The HTC U12 + is a sleek, powerful and impressive handset
that surpasses or surpasses the performance of the best smartphone cameras on
the market. It's cheaper than rival Samsung and enjoys a clean design. It feels
good in the hand. The audio is excellent. There is no notch! However, it also
has pressure-sensitive keys (capitalization of HTC), i.e. keys without
mechanical switch. Instead, they give haptic feedback. This worked so badly in
our test device before publishing that we decided to wait for early retail
stores instead of describing the seed sent to the reviewers. This was a
premiere for The Register.
HTC seems to be proud of the PSBs. Haptic functions are not
necessarily inferior to the mechanical switch designs they replace. Apple has
successfully replaced the home button on the iPhone and (somewhat successfully)
replaced the track pad of the MacBook Pro with a haptic force-touch design that
artificially creates vibration feedback. Less moving parts should make for a
more reliable phone. HTC has a proud history of breakthrough innovations, such
as a full-aluminum design and stereo front speakers that set a high standard
and have been widely copied.
Unfortunately, finding an aspect of experience with the PSBs
that are superior to the physical keys of the predecessors of the HTC U12 + is
difficult, the HTC 11+ (currently £ 566.10 for club members - membership is
free) continues to sell HTC (but not in the US). This error alone makes it
difficult for the 12+ to recommend. But I'll go into that below. If the HTC U12
+ had normal buttons (this device could be called "HTC U12 Minus",
like the Minus Pressure Sensitive Buttons), it would be with the best
smartphones of the year.
Design Specifications:
Last year, HTC was the runaway with his eye-catching,
two-tone full-glass U11 flagship. Apple switched to full glass last year and
many phones have glass backs this year. This is not always an improvement, but
what made the U11 so appealing was the design. It has a comfortable, curved
design that feels good in the hand and (strange or not so strange - a boxy
square design always reminds of its edges) makes the phone feel lighter than it
was. The U12 + repeats the trick. It's actually a lot of phone, but with the
mass rejuvenating in your palm, this is a phone designed for comfort. It feels
much easier than his 188g.
The display forms a clear ridge above the aluminum and
reminds me of the sharp-edged HTC One M9. The back glass is held in dazzling
red / yellow - a different color than last year's Solar Red model - and a
"blue" (which does not look blue at all) with a translucent back. The
"liquid surface" design of the red model is deliberately much more
pervasive than the subtle color change of the Huawei P20 models. The sales unit
discussed here is the translucent model that subtly provides a view of the
inside of the phone. The battery area is covered by inserted strips.
HTC does not feel the need to integrate a notch into a large
18: 9 display, and both make their rivals in the field of fashion victims quite
stupid, unlike the use of OLED, HTC's SLCD panels remain true to Samsung. The
advantage of SLCD is a thinner panel with no air gap, which means fewer glares
and is more commonly found in televisions than in cell phones. HTC has been
doing a lot lately on how fast and responsive the interaction with the display
is, and the U12 + is no exception. The contrast and quality were excellent and
performed well outdoors. However, I found the automatic brightness control
somewhat overly sensitive, sometimes decreasing too fast in the evening, and
when I went on, the screen was too dark to read. This break, while I waited for
her to adjust again, happened more than once.
Although the device does not have a 3.5mm audio port, the
audio is restored well in several ways. The U12 + has four microphones and a
strong stereo speaker setup. The tweeter above and the woofer part below shoot
down. HTC says it is 50 percent louder than the U11 without distortion due to
the revision of the internals. It is a promise that the HTC U12 + delivers with
remarkably loud and clear music reproduction. It lacks the bass, so you do not
want to leave it too long, but it has passed the Litmus test, which allows me
to follow the radio in the kitchen with a lot of background noise.
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