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HTC, after a month’s wait, finally launched its first flagship of 2017 called the HTC U Ultra in India today. Alongside the high-end model, the company had also launched the HTC U Play — a cheaper variant of the U Ultra. While the U Play bears a price tag of RS. 39,990, the U Ultra will set you back by Rs. 59,990 which will be up for grabs starting March 6. The U Play, on the other hand, will be made available for purchase from mid-March.
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For the unaware, both the smartphones were first launched in the US last month. The USP of both these smartphones is the inclusion of Sense Companion — an AI based software that learns user’s daily activities to offer personalized recommendations. Also, the high-end U Ultra has a secondary 2-inch display (with a resolution of 160 x 1040 pixels) above the main screen which the company labels as a Priority Screen. This screen, similar to the one on LG’s V20 will be mostly used to display alerts and notifications.
In terms of hardware, the U Ultra boasts a metal and glass build with a 5.7-inch QHD Super LCD display. A layer of Gorilla Glass 5 technology runs over the phone’s display to protect it from scratches. Under-the-hood is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chipset along with 4GB of RAM. The smartphone will be available only 64GB variant in India. However, you can extend the storage space up to 2TB with the help of a microSD card via the hybrid SIM slot.
The imaging department will be taken care of by a 12-Ultrapixel camera at the back with a f/1.8 aperture, PDAF, and OIS. There’s also a dual-tone LED flash at the back to assist in low-lightening conditions. At the front, there is a 16-megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture and UltraPixel mode.
