The QHD screen resolution of 2560x1440 also means that the display is extremely sharp. Unlike the fancy, curved display on the Samsung Galaxy S8 or the LG G6, HTC has gone for a sensible 5.5-inch SuperLCD5 panel in a 16:9 aspect ratio. These sensors detect when you squeeze the phone and the gesture can be used to trigger apps and actions. Lest we forget, the phone has something like pressure sensors on the sides of the device.
#UFOCUS HTC U11 ANDROID#
On the software front, you get Android 7.1.1 with some mild HTC skinning on top. Basically, the mics can pick up audio from everywhere and help reduce ambience noise as well as focus on an audio source when recording video. The scattered microphones help support what HTC is calling 3D sound. It's IP67 rating isn't the highest in the industry, but it's certainly good enough for daily use. If anything, the inclusion of the earbuds almost makes up for the lack of a headphone jack.ĭust and water resistance is a given in any phone calling itself a flagship (looking at you, OnePlus) and the U11 doesn’t disappoint. In lieu of the headphone jack, HTC bundles a USB-C to 3.5 mm adapter as well as a set of amazing, noise-cancelling, USB-C earbuds.
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The latter can record 4K video at 30 fps and 1080p video at up to 120 fps.įor connectivity, you get Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/n/ac dual-band support, Bluetooth 4.2 and a USB 3.1 Type-C 1.0 connector.Īs you can see, dumping the headphone jack has its advantages and its disadvantages
The front camera is a 16 MP f/2.0 unit and the rear camera is a 12 MP f/1.7 unit. The phone is available in a single-SIM or dual-SIM configuration and supports 256 GB microSD cards. All the glass on the phone is Gorilla Glass 5, so it should be sturdy. The display, which we’ll talk about in more detail later, is a 5.5-inch QHD (2560x1440) sLCD5 panel. The battery is a 3,000 mAh unit and it supports the Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 standard. There’s a cheaper variant of the device with 4 GB RAM and 64 GB storage as well, but it's only available internationally. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 platform, which is supported by 6 GB of RAM. Packing in top-of-the-line hardware and a gorgeous screen, there’s very little to complain about in this department. My only complaint with the design, other than the lack of a headphone jack, is the fact that the glass back is a true fingerprint magnet. Sadly, HTC decided to leave out the headphone jack and go with a USB Type-C port instead. The volume and power buttons are on the right of the device and the left is bare. The rear houses a single camera and a dual-LED flash. On the front, you find a home button that doubles as a fingerprint scanner, the front camera and speaker and two hidden, touch-sensitive buttons that light up when you use them. In black, the antenna lines are as good as invisible and you won’t find them unless you look for them. The glass on the front curves smoothly into a metal frame, which in-turn curves smoothly into the glass back of the device.
It doesn’t ooze style like the S8, but I don’t think it matters. It’s like the Pixel: Simple, elegant and exceptionally built. The U11 is a simple slab of Android goodness. The cameras on the device are also not that great. The other wannabe Android flagship, the LG G6, is simply not special and suffers from too many software issues. To add to that, biometric access to that phone is just inconvenient. Apps and videos also don’t scale well on the display. The curved screen and the odd aspect ratio looks lovely, but is ergonomically unsound. The Samsung Galaxy S8 is an undoubtedly gorgeous device, but I don’t think I can live with it every day. This is one of the reasons I love my iPhone and the reason why I like the U11. To me, a flagship needs to be the very best phone in its class, but also one that I can use and enjoy every day. Features? Yes, these are important as well, but how many of you buy an iPhone only for its dual camera or an S8 for its iris scanner? Does design play an important role? It must, but then Apple gets away with the same design year after year. Specifications are only a part of the story, and anyway, the best hardware simply needs to be present in any device that considers itself a flagship. It’s hard to define what makes a phone a flagship. I’ve spent a little over a week with this device and I think it’s very good. The company’s latest flagship, the HTC U11, is now out and I’m happy to say, is competing with this year’s flagships, and that too, on a level playing field. Since last year, however, the company seems to be turning things around. Then something happened, I know not what, and HTC just disappeared from the scene. A few years ago, HTC was competing neck and neck with the best Android flagships in the market.
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