HTC One A9 is benchmarked again, this time with different specs

The much talked about One A9 is probably going to be the star of HTC’s upcoming event taking place on October 20. Before it gets unveiled, though, the phone just keeps on leaking. This time around we have a new benchmark run completed by the One A9, which means we get a list of most of its specs.

We’ve seen the One A9 being put through the paces of Geekbench in September, and now GFXBench is the app used. Strangely, though, the specs are different.

GFXBench says the One A9 is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 615 SoC (with a 1.5 GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU), but Geekbench had it coming with the MediaTek Helio X20 (which sports a ten-core CPU). What’s more, many past rumors talked about the A9 having the Snapdragon 617 instead.

The HTC One A9 is supposed to have a 5-inch 1080p touchscreen, a 12 or 13 MP rear camera, either a 4 MP UltraPixel selfie snapper or a 5 MP ‘regular’ unit, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC, and Wi-Fi. The prototype that was benchmarked ran Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which is also expected to be the version on board the final device from day one.

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Blackberry teases more PRIV specs

The BlackBerry PRIV might not be the most exciting device of the year, but it’s definitely intriguing. I’m personally very interested in it, as I’m one of those that dearly misses physical keyboards on phones.

BlackBerry has decided to tease a few more specs to get people interested in the device. The battery is going to be 3,410mAh, which is pretty good. The display will be 5.4 inches and curved on both sides, the camera will be certified by Schneider-Kreuznach, the device will feature DTEK by BlackBerry as a privacy warning system, and the sliding mechanism is called SmartSlide.

It isn’t much information, but the device looks like it’s going to be solid. I can’t help but like it. What do you think of the device? Will people flock to buy an Android smartphone with a BlackBerry keyboard, or will it be the companies final flop?

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Netflix Shares Decline Sharply On Weak U.S. Subscriber Growth

Strong subscriber growth has long driven Netflix soaring stock price — up 75% year-over-year as of the closing bell. But it turns out shareholders are paying attention to the details. Shares of the video streaming services were deeply in the red Wednesday afternoon after the company announced slower than anticipated U.S. subscriber growth. The stock decline, despite stronger than anticipated growth abroad.

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3 Things Small Businesses Should Know About Mobile Payments

A 2015 Federal Reserve report found 87 percent of the U.S. adult population now has a mobile phone, and the number of people using those phones for banking, making payments and shopping is on the rise. With new mobile payment platforms like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay, consumers now also have the ability to use their phones to pay for goods inside brick and mortar stores.

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