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[HTC One A9] perXway1:
Watched a video today, a girl reviewer, showed it stuttering majorly while Maps was running in background and trying to scroll recents menu. Also, while playing a car racing game, it dropped frames pretty badly
[HTC One A9] Cashreedhar:
Not sure, how they are achieving stutter, in all the comparison I did, A9 beats M8 in terms of performance. I'm not talking about 3D games.. A simple comparison of Google maps makes A9 far better than M8. I won't blame M8, when I bought it was very fast and all app updates made the performance of M8 bit laggy..
[HTC One A9] jmkhenka:
stutter is no difficult to achive on android, even with 808/810 devices. Especially when multitasking or using certain apps - scrolling long lists is painfull at times and also the share menu on 6.0 can be slow and buggy.
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
Yeah... This was more than stutter tho. I wish I could find video again. The lady doing the review was this gorgeous young black chick... She did a decent job. When she opened maps and had about 6-8 apps open in recents (including maps) it was like a very overloaded CPU lag. Like 1-1.5 second hesitations before the animation would chop on by.

My nexus 5 doesn't do that... In fact, unless I'm scrolling a really long web page, I can't make my N5 SD800 stutter if I wanted to. So I don't take your statement as being true to what I was saying
[HTC One A9] Haz04:
Well that problem is fixed.

http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-one-a9-update-adds-extra-amoled-display-color-profiles-661500/
[HTC One A9] Haffoc:
I have far more than 6-8 apps open in recents, currently there are 30+ apps listed as running in 3C Tuners task manager, including Maps and no stutter at all.
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
Well that's good to hear. You had all of those apps open and scrolling your recent apps didn't hiccup at all? Wonder what was up with hers
[HTC One A9] Simon_WM:
Whats your performance been like? My A9 seems to have locked up a couple of times.
[HTC One A9] Cashreedhar:
I am not sure about 16/2GB version. In my US version of A9, I keep all the apps open in background and don't have a habit of clearing recent apps very often. Having around many 1GB+ games, I never had stutter. If anyone had any problem within app, could that be because, the app was not updated and not compatible with MM?
[HTC One A9] rlvl:
Performance wise... Good enough that I never found a reason to complain. It's been very smooth for the past month.

However recently two things happened which got me a little concerned.

Firstly the phone's earpiece speaker just stopped working. The people at the other end could hear me , but I couldn't hear them.

A few days after that a strange crackling sound emanated from the speakers at the bottom. No amount of volume toggling could fix that..

Luckily both these issues were resolved with a quick restart. Phew.
[HTC One A9] trido:
Agree 100 % so much so i just traded in my iphone 6 for unlocked garnet red model.

jeff
[HTC One A9] jmkhenka:
Most stutter is caused by I/O to the storage. For instance, updating/installing apps will make it stutter. Just having apps in background wont normaly cause any problems.

my 5x stutters but mostly its fine but my old M8 is better then it most of the time esp with I/O related stutters.
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
Yeah even my N5, which virtually never stutters, will struggle when apps are downloading while I'm doing things...

I think I'm gonna just get a like new nexus 5 ($175-190 on Amazon) and just get a red 32gb so it will feel like an upgrade. If everything still sits as it is today, I'll get the A9 in Feb
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
I buckled and bought the A9... I've watched my battery go from 70%-48% in my first 45 min of ownership lol. Other than that, this thing feels fantastic.

Sense 7 is super sexy. The premium feel is great. The screen is beautiful.

