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Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
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CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
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CEO Render Networks
It’s like a dream come true for the HTC fans out there in India. The Taiwanese smartphone giant, for the first time, has launched a smartphone at a sensible price. Yes, we’re speaking about the flagship phone- the HTC U11, which got launched in India yesterday for Rs. 51,990.
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The HTC U11 has the better hardware than the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+, but the smartphone doesn’t feature an Infinity display. However, the design of the HTC U11 is one of the best in the market right now. The smartphone is sandwiched with a metal frame and a 3D glass at the back and comes in five different colours: Amazon Silver, Sapphire Blue, Brilliant Black, Ice White and Solar Red hues.
Notably, the Red Hues colour variant looks insane, and the 3D back panel makes the device look different in different angles. If the Samsung Galaxy S8’s has the Infinity display as its highlight feature, then the HTC U11 has Edge Sense technology as its USP. With this feature, you can squeeze the sides of the phone to perform actions such as opening an application or capturing an image in the camera, open Google Assistant or Sense Companion, etc.
And yes, the U11 is the world’s first squeezable smartphone. The U11 also has the upper hand in the audio department. The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ has a single mono loudspeaker, while the U11 has a BoomSound Hi-Fi speaker, which delivers rich sound than the former. And yes, we all know about the loudspeaker capabilities on an HTC device.
Not only in the loudspeaker department, but the U11 also wins the race in the audio via headphones department. The device lacks a 3.5mm headphone jack, and you’ve to rely on the USB Type-C port for audio, which can be cumbersome at times. Also, the bundled headphones of the U11 records 3D audio with the help of four microphones.
