HTC U Ultra with sapphire crystal display glass lands in Europe on April 18

07 April 2017
It will be available (at least) in Germany and Switzerland, but won't be cheap.

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  • AnonD-625786
  • smY
  • 10 Apr 2017

Expensive, worthless piece of trash. HTC, why won't you die already!?

    Anth0ny, 10 Apr 2017funny you would make the last comment. i do own a HTC U Ult... moreSadly, in my country the only decent HTC, 10, wasn't sold officially. The only model sold was 10se, which was cut down version (weaker processor, less ram) and it was sold for more than original 10 (imported unofficially). I was picking between these two, and HTC looked good... if only it had proper warranty (imported phones don't get any warranty). Didn't have a chance to take a closer look at HTC 10 - couldn't find any in showrooms.

      Yuri84, 10 Apr 2017Sadly, even back in 2016 most flagship phones had slightly ... morefunny you would make the last comment. i do own a HTC U Ultra now. and i have a tempered class screen protector on it with a TPU case no problems.
      tempered glass
      https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WV7YK64/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

      TPU case
      https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NBU2237/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

      i also had tempered glass & tpu case on my old HTC ONE MAX

      you should note there is no edge sensitivity problem as HTC phones have bezels on the side so the tempered glass edge is over the bezels but sill clear of the TPU case edge/lip.

      i can't speak for Samsung problems because the last Samsung i personally owned was the SIII. and until Samsung fixes the lagging problem that starts about in the 6 mount of ownership i'm not going to buy a Samsung again.

        Anth0ny, 08 Apr 2017Hello 2017, there is something called tempered class scre... moreSadly, even back in 2016 most flagship phones had slightly curved "3D" glass, which makes it next to impossible to install a tempered glass screen protector and not get a "halo effect". This is true for S7 (flat version, the one I own), same as most flagship devices. There are a few solutions, and I don't like either of them. You can get a "cut" protector, which doesn't cover sides (like, having half of the screen protected, using sides becomes problematic), or get a 'curved' screen protector (rare, expensive and makes sensitivity worse on sides, case may crack screen protector).

        In other words: I wanted to get a tempered glass protector for my S7 flat but found out its too much trouble ($30 for glass + $20 for shipping and it may end up cracked by case?! and it makes sensitivity worse on sides). Same problem exists for most flagships.

        So yeah, tempered glass screen protector is awesome... but only if it fits your device. If you buy a device of "HTC U Ultra" level (flagship), most likely it won't fit.

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          • Slayer
          • nGv
          • 09 Apr 2017

          A headphone jack would have been appreciated more! I have Momentum AEBT Wireless and B & O H8 also wireless but still prefer to be wired. Wireless is simply an additional option and should never be the only choice. Moto (the first company to remove the jack) are you listening...???

            Yuri84, 07 Apr 2017I'd rather have more brittle screen. Put the phone in a dec... moreTrue. I just keep my phone in a slip in pouch. Keeps it pristine rather than feeling a phone with rubber and plastic. I'm regards to ultra HTC with sapphire, I would imagine this handsome device to look and feel stunning.

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              • AnonD-660076
              • vV5
              • 08 Apr 2017

              The overpriced phone just got extra overpriced

                mir, 08 Apr 2017And then there will be a lot more shattered screens than av... moreIn my opinion sapphire glass should only be used for camera lens and smartwatches only since it is so brittle. A smartwatch never fall of our wrist. Camera lens almost never cracked when fall. That is the kind of places where we dont want to see scratches.

                  Yuri84, 07 Apr 2017I'd rather have more brittle screen. Put the phone in a dec... moreHello 2017,
                  there is something called tempered class screen protectors. works better than plastic screen protectors and it has the feel of glass.

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                    • mentalerror
                    • vpb
                    • 08 Apr 2017

                    is the sapphire option a compensation for the wasted space?

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                      • mir
                      • t7X
                      • 08 Apr 2017

                      Hoffmann, 07 Apr 2017Using sapphire glass is a good move by HTC. I hope other OE... moreAnd then there will be a lot more shattered screens than average. But at least they won't get easily scratched right? Lol!

                        I'd rather have more brittle screen. Put the phone in a decent case and there you have it - shatter protection, as good as it gets. At the same time, it will be much harder to scratch, so you won't need a film on the screen AT ALL, which makes that fancy super-nice-to-touch glass finally usable without rubbery feel of usual films. Very nice feature.

                        And very expensive, apparently.

                          Hope they do a torture test on this model. The gorilla glass version got the worst rating possible for modern day smartphones.

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                            • S4s
                            • 07 Apr 2017

                            WoW! Sapphire glass crystal display glass!!! - AND A CHINESE QUALITY GLASS ON THE BACK THAT BREAKS EASY! GOOD MOVE HTC...

                            GO TO H€LL....

                            Put Sapphire on the back to and maybe you sell some of those...because nobody wants a phone with no durability.

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                              • Hoffmann
                              • naq
                              • 07 Apr 2017

                              Using sapphire glass is a good move by HTC. I hope other OEMs will start doing the came in the upcoming years

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                                • AnonD-314089
                                • J{Q
                                • 07 Apr 2017

                                It's ending the wave of cheap Chinese cell phone

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • f31
                                  • 07 Apr 2017

                                  it would be so great if HTC U (Ocean) has it too on all models

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