HTC schedules October 20 event; outs list of phones that will get Android Marshmallow

HTC has sent out invites for an event scheduled for October 6, where it will unveil a new smartphone running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Expected to be announced in the event is the HTC One A9. The event will kick off at 12pm ET (9:30 PM IST). The event will be live streamed on the comapny's official website- htc.com/launch

Already the rumored specification of One A9 are out. HTC One A9 is said to feature 5-inch 1080p display, 1.5GHz octa-core Snapdragon 617 SoC with Adreno 405 GPU, 2GB RAM and 16GB expandable storage. For imaging there is 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor and OIS, and on the front an Ultrapixel shooter. The device is 7mm thick, will have fingerprint sensor and fueled by 2150mAh battery. It is also rumored to come in 6 colors- Opal Silver, Cast Iron, Rose Gold, Acid Gold, Deep Garnet and Carbon Gray.

HTC also outed a list of phones, that will be receiving the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. Announcing the news over Twitter, HTC said "We're roasting marshmallows this fall! We'll begin our Android 6.0 rollout to devices before the end of the year."

The HTC One M9 and One M8 will be the first smartphones from the brand to receive the Android Marshmallow update by the end of this year. The HTC One M9+, One E9, One E9+, One ME, One E8, One M8 EYE, Butterfly 3, Desire 816, Desire 820, and the Desire 826 will be getting the update in 2016.

The latest OS update for the said phones will be rolled out gradually, so it might take several months before it reaches to the said devices.