HTC just announced that it will introduce a new smartphone on May 16th. The teaser has a caption Squeeze for the brilliant and the video shows a person squeezing the phone hinting at the Edge Sense feature with sensors embedded into the metal frame present around the phone to control a number of different features.
Recent rumor revealed showed the design of the phone with reflective glass back, curved glass on the front and a fingerprint sensor below the display.
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HTC U rumored specifications
- 5.5-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD display
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 with Adreno 540 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 64/128GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- Android 7.1 (Nougat) with HTC Sense 9 UI
- Single / Dual SIM
- 12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, IMX362 sensor, OIS, 4K video recording
- 16MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX351 sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Water and dust resistant (IP57)
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4 and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 and GPS with GLONASS, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C
It is an online event that will be streamed live and starts at 2AM New York Time (11:30 AM IST) on May 16 on HTC site.