HTC announced the 2017 flagship U11 at the new store headquarters in the afternoon, and invited media from all over the world to attend the presentation. The U series is a new series of products planned in 2017. Two mobile phones, U Ultra and U Play, have been launched at the beginning of the year, while 11 is the number arrangement (M8, M9, 10) since M7 in 2013. flagship U11. Due to the slow delivery of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 platform this year, various flagship phones have also been affected. Although the U11 is not the first flagship phone to use this platform, it is a latecomer. The appearance of the U11 continues the double-sided glass body of the U series, and the back is also 3D liquid surface glass, which reflects different colors under different light sources.

The screen size of HTC U11 is 5.5 inches 2560 x 1440 SLCD 5, which still maintains the ratio of 16:9. This year, the LG G6 and Samsung Galaxy S8 have changed to longer 18:9 and 18.5:9. Corning Gorilla Glass is used on the front and back, the front screen is the latest fifth generation, and the back is the third generation. The U11 comes in five colors: black, silver, blue, white, and red. The front is all black. The difference lies in the color of the back cover, which is the same as the previous U Ultra and U Play. The back glass is carefully crafted using the spectroscopic mixing color technology, and the highly reflective precious ore is laminated on the back cover of the mobile phone, and then presents different colors with different angles.

From left to right, they are red, silver, blue, black, and white. The three colors on the right are the previous colors of U Ultra and U Play. The U11 lacks the pink style, and newly added two red and silver colors on the left.

The English name of the red model is Solar Red. The design inspiration of the BC847BT-7 comes from the sunset, when red and gold are interlaced in the sky, which is also like the color of the Iron Man. The red model looks red from the front, and looks like gold from the side. I like the gloss of the red model the most.

Comparing the U11 with the U Ultra in my hand, the size of the U11 is significantly smaller, the frame is not as thick as that of the U Ultra, and the position of the front camera is also different. The U11 is on the right and the U Ultra is on the left (the right with a 2.1-inch sub-screen). When I tested U11 on site, I always had an OS that was basically an enlarged version of U Play.

The main camera lens on the back of the U11 is circular like the U Play, while the U Ultra is square. There is a dual-color temperature flash on the left side of the U11 lens. This time, the laser focus is missing, while the U Ultra's laser focus and dual-color temperature flash are on the right side of the fuselage.

The bottom transmission port is USB Type-C. Like U Ultra and U Play, U11 cancels the 3.5mm standard headphone jack design, but U11 comes with a 3.5mm type-C adapter in the box, and the adapter cable has a built-in DAC . In addition, the U11 has the same dual speaker holes as the U Ultra, on the earpiece and the bottom of the fuselage.

Then simply compare it with the Galaxy S8. Because the Galaxy S8 adopts an ultra-narrow bezel and a hyperboloid screen, the screen is stretched to 18.5:9 and changed to virtual keys, and the body is shorter than the U11. Although the frame of the U11 is not as narrow as that of the two major Korean flagships, the G6 and the Galaxy S8, it is an improvement compared to the U Ultra at the beginning of the year. The screen of the Galaxy S8 is 5.8 inches, which is about 5.6 inches after deducting the side surface (Samsung's official website says it), while the U11 is 5.5 inches.

Edge Sense side frame sensing operation Short press and long press have their own functions

The biggest selling point of the U11 is the Edge Sense side frame sensing operation. HTC emphasizes that this year's flagship phone should return to the previous innovation route. In addition to improving the specifications, it must redefine the way of human-computer interaction. Edge Sense is beyond the traditional touch screen. Brand new operating experience. The English operation method is Squeeze, including squeezing, pressing, and clenching. The operating range of the grip is in the lower half of the phone, below the power button, to avoid accidentally touching the power button when gripping.

HTC emphasizes that it can also be used while wearing gloves. For example, when you go skiing in winter, you can use Edge Sense to start the camera and take pictures with one hand, and even switch the selfie without pressing your hand on the screen. In the future, Edge Sense for any App will be launched. For example, when Google Maps is opened, you can use Edge Sense to hold the pressure to zoom in the map. It is expected to be launched in July, and these details will be followed up in the future.

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The HTC U11’s camera experience has also been upgraded. The main camera is a 12-megapixel UltraPixel 3 with a pixel size of 1.40 μm. It supports F/1.7 large aperture, OIS (five-axis anti-shake) and EIS, as well as the new UltraSpeed AF. Pixels are like an eye, focusing in less than 0.3 seconds. Another major evolution of the camera is to support HDR Boost. After turning on HDR, the camera has almost zero delay, higher brightness and richer details. The front camera is 16 million pixels, supports F/2.0 aperture, 150-degree wide-angle Selfie, beauty special effects, and emphasizes that there is also UltraPixel's low-light source photo experience. For video recording, it supports slow-motion video (1080P@120 fps) and Acoustic Focus. When you zoom in during video recording, zoom in to the subject, and the radio will automatically turn to the other party. Like U Ultra, it has four built-in cameras. microphone.

The main camera lens of the previous HTC 10 and U Ultra was covered with sapphire, while the U11 was made of Corning Gorilla Glass 3, the same as the back glass.

Last year's HTC 10 delivery test DxO reached 88 points, this year's U11 reached 90 points, surpassing the Galaxy S8's 88 points to become the current highest-scoring mobile phone, squeezing the original first place Google Pixel (actually HTC OEM) .

The HTC U11's DxO test has been launched, and the camera's detail scores are 90 points for exposure and contrast, 85 points for color, 94 points for details, 89 points for noise suppression, 87 points for Artifacts, 88 points for flash, and 89 points for video. It seems that the details are the most satisfactory items for DxO, while the color performance is relatively low.

Comes with Active Noise Cancelling Headphones

Previously, HTC U Ultra and 10 EVO already came with HTC USonic earphones with Type-C specification. The earphones automatically scan the user's ear canal and automatically determine the most suitable output volume and EQ. The new generation of HTC USonic headphones will support active noise reduction, and also continue to automatically adjust the volume and EQ. If you have already purchased higher-end 3.5mm earphones, HTC finally heard the user's voice and includes a 3.5mm adapter Type-C in the box, so you can use the existing high-quality earphones. This adapter has a built-in DAC chip, which can not only be used for HTC 10, 10 EVO, U Ultra, U Play, but also supports Type-C devices of other mobile phone brands, including: Google Nexus 5X/Nexus 6P/Pixel/Pixel XL , LG G5/G5 Speed/V20/G6, Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus/A7 2017, Meizu Pro 6, Nubia Z11.

The HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi audio has also been fully upgraded, making the volume louder and the dynamic range audio better. The tweeter can play the role of a speaker, making the treble and midrange sound richer, and the subwoofer adopts a new type of speaker, and the design of the magnetic circuit is improved to make the volume of the subwoofer louder, clearer and richer.

New Voice Assistant

HTC believes that the best voice function at present is Amazon's Echo. U11 will be the first to support Google Assistant + Amazon Alexa at the same time. It is expected to be launched in July through a software upgrade. Initially supported countries are the United Kingdom (English), the United States (American English), and Germany (German). Others will be updated and upgraded after Alexa supports it. In the Chinese market, the voice assistant will work with Baidu.

As for the HTC Sense Companion released at the beginning of the year, it currently supports commuting, fitness, weekend weather forecast, what to eat on weekends, mobile phone performance, and low battery reminders. In the future, it will support smart alarm clocks (June), how to use mobile phones (June), Daily weather, restaurant recommendations.