This was gonna just be a carrier placeholder till I could afford a nexus, but IDK if I want one any more
[HTC One A9] Haz04:
Check for software updates. You should notice a significant improvement.
[HTC One A9] Silver.Shadow:
Do check on any app draining your battery. Or you might have used the camera a lot. I easily get 5hrs screen on. It's only a lot lesser when I used the camera loads. ?
[HTC One A9] km8j:
How on earth do you get 5 hours? That is what Sonys get
[HTC One A9] Silver.Shadow:
I have no clue. It's my normal usage. If I use the camera or play Future Fight, the screen on reduces to about 3.5 to 4 hrs. But that imo is amazing too. For a battery this size, I'm loving it. The optimization is just brilliant.
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
Decided to buyers remorse and get a 64GB gold note 5. This phone is solid but I'm used to high end... and the battery and the lag of the SD617 just isn't high end. If I would have gotten it for 400, I'd be happy... but 500 just is a Lil overpriced
[HTC One A9] EcoDan:
Does it have multilang firmware?
[HTC One A9] Sandmannet:
Nice reviews, I'll have to try it. Thanks!
[HTC One A9] techlogik:
Only real complaint is the processor/performance speed in comparison to my M9. Of course the battery suffers and heat as well are issues of the M9. Guess that is why they are going to release an X9, or whatever with the latest M10 processor and larger battery...basically an A9 with better processor and battery. HTC is really going clueless with their release of phones and driving some customers nuts.

Otherwise, wish there was Dev support for the A9 for better customization/mod support.
[HTC One A9] Haz04:
What screen on time are you getting with your M9? My wife's A9 is getting 4-5hrs SOT with bluetooth and LTE on and my M8 is lucky to get 4hrs at best (lollipop). Her A9 is also faster in multitasking than my M8. I think the A9 is amazing value and the $399 price point (you can still pick up at this price on Swappa etc) but at $499 it's hard to justify.
[HTC One A9] techlogik:
I can easily go all day and still have 50-60% battery left. I don't use my phone except for exchange sync, Waze for driving (plugged into power, battery % doesn't move, or it might even charge a percent or two) and WiFi for syncing work/home. I'm kind of a bad example of somebody to ask about usage, I don't use much except a few apps during the day, checking mail etc.

My M9 would just eat through the battery, doing almost nothing all day I would have 40% battery left when I got home 10hrs after unplugging doing the same. So the A9 definitely sips the battery more, entirely due to the slower/less powerful processor it has compared to the A9.

My wife has a iPhone 6+, kids have iPhone 6 regular. They blow through the battery and are charging it several times a day, or just keep it plugged in if not moving. The 6+ is a little better obviously due to the battery size.

I bought 2 A9s, one I returned and got a refund. The other topaz/gold I kept, not only did I get a $25 credit for an accessory, but I'm waiting for another $100 refund as well. So under $200 for a phone? Yeah, that is pretty good. But that is entirely due to their fault at HTC, over promised, underdelivered.

Lastly, big complaint, I'm currently a VZW customer, they delayed the update with no ETA on VZW support. So I'm on a cricket plan for now just to use the phone. Fortunately, I just put my sim in my daughter's new iPhone we got her, when/if they get VZW support, will add a line to the plan. Otherwise, I'm out of there with VZW. Their phones all work on any network (iPhones) and we need more data anyway. So yeah...if that update doesn't come soon...buh-bye VZW...forever.

Yeah, when you can get the new Elephone P9000 that is coming out for $300-400 with similar specs/actually a better M10 processor, kind of hard to keep buying these HTC phones. The only thing I really love is Sense. Their applications, look/feel etc..are very well done compared to most android, especially the stock Android apps, they look like children built them compared to Sense, Apple and Windows Mobile, they are real polished looking and well done.

Lastly, I just sent HTC another email about my credit promised, and inquired about VZW support and put them on blast. I know part of the problem is Verizon, but don't build a phone promising something and then give no ETA and leave the customer hanging like myself. See what they say!
[HTC One A9] :
tried this from a V10,depressed lol going back and this is going to fleabay
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
Anyone coming from M8 or M9?

I swappd my M9 with a G4 because I had difficulties sometimes to read small text on the M9's screen (poor contrast), on G4 I never ever had to use my glasses, the A9 being an Amoled will it give better contrast for better text reading?
[HTC One A9] incaner:
First i thought from n5 to a9 wouldnt be a upgrade but everything speaks for it so it definetively is!
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
My very first impressions coming from G4:

-UI is the smoothest and fastest I ever seen, perhaps 10x more than G4 and 3x more than M9!!

-Audio is splendid, specially coming from the poor G4 audio, the A9 sound quality and loudness in both wired and wireless are above any expectations.

