I had the a9 on pre-order and cancelled it to buy this. I actually liked it because it looks like the iPhone, but runs Android and has a promised 15 day update window. I've had bad luck with HTC in the past though and wasn't looking forward to sense. In the end the sd617 nagged at me too much as I went for the 6p to get a true powerhouse.
Thing is that a9 should definitely ship by the 7th, this one I have no clue. I ordered yesterday and it went to processing that night but apparently that means very little. I have the aluminum 64 gig and it says nov. 13-16 on my order page but I really didn't want to wait that long. I honestly only ordered because of all the people I saw who ordered this last week and had theirs ship out.
I've been going back and forth trying to decide between this, the a9, or the iPhone 6s plus. I'm really not a fan of ios though. I guess I'll see if this ships out Monday or Tuesday and decide from there.
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