HTC U12+ is finally official. The company unveils a bigger smartphone, more powerful but also more captivating. Equipped with a 6-inch display and 4 cameras ready to characterize the market.
HTC has formalized its new top of the range: it is called U12+ and is ready to characterize the smartphone market once again saying its especially in terms of technology and design. The company reiterated it during the presentation of the device that will be in possession of many features ready to improve the usability of the phone for users, to expand multimedia content thanks to the presence of a panel increased but also use the Edge Sense 2 that is the experience able to take pictures or activate the voice assistant through the gesture of a hand.
HTC U12+: here are the main features
The HTC U12+ first starts with the design it calls Liquid Surface. In this case, the company’s new smartphone sees ultra-thin screen edges and new pressure-sensitive buttons that have been encapsulated by HTC in a body characterized by bright colors ready to make the device unique.
Here is that the new HTC U12+ can be purchased in the color Translucent Blue but also in the more classic Titanium Black and finally also in Flame Red that certainly will not go unnoticed.
Interesting to see how HTC has updated its way to interact with the new HTC U12+. Let’s talk about the new Edge Sense 2 that is a new tactile experience that will allow users to use the edges of the device as a way of interacting with the smartphone and its features. Here is that by tightening the device twice or holding down the sides you can take pictures or record videos but also enlarge the maps or move directly on the phone screen.
On a technical level, the new HTC U12+ sees the presence of a 6-inch panel with a Quad HD+ resolution of 2,880 x 1,440 pixels in a clearly 18: 9 format. Protected by a panel in Gorilla Glass, the new device, will support the HDR 10 as well as having features like DCI-P3 and sRGB.
On a multimedia level, the new HTC U12+ has a dual camera at the rear and a double at the front. So we have 4 sensors that can be used with the new device of HTC and especially the new technology UltraSpeed Autofocus 2 to speed up the shots or even HDR Boost 2 that will make shots in all light conditions.
HTC U12 + | |
OS (at launch) | Android 8.0 Oreo with HTC Sense |
Processor | Snapdragon 845 clocked at 2.6GHz Adreno 630 |
RAM | 6 GB LPDDR4X |
Display | Super LCD 6.0 “Quad HD + (18: 9) sRGB, HDR10 |
Resolution | 2,880×1,440 px |
Storage (at launch) | 64 GB + MicroSD up to 2TB |
Rear Camera |
Dual Camera: |
Front Camera | 8MP (f / 2.0) 4K UHD video |
Extra |
4G LTE Cat.18 with 1.2Gbps |
Ports | USB Type-C 3.1 |
Battery | 3,500 mAh + Quick charge |
Dimensions | 156.6 x 73.9 x 8.7 / 9.7 mm |
Weight | 188 grams |
At a technical level, the sensors are 12MPx wide angle with HTC’s UltraPixel technology and a focal aperture of f/1.75 to which is added a 16MPx telephoto lens and f/2.6 focal aperture. On the other hand, the front ones are 8MPx with the characteristic of being wide angle (84° angle) and f/2.0 focal aperture. In this case, the results obtained by HTC U12+ see a score on DxOMark equal to 100.
Clearly, the device is also power and under this point of view HTC U12+ sees the presence of the Snapdragon 845 aided by 6GB of RAM and a 64GB internal storage ready to be expanded with a MicroSD up to 2TB of internal memory.
HTC U12+: price and availability
The new HTC U12+ will be available in the colors Translucent Blue and Titanium Black starting today at this link for the price of $599.
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