HTC U (Ocean) with touch-sensitive frame launches in April

28 March 2017
It will be the successor to the HTC 10 from last year.

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Honestly I really hope there is a non gimmicky way to engage in frame controls, though i really fail to see how much benefit this kind of limited control can add, compared to good "old" on-screen full controls. From the 2 videos apparently no 3.5 mm present, but it still might happen.

    This will be a very very important launch for HTC, because generally speaking, HTC has lost a lot of fans lately, and almost no one is satisfied with the U Ultra . So it will be very important for HTC to launch a true flagship, that really competes with the top dogs, such as the XZ Premium, G6 (maybe), and obviously the upcoming (tomorrow/ hours) S8, and all the others

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      • Anonymous
      • J5M
      • 28 Mar 2017

      It must be extremely durable, easily survive drops from ear/shoulder height..., because it can not use any protective TPU... case and still be able to use edge-gestures!

        AnonD-645188, 28 Mar 2017The two videos clearly show off a dual camera setup.It will probably have a dual camera setup, but I do not like how the device looks in these renders. The back of the phone does not looks that nice, at least to me.

          Dear HTC, please make the phone to look like an HTC, and to look cool. The One 10 looks great, even the One M9 looks good. What is important to not be that huge. LG G6 and Samsung S8 both of them have large display, yet the phone is not that big.

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            • AnonD-483897
            • gM$
            • 28 Mar 2017

            Innovative. I hope people are gonna buy it.

              Goodbye, cases. Goodbye, glass. Goodbye, reliable smartphones that last 2+ years.
              Oh, wait, only the case part is new.

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                • AnonD-596829
                • tZ0
                • 28 Mar 2017

                Interesting side frame touch feature~

                  I was actually expecting the girl to drop the phone while they're taking selfies. Lol. Excited for the cases!!

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                    • bHV
                    • 28 Mar 2017

                    The two videos clearly show off a dual camera setup.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • f3c
                      • 28 Mar 2017

                      It would be so cool if it ditches volume buttons and can swipe up and down on the frame to control volume

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                        • Spl4tt
                        • nti
                        • 28 Mar 2017

                        Someone remember the Synaptics Fuze?^^

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                          • AnonD-425519
                          • Y7B
                          • 28 Mar 2017

                          It wasn't enough to make large devices, now we really won't be able to hold our phones normally xD. Sounds nice but I hope we can still hold it without pressing random "touch" buttons.

                            Nice HTC. If it's done right, this could become a mainstream design.

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                              • AnonD-632062
                              • J7S
                              • 28 Mar 2017

                              It looks very neat and interesting. (Also Ocean is such a cool soothing name). I just hope they don't abandon the 3.5mm headphone jack.

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                                • bHV
                                • 28 Mar 2017

                                Imx 362 is smaller than imx 377 available on htc as in sensor size . Not so good

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                                  • dVc
                                  • 28 Mar 2017

                                  Very interesting, hope there will be 3.5 jack and no amoled screen

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                                    • AnonD-637103
                                    • 3DR
                                    • 28 Mar 2017

                                    That's going to make creating cases for it.... fun lol

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                                      • dVc
                                      • 28 Mar 2017

                                      AnonD-656842, 28 Mar 2017So couldn't spot any headphone jack. Has HTC officially aba... moreSame here, tried to spot jack in video

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                                        • Yet
                                        • 28 Mar 2017

                                        htc best phones ever