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this is the HTC u ultra and it's a great phone if the year is 2014 but it's not and instead the Kris display the high quality speakers and sharp design are overshadowed by curious decisions to omit key flagship features there's no headphone jack no wireless charging and no water resistance but it's not all bad the reflective glass body makes this one of the prettiest phones I've seen in a long time and while it uses an older Snapdragon 820 one processor I still found performance to be fast what the phone does have is a two inch secondary screen that can show notifications and quickly launch apps the screen will also show the time date and weather when the main display is off but it's not always on and instead it will only light up when a notification comes in or if you double tap it the you ultra is also the first phone HCC's new Sense companion app this smart virtual assistant will give you updates on traffic recommendations on restaurants and other nearby attractions and provide general usage tips to improve your experience with the device but the phone also comes with the Google assistant and I found that to be a much better option now despite not having a headphone jack HTC does include a pair of USB C headphones that can create a sound profile based on the size of your ear canal it's an interesting concept but I really couldn't tell the difference and if you do want to listen to your own headphones you will need a special adapter from HTC and only HTC because they block third-party ones from working over although the you ultra is a fully capable device the display is gorgeous the speakers are loud and the fingerprint sensor is fast while the camera won't win any awards it performs fairly well but it's also one of the biggest phones in the market and it's incredibly difficult to hold and operate with one hand and the secondary display and smart assistant don't justify the high price tab this would be a different review of the phone cost $400 but instead it's priced at the top end of the market at $750 and that's just too much to pay for a device that sacrifices so much for more information on the HTC you ultra check out my full review over at Cena com