HTC U11 Life 32 GB / 3 GB

The younger brother of the flagship HTC U11 became the first smartphone of the Taiwanese company, which was included in the Android One programme. Its participants are guaranteed the opportunity to receive OS updates to the latest versions in a timely manner.

Sensitive sidewalls

Externally, the smartphone retained the maximum resemblance to the top-end modification — it borrowed both an interesting design with a glass back that shimmers in the light, and a crown “chip” in the form of sensitive side faces. Edge Sense technology allows you to recognize the force of squeezing the sidewalls in three levels and perform one of the actions specified in the settings(for example, launch a flashlight or take a screenshot of the screen).

Strong middle peasant

In terms of hardware, HTC U11 Life belongs to the category of strong mid-rangers. "Under the hood" of the device is a bunch of Snapdragon 630 chip and 3 GB of RAM — a good hardware for everyday use of a smartphone, and for "playing"(albeit not at maximum graphics settings in "heavy" games). In addition, a reference to the middle class is the model's display — a 5.2-inch Super LCD type matrix (the main competitor to SuperAMOLED matrices) with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels.

equal chambers

In terms of photo capabilities, the smartphone turned out to be simpler than its colleagues in the line (basic modification and models with the Plus prefix). Both in front and behind it has 16-megapixel modules with a maximum aperture of f / 2.0. The rear camera is traditionally a little better — it supports 4K video recording, HDR photography and has tenacious laser autofocus.

Water protection

Among the shortcomings of the model, it is worth highlighting the lack of a 3.5mm audio jack, a quiet speaker and the tendency of the glossy body to collect fingerprints along with other dirt. You can get rid of marks on the case without much effort — just wash your smartphone under running water. You won't have to worry about its failure, since HTC U11 Life is waterproof according to the IP67 standard. Yes, and the model is half the price of the flagship version, which increases its attractiveness in the eyes of potential buyers.