HTC has announced the date for unveiling its ‘squeezable smartphone’ – HTC U11. The flagship for 2017 from HTC will be announced at an event on 16 June in India. The smartphone was launched in Taiwan last month. The U11 will compete directly with the Samsung Galaxy S8, Apple iPhone 7, Google Pixel and LG G6 in India.
To recall, HTC gave the U11 the latest Snapdragon 835 processor from Qualcomm along with 4GB of RAM and 64/128GB of onboard storage. Other specs include a 12MP rear camera with autofocus, BSI sensor, optical image stabilisation f/1.7 aperture, and dual LED flash. Shooting modes include HDR Boost, manual, panorama, face detection, hyper-lapse, slow motion, and 4K video. The front-facing camera has a 16MP sensor. HTC selected a 3,000mAh battery that supports Quick Charge 3.0 via the USB-C port. Like the U Ultra, the U11 nixes the 3.5mm headset jack but includes an adapter.
The smartphone also has micro sensors under the side frame to provide intuitive gestures, which is also known as Edge Sense. It also comes with Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and HTC Sense Companion voice assistant, all residing together.
A leak last week suggested that all the Asian countries, including India, could get the 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant, putting it directly against the 6GB variant of the Galaxy S8. The only thing left now is to see how aggressively HTC prices the U11 to make name for itself in the Indian market.
