The HTC One X9, best known as the flagship, a bigger sibling
for the One M9, just below it in the HTC range. Technically, the HTC One X9 is
not brand new - it has been in China for a few weeks now - and it's still
unclear whether the phone will come to the UK. That would be a shame; However,
I believe the HTC One X9 could fill a gap for the company.
HTC One X9 - Design:
In terms of design, the One X9 is more than a passing
resemblance to the HTC One A9, which itself is a doppelganger of Apple's latest
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. Like the One A9, it features a metal unibody design and
a flat back so you can type text and emails just by laying them flat on a table
or desk. The finish is smooth under the finger and captures the light
attractively, shines slightly when tilting and feels good. A quick glance
around the edges reveals more about the design of the A9, with a similar ribbed
on / off switch on the right side.
It is not as attractive as the A9. The first difference
between the two is - apart from the larger 5.5-inch screen of the phone - that
the design is not quite so clean. HTC has included capacitive buttons for back,
home, and current apps. Most phones nowadays opt for softkeys and give the
phone a bit fussy look. The screen is also flanked by a pair of
uncomfortable-looking boomsound speakers with a front panel, and on the back
are the 13-megapixel camera and the small dual-LED flash in an ugly, shiny
plastic strip that extends across the screen Width of the device. HTC must have
opted for the Nexus 6P look here, but I'm not convinced of the benefits of this
design choice. Looks a little cheap and is not nearly as pretty as the One A9
camera, which is in the middle and fits seamlessly into the back of the phone.
HTC One X9 -
Specifications and main features:
The biggest deviation from the A9, however, is the screen
technology used. Instead of a high-contrast OLED panel, the HTC One X9 uses
Super LCD technology, a derivative of IPS, available only from HTC. It's the
same technology as the M9, and here it is absolutely decent - or at least as
far as I could tell from the intense lights of the show floor.
The resolution is 1080p, which is absolutely good. Even on
such a large screen, you will not be able to see pixels unless you look nearby
or use a magnifying glass. And the rear camera is not bad either. It's a 13
megapixel shooter with a 1: 2 aperture and optical image stabilization.
Although hybrid autofocus was not mentioned, the camera can record 4K video.
The Pro Photo mode of HTC returns and the user can make settings such as ISO,
white balance, and shutter speed. There are two flaps - one on the left side,
one on the right - that covers two SIM card slots and a micro SD slot to add up
to 2TB of additional storage space. You get Gorilla Glass on the front,
although there is no seal. The HTC One X9 also has 32 GB of internal memory, 2
GB of RAM and a 3,000 mAh battery. However, the most controversial part of the
entire package is likely to be the processor of the phone. It's a MediaTek
Helio X10 - an octa-core 64-bit chip.
This is not a chip that I've seen in a phone before, but it
seems to be enough on paper. Operating at speeds up to 2.2GHz, the device is
one of MediaTek's Hero chipsets, and on the demo phone of the HTC booth at MWC
2016, the phone felt smooth and appealing. Of course, this is not the only
measure of a smartphone's performance. So let's hope that it does justice to
the billing and benchmarking bills, as it's a pretty big step for a
manufacturer HTC to move away from Qualcomm for such a large model.
Ultimately running on the HTC One X9 Android Marshmallow -
not that you would know it, because as usual, it is completely obscured by the
HTC Sense Android skin. I think it's time for HTC to move away from Sense,
which seems increasingly anachronistic over time. In fact, Android products
today are so good that every smartphone maker decides on their own skin. It's
time, HTC: Step away from your launcher.
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