HTC Shows Off The HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play
HTC has announced two new phones that will be coming soon to select markets, the HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play. The new lineup is a departure in design for HTC with both phones having a curved glass design over metal designs like the HTC 10. What’s interesting here is that HTC isn’t being real clear on if the new U lineup is replacing the 10 or if it is a complementary device. With the 5.7″ Ultra expected to be around $749, it certainly has a flagship price tag to go along with the flagship specs.
Focusing on the HTC U Ultra, it has a 5.7″ Quad HD display along with a 2′ secondary display that is 160 x 1040 in resolution. That secondary display is aimed for things like notifications and is strikingly similar to the second display on the LG V20. Powering the phone is a quad-core Snapdragon 821 processor running at 2.15GHz and is coupled with the Adreno 530 GPU. It has 4GB of RAM and either 64 or 128GB of storage which can be expanded up to an additional 2TB thanks to the MicroSD slot. You will also find a fingerprint scanner built into the Ultra.
The main camera of the Ultra is a 12MP shooter with laser auto focus, phase detection auto focus, OIS and a dual tone LED flash. The front facing camera is an even more impressive 16MP shooter. The Ultra has a 3000 mAh battery which is good but battery life will be interesting to find out as the 5.7″ display is certainly going to draw a fair amount of juice. All of this in a sleek package that is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. What is not know is which markets or even a definitive launch date for the Ultra. It looks like the price will be around $750 but that’s about all that is know otherwise.