HTC press invitations in China point at a new device launch

HTC began sending out invites for a conference in China. Shaped as fancy metal plates, the Taiwanese company's invitations are dated “2015.3.11 – 3.17.”

The two most likely candidates for a debut in China are HTC One M9 Plus and HTC One E9. Both devices have leaked on a number of occasions already. HTC One E9 was also caught passing through TENAA. A version of HTC’s Sense UI developed with the Chinese market in mind is also likely to make an appearance.

HTC One M9 Plus is a version of the freshly announced One M9 flagship with slightly beefier hardware, headed by 5.2” QHD display. The Chinese market version of the smartphone is said to feature a MediaTek MT6795 chipset.

The One E9 on the other hand will feature a plastic body a 5.5” QHD display. Its rumored specs include MediaTek MT6795 chipset with an octa-core 2.0GHz Cortex-A53 processor, PowerVR G6200 GPU, and 3GB of RAM. HTC One E9 is tipped to cost around $320 at launch.

Source | Via