Update: Sascha Köesch from Engadget Germany has conveyed to us that these images are concept design created by Hasan Kamayak. More details on the concept phone is available here. Thanks Sascha!

A report published around six months ago revealed that HTC would be releasing only 6 to 7 smartphones this year. In this year, it has already released the HTC U Ultra, HTC U Play, HTC X10 and HTC U11 flagship phone. It seems that the Taiwanese company will be releasing 2 to 3 smartphones in the remaining half of this year. On Weibo, couple of leaked photos of a new HTC flagship featuring bezeless display have surfaced.

As of this writing, there is no way to confirm whether these images are real or fake. As it can be seen in the images, the mysterious HTC flagship seems to be featuring a borderless display with no bezels on its right and left sides. The top bezel features have an OCEAN logo and is thick enough to house dual front cameras.

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The dialer app and other Google apps can be seen at the upper part of the screen. The smartphone has rounded corners and its rear seems to feature a pair of vertically arranged cameras along with dual-LED flash. There is no information available on the specifications of this mysterious phone. Since this mysterious phone is packed with some impressive features, there is a possibility that it would be equipped with a pressure sensitive Edge Sense technology enabled frame.

There is a possibility that these images could belong to the rumored HTC Ocean Life phone. The probable reason behind it is that the Ocean Life smartphone is speculated to come with 16-megapixel dual cameras at the front and rear. It is speculated to feature a 5.2-inch display that will produce full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. It is speculated to launch as the first Snapdragon 660 chipset smartphone from HTC.

It will be borrowing some features from the HTC U11 flagship phone such as Edge Sense pressure sensitive frame and USonic audio capabilities. It will be running on Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS and Sense 9.0 UI. Other features of the HTC Ocean Life include Bluetooth v5.0 and 2,600mAh battery.

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HTC has already released two phones this year; the HTC U Ultra which is powered by the Snapdragon 821 and the HTC U Play powered by Mediatek’s Helio P10. Earlier today a new phone named HTC CBP showed up on benchmarking site, AnTuTu.

According to the details revealed by AnTuTu, the HTC CBP sports a 2K display, has 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and is powered by the Snapdragon 835 CPU and Adreno 540 GPU. For optics, there is a 12MP camera on the rear and a 16MP up front. Some folks say the sensors are the Sony IMX362 and IMX351 respectively. The HTC CBP runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat and is reported to have scored about 170,000 points on AnTuTu.

This is a flagship phone in all ways. Some say the HTC CBP is actually the HTC U, the third device in the U series. It is also said to be the device codenamed HTC Ocean.

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The HTC Ultra has not been well received so far. Reviewers have called out HTC on its small battery paired with two displays: a large primary one that measures 5.7-inches and a 2.05-inch always-on secondary displays. There have also been complaints about its lack of an audio jack considering the fact that the device is still thick defeating the purpose of removing the audio jack in the first place.

Let’s hope that HTC wins the hearts of everyone when this new device gets released just as LG has done with its G6.

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Well-known leakster, Evan Blass has revealed that the next flagship smartphone from the company is called HTC U. In January, HTC had released a Snapdragon 821 powered HTC U Ultra smartphone. So, if the regular phone from the Taiwanese tech giant is called U Ultra, it is likely that the flagship phone would be arriving as HTC U. It is codenamed as HTC Ocean.

HTC had released HTC U Play alongside the HTC U Ultra smartphone. If HTC releases HTC U flagship smartphone, it would become the third smartphone to from its new U series of smartphones. According to Blass, the HTC U would be arriving with a 5.5-inch screen that will carry a quad HD resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. Since it’s a flagship phone, it would be fueled by Snapdragon 835 chipset.

More cool HTC stuff here (including the tablet that launched @evleaks): https://t.co/S3WaZkeog9
Check it out before it gets pulled! pic.twitter.com/YJwmZb0Sje

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) September 20, 2016

A feature that will set the HTC U apart from other flagship phones is present in its metallic frame. The feature is called Edge Sense that depends on the sensors present on the metallic frame of HTC U. These sensors can be used by users for carrying various kinds of customizable gestures like squeezing, swiping and pinching on the left and right sides of the phone.

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Remember the HTC Ocean? (https://t.co/q5ghm3vQ8Z) pic.twitter.com/GtpqowETjM

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) January 8, 2017

The HTC U will be running on Android 7.1 Nougat that is customized with HTC Sense 9 UI. For photography, it will be coming with a 12-megapixel Sony IMX362 sensor on its rear. The front-side of the phone would be featuring a 16-megapixel Sony IMX351 sensor. It is expected to come in two storage models of 64 GB and 128 GB. It would be also featuring a microSD card slot. There is no information on the battery of the phone.

According to Blass, the HTC U is slated for an announcement in the middle or at the end of April. The phone is expected to be available for purchase by May.

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In December 2016, HTC began sending invitations for its January 12 launch event. Even though the company is silent on the device that will be unveiled at the upcoming launch event, speculations have it that the rumored HTC Ocean Note will launch as HTC U Ultra on the said date.

The invitations that were sent out last month carries a large-sized ‘U’ on a purple colored background. According to well-known leakster, @OnLeaks, an unverified source has revealed that HTC Ocean Note phablet is rumored that is unveiling on Jan. 12 as HTC U Ultra.

