The HTC U 11 is scheduled to launch tomorrow but just ahead of the launch a video which can be best said to be a hands-on/first impressions video has been leaked online.

The video leaves nothing to the imagination. All the color variants are present and we get to see the Edge Sense feature used multiple times.

From the video we can see the HTC U 11 will be available in blue, red, black, white and turquoise blue. The colors look really nice especially the blue one but they are reflective. Too reflective that they become distracting. The back is bare save for the 12MP rear camera flanked on the left by a LED flash and HTC’s logo.

The front doesn’t look bad but we think the top and bottom bezels could have been made smaller. There is a fingerprint scanner sitting on the chin and android navigation buttons on opposite sides. The top bezel houses the front  16MP camera on the right and the earpiece in the middle. The bottom of the phone is where the USB Type-C port sits. There is a single slit for the speaker on the right and a pair of microphones too.

We also get to see how HTC’s new Edge Sense technology works. There is a settings that lets you configure the squeeze force level. This is useful for situations where your phone is in your pocket or bag and you don’t want it setting of itself.

Edge Sense can be used for activating Google Assistant, as a dedicated shutter button or shortcut button that opens the camera even when the phone is locked.

The HTC U 11 just like the HTC U Ultra doesn’t have an audio jack but HTC will ship the phone with a 3.5mm to type-C adapter.

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Overall we are pleased with the design of the HTC U 11 we just wished it wasn’t so reflective. The HTC U 11 will be officially released tomorrow. It will have a 5.5-inch Quad HD display, a Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB of RAM and an IP68 rating.

NB: The video has been pulled off YouTube.

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The Snapdragon 835-toting HTC U 11 is almost upon us. Scheduled to launch on the 16th of May, new renders of the phone have surfaced online. The renders are from Onleaks and 91mobiles and are said to be based on original factory CAD sketches.

The renders show the phone in a new glossy red coat which is pretty attractive. The antenna lines are black and match nicely with the red back. There is a USB type-C port at the bottom flanked on the right by a mic and a slit for the speaker. There is no audio jack at the bottom neither is there one at the top.

The Power button and volume rocker grace the right side of the phone and the SIM slot sits at the top. You also have the fingerprint scanner sitting on the lower bezel. Overall, we have no issues with the design and we hope the performance turns out to be equally nice.

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Last week we also saw the leaked specification details of the  HTC U 11. It will sport a 5.5-inch QHD display with Gorilla Glass 5, 6GB of RAM, 128GB ROM, and an expansion slot for up to 2TB cards. It will have an IP57 rating and Hi-Res Audio. The main camera is a 12MP UltraPixel 3.0 sensor with a f/1.7 aperture and the front camera is a 16MP f/2.0 sensor.

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I bet a lot of people are itching to squeeze the HTC U 11 but there’s still a good fifteen days before the official launch. HTC’s 2017 flagship will be unveiled in Taipei, Taiwan. Ahead of the launch, an image showing the specification details of the phone has been leaked online.

The image specifically mentions that this is the dual SIM 128GB version which hints that there will probably be another storage variant(s). The HTC U 11 will sport a 5.5-inch Quad HD display with Gorilla Glass 5 for protection. There will be 6GB of RAM and as mentioned above, 128GB of storage. There will also be a storage expansion slot that accepts up to 2TB cards.

We already know it will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 but the image also says the HTC U 11 will have IP57 water resistance. There are no dual cameras on the phone. The rear camera is a 12MP HTC Ultrapixel 3.0 sensor with a f/1.7 aperture and UltraSpeed auto-focus. The 16MP front facing camera with a f/2.0 aperture will be able to take panorama images.

Other features listed include the return of HTC’s BoomSound technology, 3D Audio recording, Hi-Res Audio, and HTC’s Usonic active noise cancellation. The U 11 will support dual nano SIM cards, Quick Charge 3.0, NFC, and dual band WiFi.

While most of the specs have already been listed, one important detail that is missing is the battery capacity. Quite a number of people have complained about the 3000mAh battery that is inside the HTC U Ultra. For a phone with a 5.7-inch display and an extra 2.05-inch screen, that’s pretty small. Now that the number of screens and size have been trimmed down on the HTC U 11, does that mean the battery capacity has also been cut? For HTC’s sake, we hope not.

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The HTC U 11 will be going up against phones like the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+; the Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and the Xiaomi Mi 6. While the Mi 6 will not be launching in the US, HTC will still be facing a lot of competition. The OnePlus 5 is on the horizon too and may launch between now and July.

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HTC has announced that their next flagship will be unveiled on the 11th of May. Previous reports had revealed that the phone will be launched as the HTC U (HTC Ocean) but a tweet by Venturebeat owner, Evan Blass revealed otherwise. The HTC U will now launch as HTC U 11.

Upcoming HTC Ocean will be branded HTC U 11 and come in 5 colors https://t.co/OfvwtgWwb8 pic.twitter.com/VvGGlCjkD5

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) April 21, 2017

The new name was chosen as a way to merge the former and the new naming schemes. The HTC Ocean will be the eleventh flagship device from HTC, succeeding the HTC 10 hence the addition of the “11” suffix to the name. Thinking of it now, HTC Ocean 11 sounds like a much better name. But only if wishes were horses….

For the colors, the HTC U 11 will come in black, blue, red, white and silver. All phones will have the same liquid surface design as the HTC U Ultra. However, color variants will be region specific.

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The HTC U 11 will have a 5.5-inch QHD screen, a Snapdragon 835 SoC, a 12MP primary camera and a 16MP selfie camera. It will run Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box and have a touch-sensitive frame HTC is calling Edge Sense.

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