Google to release two Nexus phones in 2016 – Both made by HTC

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A new rumor indicates that Google will launch two phones in 2016 as well just like they did with the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P in 2015. However, the more interesting tidbit is that both the phones might be manufactured by HTC.

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HTC One A9 Review

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After the high-end ‘One M’ series and mid-range Desire series, HTC introduced One A9, the company’s first ‘A series’ smartphone with a premium build, back in October last year. It was launched in India last month at a price tag of Rs. 29,990. It has a fingerprint sensor, unibody metal design, 13MP camera with RAW image support and more features that were rarely seen on mid-range HTC smartphones. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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HTC Vive VR headset pre-order kick starts from February 29, ships in April

Last week, HTC unveiled the Vive Pre, a second generation VR headset at CES 2016. Today, the Taiwanese smartphone maker has revealed details about the pre-orders of it’s Vive VR headset.

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HTC One A9 Camera Samples

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HTC launched the One A9 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 29,990. We already brought you the benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The One A9 packs a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), f/2.0 aperture, sapphire glass lens and dual-tone LED flash. It also has an UltraPixel camera on the front with f/2.0 aperture.

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HTC Desire 728 Dual SIM with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 17990

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HTC has launched the Desire 728 dual sim, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India. It was introduced in China back in September last year, packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with HTC’s own Sense UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual front-facing BoomSound speakers and Dolby Audio. Continue reading “HTC Desire 728 Dual SIM with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 17990”

HTC introduces Pink One A9 in Taiwan

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HTC One A9 was introduced back in October last year in 4 colors – Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold and Deep Garnet, even though it was leaked in additional Acid Gold and Cast Iron color variants earlier. Now the Taiwanese company has introduced Pink variant of the HTC One A9 in its home-ground. This looks similar to the Rose Gold iPhone 6s/ 6s Plus. Continue reading “HTC introduces Pink One A9 in Taiwan”

HTC unveils Vive Pre second generation VR headset

HTC has unveiled Vive Pre, a second generation VR headset at CES 2016. The device which is built in partnership with Valve sports additional new features and tweaks in the design hardware of the headset. The HTC Vive will be the first VR hardware to support SteamVR.

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HTC and Under Armour announce UA Healthbox for $400

HTC has teamed up with Under Armour and announced UA Healthbox at CES 2016. The UA Healthbox is a fitness kit that comprises of UA Band (fitness band), UA Heart Rate(heart rate monitor) and UA Scale (smart scale).

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HTC One A9 Battery Life Test

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HTC launched the One A9 smartphone in India earlier this month for Rs. 29,990. We brought you the benchmarks of the smartphone recently, here we have its battery test results. The HTC One A9 packs a 2150mAh built-in battery, which is less than 2840mAh battery on the One M9 and the One M9+ smartphones. It has a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense UI. Check out the test results below. Continue reading “HTC One A9 Battery Life Test”

HTC One X9 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 7.9mm metal body, 13MP camera with OIS announced

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HTC just announced the One X9 smartphone, the company’s latest mid range smartphone in the new ‘One X’ series, as it promised. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display and is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 processor. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, BSI sensor, optical image stabilization (OIS) that can detect shake in 0.125 milliseconds, 4K video recording and RAW image capture. Android version is not clear yet, but there are chances that it might be running on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), similar to the One A9. Continue reading “HTC One X9 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 7.9mm metal body, 13MP camera with OIS announced”

Android 6.0 Marshmallow update rolling out to unlocked HTC One M9 today

HTC One M9 users are getting an early Christmas present. As promised earlier this month, Android 6.0 Marshmallow update is rolling out to HTC One M9 (unlocked) today.

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HTC One A9 Benchmarks

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HTC launched the One A9 smartphone in India earlier this month for Rs. 29990. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. Even though CPU-Z shows it as Snapdragon 615, the One A9 is actually powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 64-bit processor that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.52 GHz per core and other four Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.21 GHz per core, faster than the Snapdragon 615. It has Adreno 405 GPU. It has a 3GB of RAM, 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense UI. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “HTC One A9 Benchmarks”

HTC One X9 leaks again in high resolution photos

An upcoming phone from HTC dubbed as One X9 already received TENNA certification last month and was leaked in live images this week. Now, the phone has surfaced again in hi-resolution photos.

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HTC teases 13MP rear camera, OIS, RAW support for it’s next phone

Earlier today, HTC One X9 smartphone that got certified by TENAA last month, surfaced today in live images. Now, the company has released a brand new teaser that reveals some of the camera specifications of the next phone that could be the One X9.

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