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HTC U11 Life

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TechSpot Metascore

Based on 49 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    10
  • Good:
    22
  • Average:
    13
  • Bad:
    4

Pros:

  • Excellent software experience
  • Impressive included earbuds
  • IP67 rating

Cons:

  • Smallish battery
  • Acrylic back scratches easily
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Last revision on April 17, 2018

Editors Liked

  • Excellent software experience
  • Impressive included earbuds
  • IP67 rating
  • Built well, even if out of cheaper materials
  • Multiple built-in voice assistants

Editors Didn't Like

  • Smallish battery
  • Acrylic back scratches easily
  • Weak gaming performance
  • No analog headphone
  • Low-light photography isn't much to write home about

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Expert reviews and ratings

By PCWorld New Zealand on April 09, 2018 70

The PitchHTC are in a weird spot.After selling off their smartphone engineering team to Google late last year and undergoing a series of consecutive quarterly losses, the Taiwanese tech company has found itself the bearer of an increasingly meek market...

By techguide.com.au on April 08, 2018 90

HTC's U11 Life delivers all the features you want in a device that is just the right size and at an ultra-competitive price.User Rating Be the first one! Related PostsLG G Watch R smartwatch reviewBraven Mira – the speaker you can take anywhere...

By NotebookCheck on January 17, 2018 85

Ensured updates. If it were not for the touch-sensitive sides and Android One which ensures operating system updates for two years, the HTC U11 Life would be a mid-range device like many others. Does this make it a very special...

By mobilesyrup.com on January 12, 2018 85

HTC's phone making business has experienced ups and downs, but with the HTC U11, the Taiwanese company managed to re-establish a presence among the coveted premier tier of flagship manufacturers.Since then, HTC has released two smartphones: the HTC U11...

By technobuffalo.com on December 03, 2017 60

Once again, HTC rebooted itself. This year we haven't seen a flood of phones come from the Taiwanese company. It's decided to focus on a very small number of products. That'll continue into 2018 as HTC sold a significant piece of its mobile division to...

By Android Authority on November 18, 2017 82

The HTC U11 Life Android One is like a mid-range Pixel 2, made by the same company and with a very similar software experience, but coming in at half the price. While it has a lot going for it, there are a few things to consider that may negatively...

By Recombu on November 17, 2017 80

The HTC U11 Life does a respectable job of emulating its flagship forerunner, making good on the promise of hitting the majority of the standard U11's key selling points whilst also sporting some obvious cutbacks that don't undermine the overall...

By Ubergizmo on November 15, 2017 80

The HTC U11 life is a good-looking Android phone that is very light, compact and has the squeeze action, just like the new Google Pixel 2 high-end phone. These are all excellent reasons to consider or buy one — and don't forget the excellent selfie...

By Phone Scoop on November 14, 2017 90

The HTC U11 Life looks and mostly performs like a flagship smartphone, at half the cost. HTC did a great job designing an attractive, affordable handset that comes across as a high-end piece of hardware.Beyond its stunning looks, the U11 Life is...

By Phone Arena on November 03, 2017 77

Our first impression of the U11 life wasn't great: the phone felt too light and plasticky, and it seemed to be trying too hard to convey the gravitas of its flagship cousin. But performance didn't leave us with any complaints, battery life was totally...

By PC Mag on November 02, 2017 80

The unlocked U11 Life takes its design cues and many features from HTC's pricey flagship phone and offers them for a midrange...

By SlashGear on November 02, 2017 70

The midrange smartphone space is a challenging place. On the one hand, you have made-for-segment phones like the HTC U11 life, competing with astonishingly priced rivals from modern upstarts like Huawei's Honor. On the other, there are last year's...

By Tom's Guide on November 02, 2017 60

Like so many other phones at the sub-$400 mark, there's a lot to like in the U11 Life. The screen is sublime, the camera is strong and the performance is dependable. To sweeten the deal, the U11 Life even comes with a free pair of USB-C headphones in...

By ausdroid.net on April 03, 2018

Though Android One is now almost three years old, the platform itself has been through a number of changes over the years going from a low-end offering to being included as a stock Android experience on more premium devices – an apt description for the...

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