HTC One X9 packs a beautiful body with so-so specs
Already announced for China late last year, there's nothing exactly groundbreaking in the One X9, shown off at Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona. You may be able to forgive that, though, when you see just how good-looking this phone is.
With
an all-metal body, it has a slight brushed metal feel on its rear,
giving it an interesting texture. The full HD 1,920x1,080-pixel 5.5-inch
display may not be the biggest on the market, but its colors are bright
and vibrant.
Pricing has not yet been revealed, but using the
phone's China pricing as a gauge, expect the phone to retail for around
$370 (which converts to around £260 or AU$515) when it hits markets in
North Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the rest of Asia. There's no
word on US availability.
13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization
HTC BoomSound for audiophiles
Android 6.0 Marshmallow means it's running the most updated form of Google's operating system
HTC
is no longer pushing its UltraPixel camera tech, which promised better
picture quality in low-light conditions -- interestingly, Samsung is now
peddling a similar line in its new 12-megapixel (down from 16) Galaxy S7.
The One X9 is back to packing plain old megapixels, 13 on the rear in
this case. Its camera also comes with optical image stabilization and is
capable of shooting 4K video. HTC's BlinkFeed combines news, events and social media stuff into one easy to read feed.
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Tough competition
There
are plenty of similar metal phones from China that offer competitive
specs at a price lower than the One X9 will likely retail for. HTC needs
something more if it wants to consumers to take a chance on its
devices. The Taiwanese company will hope its software, with features
such as BlinkFeed, and the One X9's good looks can help it to capture a
bigger slice of the global market.
Check out its midrange specs below, and be sure to keep an eye on our Mobile World Congress 2016 page as we bring you all the news from the show. Hardware specs
Octa-core Mediatek MT6795 Helio X1 processor
5.5-inch full HD display
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
6.06 by 2.99 by 0.31 inches (153.9 by 75.9 by 8 mm)
HTC
is known for building great smartphones with high price tag. But the
customer today want the more in less. So HTC should be worried about
this thing.
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