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HTC U11 Mobile Phone
HTC U11
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4.0 out of 5
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In our HTC Desire U review article, we take a closer look at HTC's newest gadget for the entry-level market.Read more
Can HTC match the mighty Moto G?Read more
The Desire strikes a perfect balance between design, features and performance, offering users a fun, fast user experience and some of the best communications tools available in phones today.Read more
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 9.0 PieAndroid 4.0Android 7.1
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz
N/A
1.0 GHz2.45 GHz
CPU cores6-core
N/A
Dual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcommQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
RAM memory3 GB2 GB512 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 540

Display

Screen size5.5 in2.6 in4.0 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
LCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px
N/A
800 x 480 px1440 x 2560 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
N/A
N/A
IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi
N/A
233.0 ppi534.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRyes
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/1.7"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
640 x 480 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
N/A
Glass
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.24 in5.83 in4.65 in6.06 in
Width3.07 in2.64 in2.44 in2.99 in
Depth0.3 in0.94 in0.37 in0.31 in
Weight7.13 oz11.64 oz4.02 oz5.96 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version5.0
N/A
3.0 HS4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
N/A
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium IonLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh4400.0 mAh1650.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h
N/A
N/A
336.0 h
Talk time21.0 h
N/A
N/A
24.5 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging yes
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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