HTC U11+ review (U11 Plus): what HTC's U11 should have been By High Tech Traveler

Smartphone release cycles can be a little puzzling at times. Most major manufacturers release their flagship devices in the spring, but then they follow them up with another mid-cycle release in the fall now these devices are typically set apart by their larger displays, beefed up batteries and also the latest version of Android or pretty much all the bells and whistles, which should have been included on their flagship devices in the spring, and this phone here is no exception. I'm going to gray, the high-tech traveler- and this is my review of the HTC. U 11 plus, as you can see, this phone has the same glass and metal body design as the HTC. U 11, it even has the same snapdragon 835, four gigs of ram and 12 megapixel sensor on the back. The only real difference is that it's now IP 68 dust and water resistant and the u 11 plus, is six inch 18 by 9 aspect.

Ratio display is a lot bigger, oh and there's also a 3930 William hour battery, or in other words the. U 11 plus, is exactly what the HTC? U 11 should have been six months ago. Word on the street is that the internals of this phone are exactly what HTC was working on with Google for the pixel to excel before google decided to jump ship and use LG to build the phone instead, rather than scrap the project and cut its losses, HTC decided to breathe in its own DNA into the design of the phone and gift us two with one of the best smartphones of 2017. Now smartphone review protocol dictates that you wade through all the ins and outs of my six to eight-minute video review before I share my conclusion, but I thought I'd change things up a little this time around. If you live in Europe or Asia, and you've been itching for a new device that runs Android or EO right out of the box, has a great camera and can power through the most intense workday, without even breaking a sweat, the HTC.

U 11 should be at the top of your list. The base model with four gigs of RAM is incredibly fast, so I'll assume that the experience on the six gigabyte model is even better. You can jump in and out of apps without them needing to reload, since the phone is running on Android Oreo, you do get quite a few new software features. There's the new notification dots on your app icons, which can dismiss notifications individually from the app themselves without having to pull down the notification shade. If you enjoy watching video, there's the new picture and picture mode which allows you to you watching your video while doing other things on your phone there's.

Also, the rich media notifications, which change color based on the music or the video that you're watching HTC's. Other software tweaks include the new HTC Sense launcher, which gives you quick access to your app drawer and notification, shade with a swipe up or swipe down from anywhere on the home screen with the larger 6-inch display. HTC is also bringing back on-screen navigational buttons. The layout of the buttons can be customized and there's even a secondary panel. If you want additional buttons to use, there's also the new edge launcher, which works in combination with edge sense.

The launcher gives you the ability to customize a list of shortcuts to your favorite apps contacts and also quick settings. The carousel layout of the edge launcher is well executed and looks really nice, but since the edge sense squeeze actions aren't triggered immediately, it's just as convenient to press the home button and choose the app that you want to launch from there. Personally. I love, edge sense and I use it all the time, but I think it works best as a shortcut to your two favorite apps, rather than an alternative to the launcher. As mentioned before this phone sports, a six inch 18 by 9 aspect ratio display, which is a first for HTC.

The Super LCD six panels boasts a resolution of 1440 by 2880 pixels. The brightness can be bumped up so that it can be used comfortably in direct sunlight, but I also appreciate how dim it can get as well letting off even less light than the OLED panels from the Galaxy Note 8, making it the perfect late-night companion if you're used to reading while in bed the viewing angles are spectacular, and you don't get any of that. Annoying color shift that we've been hearing way too much about lately. The overall size of this phone is a little too much for me, but if you're comfortable, holding the Note 8 the LGA 30 or the Google Pixel XL, you shouldn't have any issues with his phone size. HTC's design team could have made this phone feel a little smaller by using 2.5 the glass on the front rather than the flat Gorilla Glass 5 panel used here. But then again this is an HD C's, true flagship smartphone, the U 11 is the phone, has the same liquid surface design as the HTC? U 11, but the added heft of the battery and the taller display make the phone feel substantially larger.

The only thing that I'm disappointed with is that the black model that I have here doesn't feature the translucent glass on the back from what I've heard that color option will be available in Taiwan by the end of the year, but it won't be making its way to Europe until early 2018 to finish things off. Let's talk about the cameras. The main 12 megapixel sensor is paired with an F 1.7 lens and has optical image. Stabilization and phase detect autofocus. That setup is the exact one-to-one match with what you get on the U 11.

Needless to say, so, are the results the default HDR auto setting, delivers rich colors, impressive, dynamic range and decent results in low-light situations, and the cameras app itself is pretty good as well. The only real negative issue that I'd like to point out is with blown highlights when lighting conditions aren't perfect, since it tries to deliver the brightest usable image possible. It often overcompensates in the lighter areas of the image losing detail that you may have wanted to preserve. You can easily tone down the exposure before taking the shot, but you really don't know what the end results are going to be until it's too late. The front-facing camera has an eight megapixel sensor, that's paired with an F 2.0 lens. It performs pretty well in daytime and nighttime shots, and the wide-angle lens means that you can fit in more of your friends or more of the scenery in those all-important selfies.

If you already own a flagship device from this year, you're- probably better off sticking with what you've already got, but if you're still holding on to a phone, that's more than twelve months old. There's honestly, no reason why you shouldn't consider buying this phone. If you want a closer look at the phone's performance and how it stacks up against the competition check out my HTC? U 11, plus playlist on my channel! Thank you guys so much for watching. If you enjoyed this video I hope you give it a thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe. I've got more tech reviews on the way I'll catch you guys in the next one.

Source : High Tech Traveler