Gadgetory

20:17 is a very interesting year for flagships we have companies experimenting with taller displays and new aspect ratios and/or one digital assistance shorts I'm forming a basketball team all of this is cool I mean we need Fleck ships to continue pushing the bar of innovation but it's clear that some of these features are still solutions in search of a problem if you're looking for a more conventional approach there's pretty much just one new flagship in 2017 that addresses real-world problems and stick to the basics I'm hi Mary that was pocket now and this is our HTC u 11 review so I've decided to ditch the typical introduction where I tell you just how much CTC has fumbled over the years the company that was always late to bring essential features to its flagship sustain and whatever the purpose of the u ultra was is just not even worth comparing the U 11 is actually a very different animal or the result of a company that has matured in many ways over the years for one setting this phone on a table is an immediate call for admiration this 3d form glass finish that HTC is dubbing it's liquid design is a very different approach to curving glass instead of making it about adding new features the whole purpose of curving the glass is just to make this rather large phone feel pleasant in the hand and that definitely is a curves extend to the glass front leading to this pebble like shape that's easily noticeable and the choice of a black finish at the front helps to make this phone more immersive for content consumption the company decided to wait on the whole 18 by 9 aspect ratio thing and you know what I am NOT going to complain as it stands pillarboxing is what I hate the most about competing devices and there's still a good list of applications that is simply not ready to support the new aspect ratio and then there's the fact that whatever more pixels you were gaining are compensated by the dedicated capacitive buttons on the U 11 this is a quad HD Super LCD 5 with punchy color and decent blacks it does get very bright up to the point of offering good visibility in direct sunlight though launching the camera while wearing a pair of polarized lenses is oddly hit-or-miss my only complaint is the size of the bezels leading to a 71 percent screen to body ratio at a time when competitors are pushing 80 our precautions that I would recommend with this phone is not setting it on its front on a table as the curve seem to be notorious for minor scratches from the dirt and use the chamois that was in the box as this reflective coating loves fingerprints and then tucked inside we have almost everything a flagship needs meaning a snapdragon 835 4 gigs of ram and 64 gigs of expandable storage and my review unit includes the bonus of dual-sim capabilities if you ditch the microSD and we also get ip67 water in those resistance another crucial need for any flagship in 2017 HTC Sense makes a return to power all the hardware on the u11 there's a combination of HTC design and the commitment with Google to avoid bloat as a result there is just one calendar one calculator Google photos who precedes the gallery and so on and so forth pretty much the mentality that began with the HTC 10 the result is a phone that manages ran better than its competitors all leading to zippy performance all around graphics intensive gains launched quickly and work like a charm and even this proprietary launcher and services like blink feed work without a stutter HTC Sense companion finally started working for me but the whole implementation sometimes feels hit or miss like for example one day it did notice that I had an early appointment and suggested that I set an alarm in the morning something that I honestly did appreciate the only problem is that every other time it just tells me that I use my phone too much I mean like really and then there's the company's edgesense one of those new features that I've come to both love and hate I mean I seriously love the simplicity of just squeezing lightly to get the Google feed as om c-can't in you to ignore it or long squeeze to launch the flashlight I mean honestly I still consider this hidden button to be genius the only problem is that if it's too sensitive you'll find the phone activating features when you don't want it to and then if you require more force it just makes squeezing this phone more awkward to your fingers I've been using the U 11 for nearly two weeks between New York City and on Buddha's don't has proven to be a champion retaining Wi-Fi and to leave error signal even when compared to other 2017 flagships only I feel that the quality over the earpiece has gotten slightly thinner when compared to devices like the ten even if the speakers have gotten a lot louder but more on that on Kwan's Real Audio review my biggest problem with the audio is the death of the headphone jack yes HTC all 2017 black ships have one except the U 11 you know this feels like the time when this company was insisting that for ultrapixels were enough for a smartphone camera I mean minimalism and design makes sense but not in features yes I do get the point of HTC you Sonic and yes I do love this acoustic noise cancellation that can pretty much only work if the headphones draw power from the phone and use the microphones built-in I mean it's not as great as my Sennheiser's but far better than pretty much every other headphones that I've tested that come bundled in the box the problems really are the fact that number one they only work with these headphones to you pretty much have to be carrying dongles for everything else and three the fact that when you're in a long flight you're going to need to charge this phone at some point and sadly charging your phone is something you will be doing often I had very high hopes for the optimizations of Android 7.1.1 on this phone but as it stands the 3000 milliamp hour power pack on this u 11 is just average scratching to the end of the day of moderate use not heavy now it's not average at all as this camera the Excel Mart claims this to be the best camera of 2017 and even if I won't go as far as to call it my favorite it does do a great job I love the color saturation and detail provided during the day and at night it pretty much compares to every other flagship as a solid performer even with the ultra pixels being reduced to 1.4 microns the bumpin aperture does compensate but Quantrill camera review should shed some more light on our final verdict on how this camera competes I love features like the three audio recording for video making the experience more immersive as the camera captures audio from the directions of its source my only complaints are the depth of stabilization of the front-facing shooter and how it also stepped back in the ultra pixel Hardware approach that we saw with the u ultra there's absolutely everything else you will really love what this camera can do to conclude there is a lot to love about the HTC u 11 this is gorgeous Hardware matched up by up to date specifications and with a set of unique features like you Sonic and Ed sense that help this phone stand apart from the standard set of competitors out there I'd even say that my experience using the you livin has been delightful enough for me not to miss devices like the Galaxy S 8 or the LG G 6 I just wish the companies would stop copying Apple and stupid things like dropping the headphone jack and calling it necessary proprietary solutions are not what I'd call solutions there are only exercises and frustration that only work for companies that have eco systems and that's not the case with HTC now even with its minor list of shortcomings I have no problem in recommending the HTC u 11 this is a great phone that's worthy of its price tag but the question is if you'd be willing to give this company another chance make sure you let us know your final thoughts in the comments down below okay just like this we've got more reviews in the pipeline so make sure you follow us on social media and hit that subscribe button down below for more videos like this one it also follow me on twitter hein underscore Therese that I run into the grab a tiny data please give this video a thumbs up if you like what you saw I am kinda trivet I think so much for watching we'll see you on the next one