About HTC
Founded in 1997 as
a laptop manufacturer, Taiwan-based HTC soon began making smartphones based on
Windows Mobile and Brew. It released the first commercial Android smartphone,
the HTC Dream, in 2008, and is today a manufacturer of both
Android and Windows based smartphones. HTC re-entered the tablet market with
the Google Nexus 9 in 2014.
HTC launched two new phones today as the company declared its
new U series of phones– where U means you!
The first phone HTC U Ultra is a flagship
phone from HTC and comes with all the flagship specs you can expect. And, the
second phone is named HTC U Play, which is a
mid-range phone.
The new U series is quite unique in design because their whole
body is made of glass, yes even the back. HTC calls it “Liquid Surface
construction”. The phone looks glossy with this new material that mimics and
looks like liquid. This liquid looking design makes the exterior little
slippery so you might need a case to hold it firmly.
Additionally, HTC
also brings its new AI called Sense Companion in the U
series. Sense Companion is a voice-controlled intelligence from HTC, much like
the Google Assistant, S Voice, Siri. The Sense Companion is will respond to
your commands. And, will also learn your behavior and interests to make your
phone more personalized i.e more U.
Furthermore, the
HTC U Ultra will have a second screen just above the main screen. The second
screen will show notifications and AI responses. The reason for putting the
little screen, a ticker, according to the company, is mainly so that the AI
doesn’t obstruct your main screen experience. This means, AI will only interact
on the second screen. Also, with the second screen, the whole display need not
be turned on to show notifications during standby. This, I hope, will save the
battery because the phone has low capacity battery for a 5.7 inch screen. Well,
at least in the U Ultra because U Play doesn’t have the second screen.
Moreover, HTC’s U
series has always-on voice detection, which allows Sense Companion to interact with you even when
the is display off. You can also use voice-based
bio-metric authentication to unlock the phone.
However, the HTC U
Ultra and HTC U Play doesn’t have 3.5 mm headphone jack. To compensate for
that, the phones will come with USonic earphones.
HTC U Ultra
features a dual display. The primary
display is 5.7-inch Super LCD with QHD (1440×2560 pixels) resolution and sports Gorilla Glass 5
protection. While the secondary display is 2-inch with 1040x 2560 pixels
resolution and has sapphire glass protection. Similarly, the phone is powered
by a 2.15GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon
821 SoC with 4GB of RAM. The
phone will be available in 64GB or 128GB storage
capacity which can be expanded up to 2 TB via microSD
card. Additionally, HTC U Ultra has finger-print sensor on its Home Button.
Talking about the
camera, HTC U Ultra sports 12-UltraPixel rear
camera with a BSI sensor, laser + phase detection auto-focus,
optical image stabilization, an f/2.8 aperture, and dual-tone LED flash. The
front camera is 16-megapixel with an
UltraPixel mode, and a BSI sensor. The phone will have USB 3.1 Type-C connectivity. Likewise, it is
powered by a 3000mAh battery with
Quick Charge 3.0 support. It’s rated to deliver up to 26 hours of talk-time and
up to 13 days of standby time.
HTC U
Play sports a 5.2-inch full-HD
(1080×1920 pixels) Super LCD display with Gorilla Glass. It is powered by
an octa-core MediaTek Helio
P10 SoC. The phone comes in two storage options: 3GB RAM with 32 GB inbuilt-storage
and 4GB RAM with 64 GB inbuilt-storage.
The storage is expandable via microSD
card (up to 2TB). It features USB 2.0
Type-C connectivity and bears a fingerprint sensor on the Home Button.
Looking
at the camera, the rear 16-megapixel camera
comes with a BSI sensor, optical image stabilization, PDAF, an f/2.0 aperture,
and dual-tone LED flash. While, the front camera sports a 16-megapixel sensor with an UltraPixel mode, a BSI
sensor, an f/2.0 aperture with a 28mm focal length. It is powered by a 2500mAh battery with fast charging support
(5V/2A). The battery will deliver up to 15.21 hours of talk-time and up to
427.54 hours of standby time.The
HTC U Ultra is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM
and Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, USB OTG,
3G and 4G. Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor,
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.
