HTC U11

Just got the 6GB RAM/128GB Storage variant of this phone and after using it for 2 days here are my impressions:

- The form factor is nice, traditional fingerprint scanner on the front embedded in the home button
- Battery life is better than the Galaxy S8 even though they both have the same capacity @ 3000mAH but Samsung's standby time on every phone I've ever owned is horrible so this gives the HTC U11 the edge in that department in addition to its booster app that comes preinstalled on the phone which helps you take controlling apps battery usage and setting them to auto sleep the moment you exit them to another level.
- I love the UI, it's like stock Android, no double apps like on the Samsung phones where you have an app for something by Google then you have another one from Samsung like the Calendar, notes, etc.
- The phone's Edge Sense (squeeze feature) is awesome to launch your favorite app as a shortcut, I set mine to launch the Camera with a small squeeze and launch the flashlight with a long squeeze
- The speakers are some of the best on any smartphone, very loud and clear and they included very high quality headphones in the box
- It is one of the fastest phones I've owned with a 0 lag factor thanks to its Snapdragon 835 CPU and Adreno 540 GPU
- The Rear facing camera is one of the best out there, on par with the Galaxy S8 but with less over saturated images giving you a more close to real life photo although the front facing camera lacks OIS.

Note: Currently there is no 60FPSs Video recording but HTC says that is coming in a future update

 

Yeah, I already heard that this is a nice one. Hm, let's see what is in Santa Claus' bag on Christmas!

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At last! HTC got the camera right!

 

You mean 4Kf60 isn't present or intentionally disabled to get thermals down as low as possible?

 

No 60 FPS on any mode be it 1080P or 4K. HTC promised it's coming in a software update, they might have done that to keep thermals down but I'd prefer the phone to throttle or give me a warning than not having the option

 

Are they promising Stock Android w/ updates or will they leave it in the dust once newer model ships?
Or even adaptive video recording that throttle to 1080p from 4K.

 

I don't work for HTC so I can't answer that.

 

Okay. Final question: So, will you keep it or return it?

 

A Pic I took with my HTC U11:

 

Screen and back cover is freaking gorgeous. I mistook it was AMOLED, yeah it was IPS Super LCD. I thought it was an enthusiast PC looking at the packaging. Just looks, specs and OS fluidity, I'll rate it 7/10. 3 points was deducted because there is no native 4k recording & no promise of Android OS upgrades.
So, Mr. Phoenix how much will u rate the phone?

 

The "silver" and "red" in this phone is soooo eye catching. I seriously think I am adding this one to the extensive collection...ha ha. Device ADD here...ha ha.

 

Wait, didn't you just get the new blackberry? Did you already sell it?

 

Maybe donated to little @Phoenix'es?

 

Well I had an issue recently where I stopped receiving any SMS. I did 2 factory resets but no luck. I quickly blamed it on the BlackBerry thinking the extra security from DTEK was causing it so I sold it and got an HTC U11 only to discover that it wasn't the phone, it was an issue with my carrier.

I then bought an S8 and have put the HTC U11 for sale as well. Reason being, the HTC U11 is too big to fit in my BMW's phone cradle and doesn't support wireless charging. While the battery of the Galaxy S8 and the HTC U11 is identical, at least with the S8 I cant just put the phone in my car and have it charge wirelessly so I'm never out of juice.

 

You could have got a new car and kept the two phones. They look so beautiful, the infinity display on S8 and liquid metal back panel on HTC.

 

I'll do that when you send me the funds to buy a new car

 

How much for the HTC? I been looking at them but canadian carriers dont use them. You have to buy direct. I have an HTC ONE M8 and its a real neat phone. Pure android experience compared to Samsung. Every HTC phone i have owned has a good antenna reception and gives service long after any Samsung has lost reception.

 

I sold mine for the following reasons:

1) The camera has a 1-2 sec lag before it actually snaps a photo

2) The phone was too big to fit in my BMW M4's phone charging cradle so I had to put it in the cup holder which annoyed me as I couldn't use the place dedicated for a phone in my car. Not HTC's fault but this didn't work for me

3) No wireless charging capability on the phone so again, not only can I not fit the phone in my phone cradle in the car, but even if I could, I won't benefit from Wireless Charging

Otherwise, this is the purest Android experience, no bloat, no double apps for everything like with Samsung phones, good reception and WiFi, average battery life.

I got a Galaxy S8 which is smaller so it fits in my car and supports wireless charging and the camera is better than HTC's and snaps photos instantly when you hit the shutter button