HTC One S9 listed on company website; features 5-inch display, MediaTek Helio X10 and more

HTC has now introduced the One S9, which is listed on the company’s German website for a price of EUR 499 (appropriately Rs 33,700). However, no details regarding availability have been shared.

In terms of specifications, the smartphone features a 5-inch Full-HD display of 1080 x 1920 resolution, along with a pixel density of 443ppi and and uses Gorilla Glass for protection. It is powered by a 2GHz 64-bit octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor, paired with 2GB RAM. Running Android 6.0 Marshmallow with HTC Sense UI on top, the device has an internal storage of 16GB, which can be further expanded up to 2TB via a microSD card.

On the camera front, the HTC One S9 comes equipped with a 13MP rear camera along with a BSI sensor, OIS, f/2.0 aperture and LED flash, following a 4-UltraPixel front facing camera for selfies. Connectivity features include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v4.1, NFC, Miracast, GPS, A-GPS, and a microUSB. A 2840mAh battery completes the package. The device is rated to deliver up to 13 hours of talk time and 658 hours of standby time on 3G networks respectively.

Recently, Google engineer Benson Leung has stated that high-end smartphones such as the HTC 10 and LG G5 are at risk as these devices are Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 certified, which invariably makes them USB-C non-compliant.

It is believed that the USB Type-C was tested with non-proprietary charging at 5V and was found safe to use. However, increasing the volts might end up harming the device. One drawback of using Quick Charge on USB Type-C is that users are not able to use a data connection at the same time.