Its
Speification are:
Release date :-
January,2017Dimensions (mm) :- 162.41 x 79.79 x 7.99
Weight (g) :- 170.00
Battery :- 3000mAh (Non-removable battery)
Display:- size- 5.70 inches
- resolution : 1440x2560
pixels
Touchscreen: Yes
Hardware:-
Processor : 2.15GHz Ouad-core
-
Processor make : Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
-RAm : 4GB
-ROM : 64
GB
-Expandablestorage :YES
-Expandablestorage type: MicroSD
-Expandablestorage upto : 2000 GB
Camera:- Rearcamera : 12-Ultrapixel
-Flash : Yes
-Front camera :16
Megapixel
Software
:- Android Naugat v7.0 (OS)
HTCsense
7
Connectivity:- wifi : yes
v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
-GPS :
Yes
-Bluetooth : Yes, v4.20
-NFC: Yes
-Infraded : No
-USB OGT : Yes
-FM : No
-Number of sim : 2
SIM 1
- Sim type : Nano -SIM
- GSM /HPSA/LTE
SIM 2
- SIM type : Nano-SIM
- GSM/HPSA/LTE
SENSORS:- Compass/ Magnetometer- Yes
-Proximity sensor - Yes
-Accelerometer - Yes
-Ambient
light sensor- Yes
-Gyroscope
- Yes
-Barometer
- Yes
-Temperature sensor - Yes
HTC U
Ultra is available for pre-sale at $749 from HTC.com. HTC will start delivering
HTC U Ultra in Taiwan by the end of January. However, the rest of the world
will have to wait till March for the phone.
On the
other hand, HTC U Play will be available late in Q1 2017. The price of the U
Play is not revealed yet.Priced
at Rs. 59,990 India.About HTC
Founded in 1997 as
a laptop manufacturer, Taiwan-based HTC soon began making smartphones based on
Windows Mobile and Brew. It released the first commercial Android smartphone,
the HTC Dream, in 2008, and is today a manufacturer of both
Android and Windows based smartphones. HTC re-entered the tablet market with
the Google Nexus 9 in 2014.
HTC launched two new phones today as the company declared its
new U series of phones– where U means you!
The first phone HTC U Ultra is a flagship
phone from HTC and comes with all the flagship specs you can expect. And, the
second phone is named HTC U Play, which is a
mid-range phone.
The new U series is quite unique in design because their whole
body is made of glass, yes even the back. HTC calls it “Liquid Surface
construction”. The phone looks glossy with this new material that mimics and
looks like liquid. This liquid looking design makes the exterior little
slippery so you might need a case to hold it firmly.
Additionally, HTC
also brings its new AI called Sense Companion in the U
series. Sense Companion is a voice-controlled intelligence from HTC, much like
the Google Assistant, S Voice, Siri. The Sense Companion is will respond to
your commands. And, will also learn your behavior and interests to make your
phone more personalized i.e more U.
Furthermore, the
HTC U Ultra will have a second screen just above the main screen. The second
screen will show notifications and AI responses. The reason for putting the
little screen, a ticker, according to the company, is mainly so that the AI
doesn’t obstruct your main screen experience. This means, AI will only interact
on the second screen. Also, with the second screen, the whole display need not
be turned on to show notifications during standby. This, I hope, will save the
battery because the phone has low capacity battery for a 5.7 inch screen. Well,
at least in the U Ultra because U Play doesn’t have the second screen.
Moreover, HTC’s U
series has always-on voice detection, which allows Sense Companion to interact with you even when
the is display off. You can also use voice-based
bio-metric authentication to unlock the phone.
However, the HTC U
Ultra and HTC U Play doesn’t have 3.5 mm headphone jack. To compensate for
that, the phones will come with USonic earphones.
