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HTC Desire 626 Dual-sim makes its Indian debut

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After being available abroad for a while, HTC has introduced the Desire 626 to India. Running on an unspecified Android OS with HTC Sense UI, the 4G Dual SIM supported is the nano sized version.

The smartphone features a 5” 720x1280p display powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6752 coupled with 2GB RAM. It includes 16GB inbuilt storage expandable upto 32GB via microSD. On the connectivity front, it supports Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi b/g/n, micro-USB 2.0 port and a 3.5mm stereo jack. A 13MP rear camera along with a 5MP front camera complete the package. A 2000mAh battery powers the device.

The Desire 626 weighing 135gm will be available in 2 colour variants – Blue Lagoon (pictured above) and White Birch at a price of Rs.14,990.

HTC One A9 brings iPhone style to Android

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The all-metal One A9 is here, and it's not replacing the One M9. Instead it's tasked with complementing the firm's flagship brand with a new sultry design and slightly lower price tag.

You also get a 5-inch full HD display, octa-core Snapdragon 617 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a microSD slot, 13MP rear camera and an Ultrapixel selfie snapper.

A neat feature HTC has also included here is a finger print scanner below the screen, allowing you to unlock the handset with a digit.

That does mean there's some extra bezel action going on, and the fact it doubles as a home key may confuse some with the on-screen navigation keys just above it.

Say cheese

HTC has also done some work in the camera department, even though it's dropped the megapixel count down. The One A9 boasts OIS (optical image stabilisation), RAW format capture and processing, a simplified camera app interface and a new hyperlapse video mode.

The HTC One A9 will go on sale at the beginning of the November and will be available in Carbon Grey, Opal Silver and Topaz Gold. If you fancy a more flamboyant colour, these will be followed by Deep Garnet (that's red to us) at a later date.

HTC hasn’t confirmed the Indian pricing yet but rest assured it will be priced lower than the One M9+.

HTC’s next flagship will be called the One A9

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According to prolific leakster @evleaks, it's actually called the HTC One A9. We always knew the ‘Aero’ alias was a codename, and from the look of the branding that he’s tweeted, we’re inclined to believe he’s got this one right.

From what we’ve heard previously, the One A9 will be one of the world's first devices to be powered by the deca-core (that's 10 cores) MediaTek Helio X20 processor. Let that sink in.

On top of that, it’s been rumoured to feature a Quad HD (1440 x 2560 pixels) display, 4GB of RAM as well as a beefy rear camera that captures images in the RAW format. That last bit sounds great, but let’s just hope the One A9 has enough storage space to hold them, otherwise it may prove an issue.

Whatever the spec sheet, we’re just hoping it’ll have the design to match. While we had a lot of love for the One M9 (it got 4/5 stars in our hands-on review), we felt that its design was too similar to the previous One M8 and One M7. Maybe HTC will break the mould with the One A9? We hope so.

It will need to offer something new as it faces stiff competition from the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ as well as Apple’s upcoming iPhone 6S and Google’s new Nexus.

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