Earlier this month, Upleaks said that the HTC One E9 is expected to feature a 64-bit MediaTek processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of flash storage, 20MP for the main camera and a slew of front shooter variants that could come in either 13MP or 4MP "ultra pixel." When it comes to software, there's a bigger chance that the device is shipping with Sense 7.0, which had been seen as a component in HTC One M9.
The first round of leaks, which also appeared earlier this month, showed that the device has an incredibly huge camera on its rear and a display that measures 5.5 inches. This time around, new leaks have shown that apart from the huge camera at the rear, the device seems to be sporting a glossy back panel. The rest of the phone's physical features remain in line with what the previous leaks showed.
So far, there's no word yet from HTC that would confirm the existence of the device. If past habits remain unchanged, it's highly likely that the device will once again be limited to Asian markets.
There's also the notion that the device may be marketed as the HTC One E9 Plus. The device is said to launch in China next week and has an estimated price of $480.
Details about the upcoming device from HTC are scant at the moment. Based on the newly leaked images, it appears the One E9 has a slightly thinner bottom HTC bezel. However, nothing beats the attention that is earned by the device's glossy back panel, which earned mixed reactions from early observers.
"Why glossy? If it had a [matte] back I would buy in a second. That camera...@scroyle please come back to @htc. They're lost without u," tweeted Guido Conrad.
@upleaks Why glossy? If it had a mate back I would buy in a second. That camera... @scroyle please come back to @htc. They're lost without u
— Guido Conrad (@GuidoConrad) March 25, 2015
"I'd take that over the M9," tweeted Jonathan Longoria.
@upleaks I'd take that over the M9 — Jonathan Longoria (@jonathan3579) March 25, 2015
"butterfly? Is that you?," tweeted Francisco Hernandez.
@upleaks butterfly? Is that you?
— Francisco Hernandez (@frankfrank87) March 25, 2015
One of the tweets suggested that HTC should launch the E9 worldwide and that doing so would earn the device better sales than the M9, its predecessor. If the Taiwanese manufacturer should decide to finally include the U.S. in its itinerary of launch locations, it will indeed be interesting to know how it would fare against its older sibling.
So far, there's no hint yet that this can actually happen. It is hoped that it will also find its way in one of the U.S. carriers similar to the last-generation E8 when it became one of the offered devices from Sprint back in August 2014.
