company mess up their mid range flagship?
                    Well, Clearly, HTC can! They've just downgraded everything they could in the A9s...
                    Nice job.

                    Honestly, all they had to do is: upgrade the chipset, increase battery a little bit, improvements to camera and design and run 6.0 out of the box and lower the price to a reasonable amount.

                      • t
                      • theOtherGuy
                      • TKb
                      • 01 Sep 2016

                      Htc try hard to mix and match the chipset and design in order to clear out old stock.. & again an overpriced htc with mediatek chipset.. they using 'one' brand to sell the mediatek chip at higher price!

                        AnonD-368020, 01 Sep 2016It's really hard to say who gives least value for money : H... moreIf the price of recent Huawei launches are anything to go by they too are going the same path

                          • D
                          • AnonD-368020
                          • XQh
                          • 01 Sep 2016

                          It's really hard to say who gives least value for money : HTC or SONY ?

                            • L
                            • Liv
                            • tug
                            • 01 Sep 2016

                            Disappointed about the downgrade n it become a low ranger. Will be a laughing stock. A very huge mistake from HTC.

                              • g
                              • gam30
                              • RXg
                              • 01 Sep 2016

                              wow they are really going downhill... here's an idea... make your phone not look like an iphone?

                                • ?
                                • Anonymous
                                • tRF
                                • 01 Sep 2016

                                It's ridiculous. They are downgrade their brand

                                  • S
                                  • Sathya
                                  • 7t{
                                  • 01 Sep 2016

                                  Thank you for sharing such a nice and interesting blog with us. i have seen that all will say the same thing repeatedly. But in your blog, I had a chance to get some useful and unique information. I would like to suggest your blog in my dude circle. please keep on updates. hope it might be much useful for us. keep on updating...
                                  Software Testing Training

                                    • Z
                                    • Zero
                                    • R0K
                                    • 01 Sep 2016

                                    HTC needs to be bought already

                                      • Y
                                      • Yujikon
                                      • 0%n
                                      • 01 Sep 2016

                                      R.I.P. HTC

                                        • D
                                        • AnonD-379427
                                        • PZc
                                        • 01 Sep 2016

                                        An iPhone clone with a Samsung Home button. Htc couldn't stop copying.