Category Archives: HTC

Specs of HTC U11 Life leaked online

HTC’s upcoming mid-ranger U11 Life has popped up in news every now and then but we had to wait until now for this phone’s concrete specifications. Here is what the phone will be packing:– 5.2 screen, 1080p,– 3/4GB RAM, 32/64GB ROM,– 16mpx main and secondary cameras,– IP67 certificate,– Edge Sense,– 2600mAh battery,– Android Oreo.The above information comes as a twitter from LlabTooFeR, one of the better known HTC leaksters. We do not know when will U11 Life be officially revealed nor what will be its cost. ...

HTC U11 Plus might be coming out in Q4 2017

Roughly a week ago I wrote a post in which I shared all that was known about HTC U11 Plus at the time. Today a new report on the device surfaced. It confirms that the device will be called U11 Plus (wow, much news, so interest) and that it will be released in the last (this) quarter of 2017. Unofficial sources suggest November as a date of release.HTC U11 Plus will be an upgraded version of the well-received HTC U11 from May 2017. It will come with Snapdragon 835 CPU, 5.99′ QuadHD screen, 12mpx main and 8mpx secondary cameras, 64GB or 128GB storage and, possibly, Android 8.0 Oreo ...

Verizon rolls out Android 7.0 Nougat update for the HTC One M9

If you are living in the US and owning HTC One M9, good for you – Verizon is upgrading its units of the phone with a Nougat 7.0 OS. Update will include the latest security patches and bug fixes, too. Some of the more noteworthy features that 7.0 brings are split-screen view, quicker multi-tasking and more reply options.The update is already available. Before downloading, make sure that your phone has plenty of power left and is connected to a wi-fi. Also, do not count on One M9 getting more major updates like this one – it is doubtful that you will ever get a newer OS on that ...

HTC U11 Plus and what little we know about it

This news comes from Frandroid. According to the French, HTC will soon release an upgraded version of HTC U11, called HTC U11 Pro. What do the French and, by extension, we know about it? Not much. Phone is said to be revealed on November 11th during an event in China. We know that the phone will have a 18:9 aspect ratio, 5.99′ screen, Snapdragon 835 CPU, 64 or 128 GB storage, 4 or 6 GB RAM and IP 68 certification, which means water and dust resistance.Guess we will learn more on November 11th, unless we get some sweet leaks before that. Wouldn’t mind to get a leaked picture or ...

Google buys out parts of HTC, but the company will continue to make phones

Rumours were afloat about Google acquiring whole of HTC, but now it seems to not be the case. According to an official statement, a number of HTC’s employees will now be working with Google on their Pixel smartphones. In return, HTC received $1.1 billion. Most of HTC’s divisions remain intact and the company will keep on dishing out HTC smartphones and Vive virtual reality products.So, long story short, HTC gets some cash, Google gets some hardware experts and everyone is happy. ...

HTC’s U11 Life (Ocean Life) will be one of the first Android One phones

We have already heard about Motorola planning on introducing an Android One smartphone, an altered Moto X4. It now looks like HTC has similiar plans. Android One HTC U11 Life will be almost the same as the still unreleased U11 Life phone, only with Android stock installed. That phone will not have any HTC apps installed, but Android One will come with Sense 9.0_A1 interface.According to Phone Arena, U11 Life/Ocean Life will be released by the end of 2017. All we know about the device’s specification is that it will come with 16mpx rear and front cameras, a 5.2′ HD display, ...

HTC U11’s Edge Sense gets a functionality update

While HTC U11 is considered an overall cool phone, it’s Edge Sense (squeezable edges that can be assigned a variety of functions) are little more than a gimmick – nice, but not really that important. HTC knows this and wants to change it. How? By increasing Edge Sense’s customizability. Users of Edge Sense can now create their own squeeze actions and assign them to almost any application installed on their phone. In other terms, one squeeze action can do one thing in every app; for example, a squeeze and left turn will zoom in the map in Google Maps, open a new message in ...

Is Google going to buy out HTC?

Things are not going well for HTC. In the last few years, company’s sales have dropped significantly. Not even a well-received HTC U11 helped – this August, HTC has noted lowest income in thirteen years. 300,1 billion taiwan dollars, which roughly translates into 100 million USD, is half of what the company has earned during July.Is HTC planning a comeback? Working on some new cool features that will make its phones sell well? Nah. Intead, HTC is finishing its buyout talks with Google. It is also possible that two firms will join in something that someone nicely called a ...

HTC U11 version with large amounts of memory launches

The difference between this and the regular U11 are, as the title suggests, memory capacity. Regular U11 comes with 64GB storage and 4GB RAM, an already respectable number; the upgraded U11 has 128GB ROM and 6GB RAM, making a considerably more powerful device. How does this upgrade change the phone’s price? Significantly but also not by as much as it could. The more memory-able U11 costs £699, which is fifty pounds more than the original costs.Whether or not this is a good deal is up to ...

Android Oreo will be coming to HTC C10, HTC U11 and U Ultra

HTC is often one of the first tech companies to update their operating systems. So it is this time too; HTC just announced on Twitter that three of its models will soon be receiving an OS update to Android 8.0 Oreo. The lucky phones are HTC C10, HTC U11 and HTC U Ultra. HTC has not shared any more details about the topic, most importantly date of the update, but stated that more news will be coming soon.People smarter than me believe that HTC’s update will take place sometime during the fourth quarter of 2017. Google’s Nexus and Pixel phones are already having Oreo on board. ...