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HTC's next flagship smartphone will look a lot like the iPhone

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Antonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider

According to notorious gadgets leaker Evan Blass, HTC's next flagship smartphone might look a lot like the HTC One A9.

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That's also to say that it could look a lot like the iPhone 6 (and 6s).

When it was released, the HTC One A9's metal build and design was often compared to the iPhone 6's.

Indeed, they do look very similar. 

Most notably, the A9's front panel has nearly identical curved glass edges. If it weren't for the HTC branding above the rectangular home button (versus the iPhone's round home button), it would be difficult to tell the two phones apart.

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The A9's flat back with the horizontal plastic antenna bands was also likened to the iPhone 6's. 

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Apple's iPhone 6 (left) and HTC's One A9 (right). It's can be easy to confuse the two. Antonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider

HTC is adamant that Apple appropriated the iPhone 6's all-metal design from HTC's first all-metal smartphone, the One M8. 

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The HTC One M9 and the One A9 (the black model). Antonio Villas-Boas/Tech Insider

It would also represent a departure from the design that HTC stuck with for two smartphone generations, including the One M8 and One M9.

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