HTC U Ultra
features a dual display. The primary
display is 5.7-inch Super LCD with QHD (1440×2560 pixels) resolution and sports Gorilla Glass 5
protection. While the secondary display is 2-inch with 1040x 2560 pixels
resolution and has sapphire glass protection. Similarly, the phone is powered
by a 2.15GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon
821 SoC with 4GB of RAM. The
phone will be available in 64GB or 128GB storage
capacity which can be expanded up to 2 TB via microSD
card. Additionally, HTC U Ultra has finger-print sensor on its Home Button.
Talking about the
camera, HTC U Ultra sports 12-UltraPixel rear
camera with a BSI sensor, laser + phase detection auto-focus,
optical image stabilization, an f/2.8 aperture, and dual-tone LED flash. The
front camera is 16-megapixel with an
UltraPixel mode, and a BSI sensor. The phone will have USB 3.1 Type-C connectivity. Likewise, it is
powered by a 3000mAh battery with
Quick Charge 3.0 support. It’s rated to deliver up to 26 hours of talk-time and
up to 13 days of standby time.
HTC U
Play sports a 5.2-inch full-HD
(1080×1920 pixels) Super LCD display with Gorilla Glass. It is powered by
an octa-core MediaTek Helio
P10 SoC. The phone comes in two storage options: 3GB RAM with 32 GB inbuilt-storage
and 4GB RAM with 64 GB inbuilt-storage.
The storage is expandable via microSD
card (up to 2TB). It features USB 2.0
Type-C connectivity and bears a fingerprint sensor on the Home Button.
Looking
at the camera, the rear 16-megapixel camera
comes with a BSI sensor, optical image stabilization, PDAF, an f/2.0 aperture,
and dual-tone LED flash. While, the front camera sports a 16-megapixel sensor with an UltraPixel mode, a BSI
sensor, an f/2.0 aperture with a 28mm focal length. It is powered by a 2500mAh battery with fast charging support
(5V/2A). The battery will deliver up to 15.21 hours of talk-time and up to
427.54 hours of standby time.The
HTC U Ultra is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM
and Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, NFC, USB OTG,
3G and 4G. Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor,
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.
Its
Speification are:
Release date :-
January,2017Dimensions (mm) :- 162.41 x 79.79 x 7.99
Weight (g) :- 170.00
Battery :- 3000mAh (Non-removable battery)
Display:- size- 5.70 inches
- resolution : 1440x2560
pixels
Touchscreen: Yes
Hardware:-
Processor : 2.15GHz Ouad-core
-
Processor make : Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
-RAm : 4GB
-ROM : 64
GB
-Expandablestorage :YES
-Expandablestorage type: MicroSD
-Expandablestorage upto : 2000 GB
Camera:- Rearcamera : 12-Ultrapixel
-Flash : Yes
-Front camera :16
Megapixel
Software
:- Android Naugat v7.0 (OS)
HTCsense
7
Connectivity:- wifi : yes
v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
-GPS :
Yes
-Bluetooth : Yes, v4.20
-NFC: Yes
-Infraded : No
-USB OGT : Yes
-FM : No
-Number of sim : 2
SIM 1
- Sim type : Nano -SIM
- GSM /HPSA/LTE
SIM 2
- SIM type : Nano-SIM
- GSM/HPSA/LTE
SENSORS:- Compass/ Magnetometer- Yes
-Proximity sensor - Yes
-Accelerometer - Yes
-Ambient
light sensor- Yes
-Gyroscope
- Yes
-Barometer
- Yes
-Temperature sensor - Yes
HTC U
Ultra is available for pre-sale at $749 from HTC.com. HTC will start delivering
HTC U Ultra in Taiwan by the end of January. However, the rest of the world
will have to wait till March for the phone.
On the
other hand, HTC U Play will be available late in Q1 2017. The price of the U
Play is not revealed yet.Priced
at Rs. 59,990 India. price at us :$ 699