Got it from an unverified source but I put that here anyway… #HTC Ocean Note = HTC U Ultra = 6″ display = no 3.5mm Jack…

— OnLeaks (@OnLeaks) December 31, 2016

The alleged phablet is expected to house a 6-inch display. Just as previous leaks have suggested the phablet does not feature a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Since it is expected to feature a USB Type-C port, it may allow users to listen to music by connecting headphones to the new port.

A leaked information coming from Taiwanese retailer named Eprice suggests that the HTC Ocean Note (aka HTC U Ultra) will be arriving with an outstanding rear camera. It is expected to be so good that its DxOMark score is rumored to be highest over other smartphones. Currently, the Google Pixel has the highest DxOMark score of 89.

HTC Ocean Note seems to belong to a new series of smartphones from the Taiwanese company. It will be a dual SIM smartphone with its first SIM carrying support for 4G connectivity and its second SIM will support 3G networks.

It is speculated to be available in color choices like Black, White and Blue. Several leaked images of its case suggests that will be housing a stylus.

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The other two rumored smartphones that are expected to belong to the new series are HTC Ocean Smart and Ocean Master. The Ocean Smart is expected to arrive with midrange specs whereas the Ocean Master is speculated to be graced with flagship specs.

Early rumors have revealed that the HTC Ocean Master will be a concept phone that will not feature any physical buttons. Instead, its edges are expected to include sensors that can perform appropriate actions for controlling volume and launching camera by touching on the sides of the phone.

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The HTC Ocean is an upcoming concept phone from the Taiwanese company. It is expected to arrive in three versions: HTC Ocean Smart, HTC Ocean Note, and HTC Ocean Master. Today, several leaked photos of the protective case of HTC Ocean Note have surfaced which indicates that it will carry support for a stylus.

HTC Ocean Note Case Leaked Photos

The HTC Ocean series has been in rumors since September this year. Initial rumors had suggested that all the three Ocean smartphones would be futuristic phones that will not feature any physical buttons.

The new leaked images of Ocean Note case features holes for physical buttons and camera key. The shape of the provided hole on the bottom edge of the cover indicates it won’t feature a 3.5 mm audio jack, but it will come with a USB Type-C through which users will be able to connect headphones.

Besides the USB Type-C cut-out on the protective cover, there is another gap available which seems to a dedicated jack for inserting the stylus. Previous rumors have also claimed that the HTC Ocean Note could a stylus-totting variant among the HTC Ocean series smartphones. The Ocean Note is also expected to feature a larger screen in comparison to Ocean Smart and Ocean Master.

Here are the HTC Ocean Note case leaked photos:

All HTC Ocean phones were rumored to house dual cameras on their rear sides. However, the leaked photos of the protective sleeve indicate that the Ocean Note would be featuring a single rear camera with a dual LED flash.

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One of the leaked photos suggests that HTC Ocean Note will be sporting a design that is quite like that of HTC 10. In fact, all three Ocean smartphones are rumored to design cues from HTC 10.

HTC Ocean Smart, Ocean Master

The Ocean Smart variant is expected to be a midrange model whereas the Ocean Master is rumored as a flagship device. It is speculated that Ocean Master will be lacking physical buttons.

In the absence of physical keys, the Sense Touch feature will allow users can touch certain areas on the metallic frame to carry out actions like increasing and decreasing volumes and snapping photos. The smartphone would be able to recognize various hand and finger actions like swipe and tap to perform different actions.

Speculations are rife that the HTC Ocean lineup will be announced at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2017 at the Las Vegas in January 2017.

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There rumors that HTC is already working on its next flagship which would likely be called HTC 11, taking over from its predecessor, the HTC 10. Details about the expected flagship are still a bit sketchy but the device is said to go by the code-name Ocean. The HTC Ocean code-named first featured in a leaked video (included) teasing an unknown HTC device.

The HTC Ocean was then confirmed as existing by popular tipster Evan Bass via a twitter post sometime in October. Later on, another popular tipster @LlabTooFeR also added his voice, even taking it further by revealing three code-names apparently for three different versions of the HTC 11. The three code-names include, Ocean Master, Ocean Note and Ocean Smart.

HTC 11 Expected Specs & Launch Date

There are currently no official words on the specs the HTC Ocean would feature but it would most likely feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset, probably the latest Snapdragon 835. The device is expected with a 4GB RAM and 32GB of expandable storage on the base version. Considering the three leaked code-names, the HTC Ocean may likely have more than one storage version. The device might also come with support for Google’s new VR platform Daydream.

In addition, the HTC Ocean would most likely use the USB Type-C interface and come without the 3.5mm audio jack. HTC did that on the HTC 10 Evo that was announced recently as well as on the HTC Bolt. The device will likely also feature a front sitting fingerprint sensor and will most likely run Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box with  touch of the latest HTC Sense.

Furthermore, there is likely going to be more than one display sizes on the three different versions but we don’t have a specific figure for now. A rumor suggesting details of the display says the HTC 11 will sport a 5.5-inch display with a 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution just like the Pixel XL. There are rumors that there would be a curved display on one of the versions of the HTC Ocean. We also cannot say just yet if HTC will opt for an LCD or AMOLED display but latest HTC devices use LCD displays.

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On the cameras, the leaked video did feature a dual rear camera setup on the HTC Ocean and that could be an indication that the device would launch with dual cameras at the rear. Though, a leak on Weibo tipped the HTC 11 as coming with a 12MP rear sensor as well as an 8MP front-facing shooter. The device is rumored to launch sometime during the MWC 2017  but if that doesn’t happen, then we’ll be looking at March 2017. We can’t be so sure about any of that, though.

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