-Display is very nice, better than M9's LCD and blacks are better than on G4, tried it with the Google cardboard 2.0 picture is very nice but you can see the amoled dots, though on G4 VR movies looked slightly blurred and colors washed out while with A9 they are pretty sharp and lively
[HTC One A9] megatomic:
I've had my AT&T A9 for two weeks now. It's a nice phone, my only complaint is not with the phone itself but with AT&T. As usual , where the hell is my 6.0.1 update??

My previous device is a OnePlus One, so the raw horsepower has decreased but the overall package of the A9 is much more refined.
[HTC One A9] chiefy009:
So I have had this phone now for a few weeks. I have quite a few Android phones and all iphones. I have now sold the A9 and I am returning to apple with an iPhone 6.

Sadly Android isn't as clean or as polished as iOS. I miss apple pay , I miss accessing apps with the finger print scanner not just unlocking the phone.

The camera is slow and being able to adapt your phone isn't enough to keep me using Android

The phone isn't very powerful either and is no match to the iPhone 6 other than in looks , best thing was the Dolby sound for me

Better phones out there for the money in my opinion
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
Its the A9... not android. Note 5 and nexus 6p dont have those issues
[HTC One A9] chiefy009:
An example of where Android is behind Android pay isn't in UK yet after having Apple pay it's a nice feature. Why?

To many top end features missing from this phone to keep it.

Shame I so wanted to like it
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
If you buy a phone to pay things with it then you don't buy a cool phone, the A9 is a cool phone.

It has been said many time, the A9 is very good in everything even better than M9 (camera and screen) but the only thing it will not be as good as M9,iphone 6,S6... is the 3D games.

As I have a strong PC for game I never ever downloaded a 3D game on my phones, the max was Jelly defense ;)
[HTC One A9] chiefy009:
Yeah I have an Xbox one for games but even so this phone is know where near as good as the iPhone 6

Add to that the fact HTC are in danger of and there are rumors they will be disappearing in the future doesn't make this phone very appealing

It's not about paying for things with the phone has about not having to carry so much around remember so many pins and passwords it's about making life easy
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
I had it. Loved the design as it looks like an iphone which i also find attractive. But the lack of capacitive keys is not only redundant for home button purposes, but the nav bar eats the screen real estate.

The biggest disappointment was the sd617. If you say u dont notice that its not a sd8xx, youre lying to yourself. And comparing to a subpar m9 is hardly an argument. Its an overpriced budget phone that has a beautiful build design and the worst battery ive ever seen
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
Well coming from someone who doesn't own the A9...

I had S6,M9 and G4 before the A9 and the A9 has same battery life even better than G4.

As for the UI speed it's 10x faster than G4, again I don't care about 3D games, this A9 is super fast and super smooth and that's what matters.

Yes the A9 camera is better than on M9

Yes the A9 screen is better than on M9

No it's not a budget phone, it's a midrange phone.

Budget HTC phones are Desire series and E9
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
S6 battery life, as bad as it is, is still better, as is every other aspect. M9 and G4 are the bottom end of flagships. Nobody actually owns those lol. Midrange = expensive budget. Either u have one of the best, or you dont. The note 5 dumps on all of the above mentioned, as does the nexus 6p. This phone here competes with the nexus 5 and 5x, and i like both of those more than the a9.

The A9 is like a dell xps (trying to imitate macbook) but only has a celeron processor. Lol. And that awesome camera everyone loves so much is 2 year old technology... m series and g series phones have ALWAYS had poor cameras. I owned the m7, m8, g2, and g3. Your comparison is meh
[HTC One A9] Silver.Shadow:
In all my honest opinion, the G4 had a better camera than the S6, it was just slower. So that's that.

Also, the 3gb A9 flies, and is way better compared to a 5X in my opinion. Maybe for uses it may differ. Everyone has different needs and hence the experience is different. M9 and G4 being called bottom ends, and even S6 suffered the same fate, nobody liked it after a period of time. It's not fair to compare with 6P or Note 5 as they are totally high end and cost 1.5x (or more) times A9, at least where I live. Also, A9 physically beats them in looks and in-hand feel.

