Google is boosting its Android One project with new devices that are very interesting for a wide range of consumers. After the alliances with Xiaomi and Motorola, it is HTC's turn with its new HTC U11 life, a mobile with Android One and very powerful features.
HTC U11 life: Android One and much more
The new HTC U11 life is based on the company's previous HTC U11. Starting with the physical characteristics, we have a screen of 5 inches Full HD with Gorilla Glass protection and protection against dust and splashes IP67. The CPU is a Snapdragon 630, and we have two variants of RAM / Internal storage: 3GB RAM / 32GB and 4GB RAM / 64GB.
Regarding the operating system, we have Android 8.0 Oreo as part of Android One, accompanied by Google Assistant and technology HTC Edge Sense, similar to the grip that we can use in the Pixel 2 and that serves to launch the application you designate. This is when the most interesting thing about the device begins.
The synergy between Google and HTC is accentuated in this new HTC U11 life. The manufacturer takes some notes from the Big G Pixels, but improves them. Edge Sense is configurable without tricks - the grip of the Pixel 2 needs other apps to reconfigure -, being able to use it for the camera, for Maps ... and use it for more things within any app. For example, you can configure Play Music so that Edge Sense starts playing music.
Regarding sound, the company highlights the use of HTC USonic both for the terminal itself and for your headphones. The idea is, simply, to make everything sound better, adding adaptive noise cancellation to the environment with headphones.
Although in no case does it use dual cameras, the front and back use the same 16 MP lens. You can record at 4K with the main camera and take better photos with HDR Boost, which is also available in the selfie camera.
La 2.600 mAh battery It sounds a bit scarce, but they say that compared to the HTC 10, the HTC U11 life offers 2 more hours of video, 20 more hours on speakers, 14 more hours on headphones and 2 more hours of Wi-Fi browsing. It remains to be seen how much truth there is in this and how optimized the experience is, given that the HTC 10 has a 3.000 mAh battery. Even so, The HTC U11 life offers Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging.
Hardware to keep up
From HTC they focus the promotion on the hardware offered by their new device. Although Android One ensures, in principle, a pure experience with the operating system, it is the hardware that ends up deciding the balance. TO Lack of seeing how the battery behaves, the rest of the specifications offer sufficient reason to consider this device.
The CPU could only improve on this line by waiting for the Next year's Snapdragon 636; Edge Sense brings a premium and above all useful feature to the mid-range; HTC USound improves the sound experience ...
Another key point of the HTC U11 life is its resistance to weather. If it offers enough resistance and is accompanied by a sufficiently adjusted price, HTC will give much more war in the battle for the mid-range.
Features of the HTC U11 life
- CPU: Snapdragon 630.
- RAM memory / Internal storage: 3GB / 32GB - 4GB / 64GB
- Does it support micro SD cards ?: Yes, up to 2 TB.
- Rear camera: 16 MP.
- Front camera: 16 MP.
- Battery: 2.600 mAh.
- Operating system: Android One 8.0 Oreo.
- Other details: Edge Sense technology, HTC USonic technology, USB Type C, NFC.