HTC U Ultra is official with secondary display Android Nouagt

HTC is starting its new year by introducing its new U series of smartphones. Among the duo that was announced, the U Ultra is a flagship product packing top-end specs.

The main highlight of U Ultra is its secondary 2-inch touch display above the main screen, just like LG V20 that shows notifications, reminde rs, shortcuts to frequent contacts, music playback controls and more.

Design-wise, the U Ultra sports glass finish on back and front, and metal frame. The rear glass is fully curved at all four edges, and gets multi-layered color thanks to the unique process called optical spectrum hybrid deposition.

The U Ultra has a new Sense Companion software, which is powered by Artificial Intelligence to learn a users daily activity and offers intelligent suggestion. For instance it can learn your frequently used contacts and apps, and show their notifications on the secondary screens. Moreover it wil l also advise users to charge the phone, if schedule indicates that the phone may run out of power before bedtime.

The smartphone also comes with four low-power always-on microphones that respond to voice commands, and features biometric voice unlock and control features. It also skips the 3.5mm audio jack in favor of USB Type-C audio, similar to HTC Bolt and 10 Evo, and features a sonar-based technology called U-Sonic to deliver sounds as per users listening preference.

Coming to the specs, the HTC U Ultra sports a 5.7-inch Quad HD Super LCD 5 display with Gorilla Glass 5 protection and ha s Snapdragon 821 processor, 4GB RAM, and 64GB or 128GB internal storage, which can be expanded via microSD card.

For photography, it gets 12MP f/1.8 aperture camera at the back with dual-tone LED flash, Laser AF, OIS and 4K video recording capability. For snapping selfies, theres 16MP f/2.0 aperture camera at the front.

Running Android Nougat, the HTC U Ultra includes a fingerprint scanner, and supports 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC and USB 3.1 Type-C for connectivity. A 3000mAh battery keeps the lights on.

The HTC U Ultra is priced at $750 (Rs. 51,000) and is up for pre-order from HTC.com. It will be available in Sapphire Blue, Cosmic Pink, Brillian Back and Ice White. Theres also a premium model with Sapphire Glass and 128GB storage, and according to HTC Taiwan, it costs NT $ 28,900 ($911 | Rs. 62,000).  

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