HTC U With Snapdragon 835, Edge Sense To Be Announced In April

HTC has unveiled two devices in its lineup for 2017 i.e HTC U Ultra and U Play. There is yet another flagship device, which is rumored for awhile now, HTC U.

The HTC U is codenamed Ocean, it actually incorporates technology that leaked through a concept video in 2016. Well, Venture Beat has revealed some info about the upcoming smartphone from HTC, that portrays what will be marketed as Edge Sense.

Into HTC U

More cool HTC stuff here (including the tablet that launched @evleaks): https://t.co/S3WaZkeog9
Check it out before it gets pulled! pic.twitter.com/YJwmZb0Sje

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) September 20, 2016

HTC U is speculated to sports 5.5-inch WQHD (2560 x 1440 pixels) display, powered by Snapdragon 835 processor, 4GB RAM, either 64 or 128GB expandable storage, runs on Android 7.1 with Sense 9 UI. The smartphone is expected to come with 12-megapixel rear with Sony IMX362 sensor and 16-megapixel front-facing camera with Sony IMX351.

HTC U Edge Sense

Remember the HTC Ocean? (https://t.co/q5ghm3vQ8Z) pic.twitter.com/GtpqowETjM

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) January 8, 2017

The main highlight of the phone will be its Edge Sense. The sensors embedded into the metal frame present around the phone is used to control a number of different features. According to some rumors and report, HTC will unveil the U in April, with launch scheduled for May.

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