So yes, your and my opinion differ loads. I am really enjoying the A9 for my needs.
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
Don't lose your time with him, he's obviously a samsung fanboy trolling over here. Let him have fun with his s6 horrible UI and memory leaks ;)
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
Lol... I'm actually a nexus fanboy but this year's crop wasn't what I was hoping for. I rocked my Nexus 5 for 2 years and the Nexus 4 before that. Ive also owned the m7, m8 (daughter still has it) and g3 (wife still has it). Definitely not a sammy fan usually... not since the s3... again, in 2015, sammy just stole the show. I have a note 5 btw... 4gb of ram... it can leak all day and still not lag while doing graphic intensive tasks like the a9.

Definitely not trolling. This was in my participated posts thread. You guys with your phones get so defensive trying to justify your purchase it's crazy. Just be happy with what u have. I can have a different opinion without being labeled a troll
[HTC One A9] Silver.Shadow:
You calling us defensive is as wrong as you being called a troll. Alright, you didnt have a good experience with the device for your needs. Doesn't mean it's a bad one or we are defending our purchase. For my needs, which doesn't include any graphic intensive tasks, it's amazing. Simple as that.

Anyway, let's get over this. Peace. ✌
[HTC One A9] fix-this!:
2 days with the device and im probably going to return it this week and get a 5x. not worth the $500+ price tag.
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
Got it at 400$, worth every penny
[HTC One A9] fix-this!:
not for me, was over $500 at at&t. bought full price, dodgy lte, lag and not much if any development. just bought a nexus 5x and all accessories "usb to usbc cable, glass lcd protector and case" for "much less" than i payed for this thing. the only plus for it is the premium design. ill be taking it back for a refund this week.
[HTC One A9] :
Yep, traded back and got a s6 Active
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
Good luck with TW, you will end up returning to HTC sooner or later ;)
[HTC One A9] fix-this!:
well he wont have any development on the samsung either but im not sure about htc's future.
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
Development is what subpar devices need to make them feel better, and often lead to many facets of the device not working properly.

ROMs were cool when we needed em... just... who needs em any more? I don't even need root anymore.

TW is vastly improved btw for those still thinking about previous renditions of it.
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
I had the S6 for a month, TW improved but still centuries behind Sense
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
Centuries? Sense is nicer, but centuries? Fair enough, to each their own.
[HTC One A9] Kardon403:
Wow so the last system update I got made Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram system level apps. I've never wanted/installed any of these on my phone, wtf HTC.
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
There is an app called Uninstall in playstore, you can remove any system app
[HTC One A9] perXway1:
U need root
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
My only complains about the A9 are:

-Pain in the *** security making rooting and OTA updates harder

-Google bloatwares galore! Instead of true HTC apps like Music and Car (though fixable by disabling the google apps and installing Music and Car thanks to Xpirt)

-Screen could have been more bright

For everything else this phone is still a delicious phone
[HTC One A9] thedosbox:
I've seen reports of HTC's car mode interfering with Android Auto, so it is probably a good thing for those who use Android Auto.

Speaking of which, does anyone with an A9 use it with Android Auto? If so, what vehicle, and what's your experience been like?
[HTC One A9] vegetaleb:
Frankly HTC Car app the best car app on Android, it has clear big icons and automatic BT connection to my HTC Car Stereoclip, all other apps won't do it
[HTC One A9] thedosbox:
I'm guessing you haven't used Android Auto. Being able to get google maps on the head unit is a massive improvement over having to fiddle with the phone. Same for controlling media playback as it integrates with steering wheel controls.
[HTC One A9] gewecht:
I spent 2 hours trying to get Android Auto working on my a9 yesterday. What a pain. It has MirrorLink built into the system and no obvious way to turn it off. I didn't know that at the time so I installed Android Auto. Once the phone was plugged into my VW Tiguan the console started flashing between images of my phone's home screen and the Android Auto home screen.

