Reviewers Liked
- Decent performance
- Decent battery life
- Skid-proof rear panel
- 3.5-mm headphone jack is back
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Mediocre camera
- Lots of preloaded apps that cannot be uninstalled
HTC U12 Life
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By klgadgetguy.com
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Despite financial troubles and how less competitive HTC's devices are compared to the rest, the company still has a soft spot in my heart as one of the best smartphone brands that I'd easily recommend to anyone.While I didn't get the chance to review...
By Expert Reviews
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HTC tackles the mid-tier yet again, and the U12 Life might be HTC’s best-priced smartphone...
By NotebookCheck
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The perfect Bokeh. HTC positions the U12 Life as a smartphone with amazing camera effects to suit and satisfy everyone's artistic needs and wishes. In addition, it is also capable of 4K video recording, is supposed to feature a high-performance SoC, and...
By Trusted Reviews
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A phone with far more modest expectations than its big brother, but at least it meets...
By GadgetSpeak
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It has a conventional layout. On the right hand side are the volume rocker and the power button while the SIM drawer, which can accommodate two nano SIMs, is on the left hand. The Type-C reversible USB port is at the bottom. The fingerprint sensor,...
By zdnet.com
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Although HTC is not the handset-maker it once was, the company still produces a steady stream of smartphones. We weren't blown away by the high-end HTC U12 Plus when it appeared last year, but now I've finally had an opportunity to play with its...
By en.zinggadget.com
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The HTC U12 Life has debuted along with the U12 during the IFA 2018 this year and it is a mid-range toned down variant of the standard model. Let's have a closer look on the HTC U12 and check out its design!If you are not a fan of notch display,...
By TechRadar
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The HTC U12 Life has a premium design, enough power under the hood, dual rear cameras and a headphone jack, all for a price that won't break the bank. It could be a sleeper...
By GSMArena
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Frankly speaking, it's kind of hard to read HTC's marketing strategy and intentions lately. The U12 Life only adds to the overall confusion of the matter. It's clearly not a toned-down version of the U12+, but something different entirely.All things...
By Pocket-lint
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Overall, the HTC U12 Life gets a whole lot right for a mid-price handset. It's updated the screen size and aspect ratio compared to its predecessor, improved the battery capacity, and doubled-down on the cameras too.Crucially, it has cut the price tag...
By techadvisor.co.uk
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We might not agree with every decision made for the U12 Life, such as putting the fingerprint scanner in the shiniest part of the phone or ditching Android One. However, HTC appears to have done a pretty decent job of creating an attractive mid-range...
By Stuff
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When we got wind that HTC had an announcement up its sleeve for IFA 2018, we wondered if the Taiwanese manufacturer had plans for bumping off the U12+, just months after its early summer launch. Surely not another top-of-the-range phone so soon?Panic...
By Android Authority
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HTC is struggling and is clearly looking anywhere it can for success, even if that means completely disregarding what it has done previously in the Life series. Taken on its own, the HTC U12 Life is a decent enough phone, but there's just too much...
By Planet sans fil
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Pour 230€, HTC nous livre un appareil dans la moyenne. La finition est propre, le dos de l'appareil avec son dégradé à lignes et verre permet une bonne accroche en main. Les performances vidéo-ludiques restent en retrait mais globalement, l'appareil est...
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