HTC One E9 Plus Release date, Price and Specs

HTC China has released full details on the HTC One E9 Plus (aka E9 +), a device which may well be released worldwide. This device takes on the legacy of larger HTC Android devices and adds a dash of the successful standard headliner HTC One. Standout features in the HTC One E9+ include a 5.5in Quad-HD display with 534ppi density and great sound with Dolby Audio and HTC BoomSound speakers. This device is coming with a , a big fat camera on the back and newly minted Dolby Audio HTC BoomSound speakers up front.

HTC One E9 Plus

All Specification and Features

HTC has launched the One E9+, a high-spec smartphone you may consider buying instead of the One M9, or even the Galaxy S6. Except, unless you live in China, you may not get the chance. The One E9+ — previously leaked as the HTC A55 — has quietly been revealed on HTC’s Chinese website and it's an odd blend of Desire range style and ultra high-end technical specifications.

HTC One E9 Plus

Launch and Body of HTC One E9 Plus

Announced 2015, March
Dimensions 156.5 x 76.5 x 7.5 mm (6.16 x 3.01 x 0.30 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Dislpay of HTC One E9 Plus

HTC One E9 Plus

Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches (~69.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~534 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- HTC Sense UI 7.0

Camera of HTC One E9 Plus

According to the Chinese site the HTC One E9+ matches the One M9 with a 20Mp rear camera and HTC's UltraPixel camera at the front, but this has been reported to be an error, and the E9+ will actually feature a 13Mp rear camera.

HTC One E9 Plus

Primary 20 MP, 4992 ? 3744 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Hardware of HTC One E9 Plus

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset Mediatek MT6795M
CPU Octa-core 2 GHz
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Multimedia of HTC One E9 Plus

Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes

HTC One E9 Plus

Battery of HTC One E9 Plus

The phone is powered by a non-removable Li-po 2840 mAh battery.

CONNECTIVITY AND OTHER FEATURES

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio TBC
USB microUSB v2.0

Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML5
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Colours of HTC One E9 Plus

It will be available in meteor grey, gold sepia and rose gold two-tone colour options.

Price of HTC One E9 Plus

Although the HTC One E9+ has appeared on HTC's Chinese site, it won't be officially unveiled until 8 April 2015. There is no guarantee that this phone will officially come to the UK. We'll bring you full details of pricing and availability as it emerges, but in the meantime you can expect this plastic HTC One E9+ to be at least £50- to £100 cheaper than the HTC One M9.

HTC One E9 Plus Release date, Price and Specs