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HTC Aero Coming as HTC One A9, Possibly with FHD Display Not QHD

HTC is prepping a new flagship model to rule them all

Aug 31, 2015 07:12 GMT  ·  By
Purported image of HTC Aero
   Purported image of HTC Aero

A few weeks ago, we brought you some fresh information according to which HTC’s upcoming “hero” product, the Aero model, would probably be launched on the market as the A9.

Well, today, we need to add a little rectification to that story. According to popular leakster @evleaks, the Aero will actually be called the HTC One A9. Which makes more sense given that HTC’s “One” brand is the one that’s recognized internationally.

Anyway, previous rumors indicated that the phone would arrive with a QHD display. But according to hit and miss leakster @Ricciolo, the One A9 will actually feature a FHD display just like the One M9, an aspect that might disappoint a lot of users.

Even if today most flagship products tend to launch with a QHD panel, some proponents of FHD screens still exist, like for instance Huawei. The company feels that QHD displays are mostly useless, as the human eye can’t make a distinction between FHD or QHD unless it is looking at it from a distance of five inches or less. On top of that, 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution displays tend to be major battery hogs.

Still, even if the One M9 launched with a FHD screen, the company rolled out the One M9+ variant later on, which takes advantage of the more advanced type of display. So in theory, the company could do the same with the Aero.

Will the HTC One A9 manage to impress?

What else do we know about the upcoming HTC One A9? Apparently, the phone will make it out with a MediaTek Helio X20 chipset (the deca-core kind) under the hood, working in combination with 4GB of RAM.

Furthermore, the A9 is said to come with 2.5D curved glass and full metal body. Last but not least, we know that the One M should be offered in Tyrant Gold and Dark Gray and will apparently boast a price tag between $470 / €409 and $626 / €544.

Previous information that was floating around the web said that the phone would go live with a next-gen Snapdragon 820 instead, but since the phone should be released by the end of the year, the latter scenario falls apart. The first devices taking advantage of Qualcomm’s new chipset are bound to make it out starting March 2016.