HTC One A9 (Aero) dummy unit pictures leaked shows iphone 6 lookalike design

HTC is scheduled to announce a new device on October 20 and for all we know, it's sure to be the One A9. The smartphone has been photographed on a few occasions already, but now we get a more detailed look at it, albeit through a dummy unit.

The leaked shots, courtesy of @OnLeaks, show the One A9 (conceived as HTC Aero) from multiple angles. As a whole, it's similar to iPhone 6 in looks that we've come to expect from previous leaks.

There's the enormous bottom bezel, which has no excuse for its existence, now that the Back/Home/Task switcher buttons have moved to the display and the chin only needs to accommodate the fingerprint sensor. The back has the contrasting antenna bands, a necessary eye-sore on metal-built smartphones. The camera lens is sticking out by a millimeter, but it's dead center, so Apple's legal department can remain at rest.

What's offset from the center is the upside-down microUSB 2.0 port (no Type-C), but that's been HTC's way of doing it at least since the original One. The bottom plate spots the port, along with the the 3.5mm jack, mic pinhole and speaker grille - not the tidiest design, but at least it allows the top to be perfectly minimalist.

A microSD tray placed next to the SIM card slot on left, so it's nice to see that HTC isn't following footsteps of samsung by removing microsd slot. Volume Rocker and power button is placed on the right side, nothing revolutionary here either.

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