I ended up rooting the phone to DISABLE MirrorLink. I've been a happy camper since then - at least as happy as I can be given I moved to this phone because I dropped my Nexus 6p and the screen is broken.
[HTC One A9] LilProphet:
The design looks really nice, comfortable to hold. The UI is great, I like how they kept vanilla droid's many elements and tweaked it up. The performance is alright, it opens apps the same speed as my LG G2 (S800), however, when scrolling bigger webpages (with more than 3 bigger pictures), or when the RAM is filled up, I notice some stuttering. I know that it's a midranger SoC, but I believe (hope) that it is a software bug. I hope that they will fix it soon. Does anybody experience the same? I am on the latest OTA update.

Other than that, I really want to get used to it, but these little lags were not a problem in my LG, so I'm still thinking about keeping it. I bought it for half the price ($250), and to be honest, this is what it worth for me. The design has premium feel, the camera is great, the audio quality is also nice, but I really wish they put in an S650 at least. And multitasking is also a bit weak in my experience. But, if these lags are gone with a future update, I won't have any complains.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notchr302:
I will order the z5c soon and have accounts with both Tmobile and AT&T. Should I hook it up on AT&T because of missing Tmobile bands? Are there any missing at&t bands? Buying the UK version from either Handtec or Clove. Please advise if anyone knows. Thanks
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gr00vy0ne:
The E5823 model supports all of T-Mobile USA's LTE bands 2, 4, and 12. Band 12 (Extended Range 700Mhz) is questionable though. That particular band doesn't seem to be fully supported yet as Sony would need to get the phone validated on T-Mobile's network. Given that there's no USA model, it's unclear if this will ever happen.

That said, using the LTE Discovery app, I have seen my Z5c jump onto Band 12 if low coverage areas. When I had 4G enabled, band 12 didn't seem to work. When I was in HSPA+ mode, band 12 seemed to work.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notchr302:
Thanks
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phositadc:
Double check the hspa bands. I feel like it might be missing one.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Notchr302:
I do have the option to use at$t but would rather Tmobile. Maybe I'm safer on att
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] INFRNL:
That's no good. I was thinking of getting this to test band 12 on tmobile. I currently use att, verizon, and testing tmobile. I already have z3c on att and thought I'd try the z5c for band 12 and put on att when/if i drop tmobile.

That really only leaves m9 or iPhone 6s for my options as i don't really want a gs6

Edit: I also noticed that it does not support bands 29/30. I believe att will soon be using b30. Probably not a big deal for a while.

This phone also does not appear to support WiFi calling for tmobile USA if that's important to you.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btort1:
So the E5823 model supports all tmobile LTE bands besides 12 right? just double checking, I don't mind band 12 since it's not in my area yet
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0080:
Not sure where the lack of band 12 misinformation is coming from but I am in a Band 12 area right now and my z5c works great with it - confirmed on LTE discovery Android app.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] km8j:
Band 12 works fine. Sadly the 3 most important innovations, wifi calling, VoLTE and HD voice, do not and it is not likely they ever will
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doclloyd:
This is what makes me sad. VoLTE support for areas where T-Mobile has only B12 would be great for when I travel into those areas, like northern Michigan (Chicago area native here). The Z5C would be great for most places I go, but I know I wouldn't get VoLTE calling in some areas.

jm8j: Have you noticed that B12 data works fine though?
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] km8j:
LTE Discovery shows I'm connected to Band 12 in some low signal areas. When that is occurring, I'm still online.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doclloyd:
What market are you in? I'm most concerned/interested in what the Z5 and Z5C does if you're in a B12 only coverage for T-Mobile and you try to make a call. Does the phone roam then to another carrier or just not make a call?
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] km8j:
Hmmm not sure. I'm in South FLA. I just see that I'm on Band 12 regularly
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0080:
I was at walt disney world two weeks ago and picked up band 12 at the art of animation resort lobby and speedtest was logging 65 mbps. Unfortunately that was the only place I was grabbing band 12. No service in any of our rooms and the park in general sucks if you are a tmobile or sprint customer. One or two bars of band 4 lte outdoors if I was lucky. But for whatever reason the hotel lobby had great band 12 reception. I have been generally displeased with tmobile coverage. Their marketing ads do not match up to my lackluster experience both with this phone or my (supported) Nexus 6. Ive been thinking of switching to ATT. Everywhere we go my wifes ATT iphone has LTE coverage while im lucky to make calls. Lol