Taiwanese electronics giant HTC launched its flagship smartphone HTC U11 at a global launch event in Taipei on May 16, 2017. HTC U11 is the world’s first ‘squeezable’ phone and it is loaded with features that will give Samsung, Apple and Google smartphones a run for their money. Unlike all other phones in the market, HTC U11 not only is a sight to the sore eyes (all thanks to its 3D liquid glass surface design) but also is refreshingly innovative.
HTC U11 features HTC’s native ‘Edge Sense’ technology that lets users give commands simply by squeezing the phone. From playing music and click photo to opening apps and answering text messages, users can do pretty much anything using by squeezing the phone. The best part about the phone’s Edge Sense technology is that it works just as easily and swiftly with wet hands and gloves.
In terms of specifications, in the heart of HTC U11 lies Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 SoC. It runs on the latest version of Android 7.0 Nougat with HTC Sense skin and is available in two RAM variants– 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM with up to 128 GB internal memory which can be expanded up to 2TB via a microSD card. U11 comes with a 5.5-inch Quad HD display that is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The device comes with IP67 water and dust resistant technology and supports 4G LTE, VoLTE, NFC, BlueTooth 4.2 and Wi-Fi 802.11 for connectivity. It sports a 16MP selfie camera with HDR Boost and a 12MP rear camera with OIS and EIS technology that allows users to click flawless photos even when their hands are shaking.
HTC U11 design (Photo: YouTube/ HTC)
Here are 10 things you should know about HTC U11:
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- HTC U11 uses edge sense technology to access and use various application. You can also personalise the ‘squeeze’ to open specific apps.
- The phone has been made using optical spectrum hybrid deposition process, which gives the rear part of the phone a reflective appeal.
- HTC U11 sports four microphones that are always in the listening mode, which means you don’t have to wake up the phone to chat with your personal digital assistant.
HTC U11 specs (Photo: HTC grab)
- HTC U11 has active noise cancellation technology which continuously monitors the environmental sound levels to give to a noise-free audio experience.
- The phone comes with a unique feature called ‘Acoustic Zoom’ which makes the audio pertaining to a subject sound louder as you zoom in into the video.
- HTC U11 supports 360-degree audio-recording capabilities, which means the phone essentially works as an Omni-directional microphone to give you hi-resolution sound quality.
- The phone comes with three personal digital assistants (PDA)– HTC Edge Companion, Google and Amazon Alexa. It’s the first smartphone in the market that features two wake works. You can either say ‘Ok Google’ or ‘hey Alexa’ to interact with your PDA.
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