<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
A9	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
manufactured	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
2	I-Application
worldwide	O
;	O
but	O
in	O
global	O
markets	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
sold	O
alongside	O
the	O
One	O
M9	O
as	O
a	O
mid-range	O
offering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
revenue	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
smartphone	B-Application
business	O
after	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
One	O
M9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
non-Nexus	O
device	O
to	O
be	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
non-CDMA	O
phone	O
that	O
is	O
compatible	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Verizon	O
network	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
thought	O
that	O
its	O
price	O
point	O
was	O
too	O
high	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
reported	O
a	O
15	O
percent	O
increase	O
in	O
overall	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
because	O
of	O
an	O
overheating	O
issue	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
810	O
chipset	O
,	O
which	O
forced	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
to	O
throttle	O
the	O
processor	O
and	O
the	O
poor	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
has	O
reported	O
further	O
loss	O
of	O
revenue	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
quarter	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
also	O
mentioned	O
that	O
they	O
closed	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
manufacturing	O
facilities	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
and	O
outsourced	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
manufacturing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
,	O
Cher	O
Wang	O
,	O
confirmed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
developing	O
a	O
"	O
hero	O
product	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
October	O
intended	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
smartphone	B-Application
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
leaked	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
began	O
to	O
surface	O
which	O
showed	O
its	O
similarities	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
began	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
teaser	O
video	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
launch	O
event	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
on	O
its	O
official	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
was	O
unveiled	O
online	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
event	O
held	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
One	B-Application
M8	I-Application
,	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
constructed	O
of	O
a	O
unibody	O
aluminum	O
frame	O
with	O
brushed	O
metal	O
backing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1920	O
x	O
1080	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
and	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
440	O
ppi	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
features	O
an	O
octa-core	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
617	O
system-on-chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
configurations	O
can	O
support	O
storage	O
expansion	O
by	O
microSD	B-Device
card	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
TB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
emphasized	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
camera	O
due	O
to	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
of	O
its	O
older	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
A9	I-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
13.0-megapixel	O
BSI	B-Algorithm
rear-facing	O
camera	O
along	O
with	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
,	O
ƒ/2.0	O
aperture	O
and	O
dual-LED	O
tone	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
One	O
M9	O
,	O
the	O
front	O
facing	O
camera	O
has	O
an	O
UltraPixel	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
,	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
well	O
in	O
low-light	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
offers	O
a	O
pro-mode	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
adjust	O
the	O
ISO	O
,	O
shutter	O
speed	O
and	O
the	O
white	B-Algorithm
balance	I-Algorithm
the	O
camera	O
is	O
also	O
capable	O
of	O
capturing	O
images	O
in	O
RAW	B-Application
format	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
adds	O
support	O
with	O
NFC	O
but	O
however	O
it	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
be	O
only	O
used	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Pay	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
digital	O
wallet	O
platform	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
power	O
in-app	O
and	O
tap-to-pay	O
purchases	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
pink	O
color	O
variant	O
for	O
sale	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
a	O
customized	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
along	O
with	O
a	O
lighter	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Sense	B-Application
7	I-Application
as	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
utilizing	O
stock	O
android	B-Application
experience	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
Sense	O
7G	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Sense	O
6	B-Device
and	O
7	O
used	O
on	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
the	O
Sense	O
7G	O
utilizes	O
the	O
material	B-Application
design	I-Application
as	O
the	O
default	O
color	O
scheme	O
,	O
the	O
stock	O
notification	O
and	O
recent	O
apps	O
menu	O
are	O
used	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
own	O
design	O
of	O
notification	O
and	O
recent	O
apps	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
color	O
schemes	O
,	O
icons	O
,	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
fonts	O
throughout	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
by	O
using	O
HTC	B-Application
Themes	O
where	O
the	O
users	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
themes	O
or	O
download	O
additional	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
non-Nexus	O
device	O
to	O
come	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-loaded	O
applications	O
on	O
the	O
A9	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
various	I-Application
services	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
purchase	O
apps	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
e-books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
also	O
features	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
software	O
suite	O
such	O
as	O
BlinkFeed	O
,	O
Gallery	O
which	O
supports	O
to	O
display	O
and	O
edit	O
images	O
in	O
RAW	B-Application
format	I-Application
and	O
Zoe	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
collaborate	O
on	O
highlight	O
reels	O
but	O
it	O
no	O
longer	O
features	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
Music	O
app	O
and	O
instead	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Marshmallow	B-Application
features	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Now	O
on	O
Tap	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
perform	O
searches	O
within	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
information	O
currently	O
being	O
displayed	O
in	O
an	O
app	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
power	O
management	O
system	O
that	O
reduces	O
background	O
activity	O
when	O
a	O
device	O
is	O
not	O
being	O
physically	O
handled	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Doze	O
"	O
,	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
fingerprint	O
recognition	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
migrate	O
data	O
to	O
a	O
microSD	B-Device
card	O
and	O
use	O
it	O
as	O
primary	O
storage	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
internal	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
has	O
committed	O
to	O
provide	O
software	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
unlocked	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
within	O
15	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
software	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
released	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
began	O
rolling	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
unlocked	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
A9	I-Application
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unlocked	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
A9	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
non-CDMA	O
phone	O
that	O
is	O
compatible	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Verizon	O
networks	O
which	O
was	O
enabled	O
by	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
has	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
phone	O
connected	O
to	O
Verizon	O
's	O
network	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
LTE	O
radio	O
for	O
making	O
phone	O
calls	O
and	O
sending	O
SMS	O
and	O
MMS	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
possible	O
through	O
the	O
advancement	O
of	O
VoLTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
construction	O
,	O
fingerprint	O
scanner	O
,	O
and	O
software	O
received	O
particular	O
praise	O
;	O
some	O
critics	O
noted	O
the	O
camera	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
other	O
HTC	B-Application
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Velazco	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
the	O
winner	O
this	O
company	O
 [ HTC ] 	O
needs	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
coming	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
for	O
looking	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vlad	O
Savov	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
was	O
mixed	O
on	O
the	O
phone	O
overall	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
emphasis	O
on	O
audio	O
and	O
display	O
;	O
but	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
blasphemous	O
concoction	O
of	O
Apple	O
design	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
software.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
reported	O
a	O
rise	O
of	O
revenue	O
for	O
November	O
which	O
is	O
six	O
months	O
high	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
15%	O
increase	O
of	O
the	O
revenue	O
for	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
