HTC U11 Plus improves on the original in nearly every way

[Shawn Knight]

“Plus” branding in the smartphone world is typically designated for an enhanced or premium version of a device, as is the case with HTC’s latest handset.

The new HTC U11 Plus improves on the original in nearly every category. The 5.5-inch display has been swapped in favor of a 6-inch Super LCD 6 screen with a resolution of 2,880 x 1,440 that’s coated in Gorilla Glass 5.

It’s powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 as its predecessor and comes with your choice of 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage or 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage (in addition to the microSD card slot). The phone is a bit more resilient than the standard U11 with an IP68 rating (the original carried an IP67 rating) but utilizes the same 12-megapixel rear-facing camera and 8-megapixel selfie shooter.

The U11 Plus is slightly taller and thicker than the U11 with measurements of 158.5mm x 74.9mm x 8.5mm and is a tiny bit heavier at 188g (versus 169g). Responsible for some of the added heft is the battery, now a 3,930mAh unit (up from just 3,000mAh in the original) that is rated for up to 25 hours of talk time. Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 technology should help top things off in a hurry.

For comparison with the original, be sure to check out Tim's evaluation from earlier this year.

Perhaps the only thing not to like about the reboot is HTC’s plans for it (or lack of). According to multiple publications, HTC isn't looking to bring the U11 Plus to the US. If you’re in other key markets, however, like Asia or the UK, you’ll be able to pick it up starting at £699 (around $915) from November 20.

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[TomSEA]

Man, the cost of these new phones - regardless of model - is insane.

You could build yourself a pretty decent gaming PC for the price of these.

 

[Sausagemeat]

Another phone with no headphone jack. So am I right in saying now that the only manufacturers still including the jack is Samsung and LG? I wonder how much longer those two manufacturers will continue to include them.

Not that I care personally, I’ve been on wireless headphones for years at this at this point. I think removing the fluff gatherer from a phone is progress that will encourage adoption rates of superior wireless tech.

Not long now until people start saying things like “wow your phone is so old it has a headphone jack!”.

 

[Bubbajim]

*Reading through the article... liking what I'm seeing... hmm.. yes this seems-

Sees price..

Nah.

 

[JaredTheDragon]

Another Snap 835 unit. How impressive. I can't wait to not use this toy NSA-spying device myself.

Android is the sloppiest, most terrible OS I've ever seen and yet here we are. It's displaced iOS (the next-most sloppy) and all others not due to merit, but due to the State pushing it as hard as possible in every place possible. It used to be you could get a pass for using such tripe devices because they were cheap, but now it's the norm and they're absurdly overpriced - just like Apple.