HTC U Play Price Slashed in India, Now Available on Amazon

The HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play were launched in India in February for the price of Rs. 59,990 and Rs. 39,990 respectively. Just months after launch, HTC has slashed the price of the HTC U Play by Rs. 10,000, and has made it available for Rs. 29,990, while also announcing exclusive online availability with Amazon India.

The 4GB RAM + 64GB storage HTC U Play variant in India. The smartphone sports a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) Super LCD display with Gorilla Glass. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 SoC.

Sports a 16-megapixel rear camera with a BSI sensor, optical image stabilisation, PDAF, an f/2.0 aperture, and dual-tone LED flash. The front camera sports a 16-megapixel sensor with an UltraPixel mode, a BSI sensor, an f/2.0 aperture with a 28mm focal length.

The HTC U Play's inbuilt storage is expandable via microSD card (up to 2TB). Connectivity options include 4G LTE with VoLTE, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, NFC, DLNA, Miracast, HTC Connect, and USB 2.0 Type-C. 

HTC smartphone sports an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, and gyroscope, weighs in at 145 grams, and measures 145.99x72.9x7.99mm. 

A fingerprint sensor on the Home Button. HTC U Play is powered by a 2500mAh battery with fast charging support (5V/2A) that's rated to deliver up to 15.21 hours of talk-time and up to 427.54 hours of standby time.

The HTC U Play is available on Amazon India in Sapphire Blue and Brilliant Black colour options, and the zero cost EMI offer can also be availed by customers for a limited period. Amazon is also offering up to Rs. 2,300 Amazon Pay cashback on purchasing under credit card EMI, and one year insurance coverage for accidental and liquid damages by Cover Plus for free.

HTC 11 has been spotted on Android benchmark database

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and the LG G6 already official, the industry is eagerly awaiting to see what HTC has to offer. The company is rumored to unveil the HTC 10 successor under the HTC 11 moniker, and the device has officially made its way to benchmarking site Geekbench revealing its CPU performance.

The Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor on board, and the Geekbench test returned scores of 1912 and 6137 for the single core and multi core tests respectively. These scores are identical to what we saw with the Samsung Galaxy S8, which is highly indicative of the fact that the CPU is heavily optimized for the smartphone.

HTC has been teasing its next-generation flagship for quite sometime, and the smartphone will likely to succeed the One 10. In fact the U 11 will be the final marketing name for HTC Ocean.

The smartphone has already been teased by the company, we don’t think the official launch is far away right now. The fact that HTC is the last to show off its flagship might work in the company’s favor.

• Hardware , Specifications : Rumored HTC 11

Display         : 5.5-inch WQHD (2560x1440)
Processor     : Octa-core Snapdragon 835
Camera         : 12MP rear camera, 16MP front camera 

RAM           : 4/6GB
Storage       : 64/128GB
Battery       : 3,000mAh
OS               : Android 7.1 Nougat with Sense 9 UI

HTC U 11 will be announced next month on May 16, when the company will reveal availability and pricing details for the next smartphone. The U 11 will come in five colours: white, black, red, blue and silver.

Top Good Looking Smartphones in India

Last year was a great year in terms of smartphone design but 2017 is going to be even better for those who like good-looking smartphone. The new bezel-less culture is forcing OEMs to come up with designs that can compete with svelte smartphone designs like Mi Mix, Samsung Galaxy S8, Xperia XZ Premium, and more. 

The technology running inside a smartphone has taken a huge leap over the years, and the smartphone design also went through different seasons.

• Samsung Galaxy S8

smartphone market with its Galaxy S series from a long time now. One big reason behind the success of S-series is the design that Samsung offers on these smartphones.

Galaxy S8 has been hearing all good things about its design. It comes with an all-new Infinity display that takes away the front bezels and buttons from the front panel. The company continues to offer the curved edges to add up to the beauty. The Galaxy S8 is made up of glass on the front and the back panel, with a metal rim running around the sides. Despite of a fragile looking design and fingerprint friendly body, the S8 still manages to top the chart of the best looking smartphones till date.

Read the full Detail :-  Samsung Galaxy S8

• iPhone 7 Plus

iPhone launch showed minimal changes in the design over the predecessor. As Apple continued to offer the same aluminium design that we saw on the iPhone 6s. But the iPhone 7 Plus this time has an extra camera baked on the back, and the ugly antennae lines are now finally replaced with Integrated Antennas placed smartly on the top and bottom.

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus still offer a premium look and feel despite of the repeated design language. The iPhone 7 Plus is still one of the finest looking smartphone in the market right now. To be specific, the new Jet black and Black colour variants are the ones that take the style a notch higher.

Read the full Detail :- iPhone 7 Plus

• LG G6

The Mi Mix, LG also chopped the extra bezels on the flagship G6 and came up with a metal glass body this time. The new G6 looks totally revamped in terms of look and feel over last year’s flagship LG G5.

The rear panel is protected by Gorilla Glass 5, which gives it a glossy finish. The dual camera protrusion has is removed and the smartphone now fits a bigger display in the same size. It’s not easy to fit a 5-7-inch display in such form factor. The frame is made up of good quality metal that feels solid and looks premium. There are slight curves on the back panel, which makes it feel smooth and comfortable in hand.

Read the full Detail :-  LG  G6

• Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Galaxy S7 Edge is the only smartphone that has completed a year in the market. Despite of several flagship launches after S7 Edge, it is still one of the most premium looking smartphones in the market.

The Galaxy S7 Edge is so gorgeous that its powerful hardware is often ignored by many. There are only few smartphones that can be sold solely by its looks, and S7 is one of them. Galaxy S8 has now stole some of that charm though. It also has a glass and metal design with soft curves on both front and back. The edge display with AMOLED technology adds some extra life to the look of the phone.

Read the full Detail :-  Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

• HTC U Ultra

Last couple of years have been harsh on HTC as Chinese smartphone companies started popping up to build their market in the country. If we ignore this fact and take a look at HTC’s history, we will find some great overall devices.

HTC has also played actively in the design department. We can say this by looking at the recently launched HTC U Ultra. The company has ditched metal and used glass to design this smartphone. It comes with ‘Liquid Surface’, as HTC calls it, which gives an attractive depth effects by placing a colour sheets under the glass. The smartphone may not have the best specifications for its price but it surely has a design that can flatter you right away.

Read the full Detail :- HTC one X10