HTC U Ultra review: All that glitters

20 March 2017
The One couldn’t reinstate HTC as the King of Android, can U? The HTC U Ultra sets off on a new path of design but stays on the familiar footing of high-caliber camera and audio. A Dual Display makes a surprise appearance as the stalwart headphone jack is left behind.

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  • AnonD-356916
  • 80H
  • 21 Mar 2017

If u dont like iphone or samsung get huawei p10,or lg g6,but not this one.For me p10 is the best choice.

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    • consumersmartphone
    • K5u
    • 21 Mar 2017

    "2160p videos are annoyingly capped at 6 minutes long" lol no buy, save your money for other phone Pal!

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      • JackTheIPhoneKiller
      • KIA
      • 21 Mar 2017

      Seriously, who is running HTC R&D department (if they have any)? None of this phone's ability (of lack there of) make it a convincing buy. This is one of those where no feature is done right and everything is messed up from design to size to hardware to price. I don't know how and why HTC even greensignaled this phone at all?

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        • AnonD-39937
        • LaA
        • 21 Mar 2017

        I was really excited about the Hi-Res audio option in contrast with the mono low-quality audio found at most phones...but with all that studio-quality sound the wind made it hard to listen, it's terrible

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          • AnonD-39937
          • LaA
          • 21 Mar 2017

          "a poor use of space" , an year old HTC 10 kill the U nonUltra

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            • Anonymous
            • 0Ef
            • 21 Mar 2017

            The best on the market.
            This is my phone :)

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              • Vic
              • 350
              • 21 Mar 2017

              Probably the worst device HTC ever made. If you like HTC - get HTC 10 . But this Ultra... Need to be recalled from market not to harm HTC reputation.

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                • Anonymous
                • pBC
                • 21 Mar 2017

                AnonD-523334, 21 Mar 2017Much better than what I had hoped. actually my biggest conc... more8h of web browsing and video playback is impressive in 2017 ?
                Come one, guy. Almost all of the chinese 'flagships' do better than this

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                  • Anonymous
                  • J5P
                  • 21 Mar 2017

                  Mate 9 is the best flagship today!
                  HTC will probably not exist next year, because they can no longer compete in any level, budget or flagship or...? HTC U Ultra is far too expensive!

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                    • AnonD-523334
                    • 7k7
                    • 21 Mar 2017

                    [deleted post]The standby time is also taken account of. And standby time has a great impact on overall average. Anyway, a single value won't indicate you individual test ratings That's why individual scores for different use are also shown.

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                      • AnonD-523334
                      • 7k7
                      • 21 Mar 2017

                      Much better than what I had hoped. actually my biggest concern was battery life because htc 10 with much smaller display and without secondary display had less than ideal battery life, so I was expecting it to be no more than 60h in endurance but 81h is certainly impressive, even if you neglect the smaller battery.

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                        • NIKVJn
                        • X0%
                        • 21 Mar 2017

                        HTC pulled it off nicely this time, battery was a real bummer but it turned out just fine if not great! But there's something about this phone which really puts me off, maybe the editor also felt it, you can feel how uninterested he was while writing the review :/

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                          • Force Majeure
                          • m}J
                          • 21 Mar 2017

                          Nice blue colour but it fails with a black front. It should have been blue on both sides.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • IV8
                            • 21 Mar 2017

                            Anonymous, 21 Mar 2017What happens to your battery test results? HTC one max: 22... moreFirst you read how the battery test was done.. If you are not satisfied then you can head to the battery test page and adjust the usage pattern based on your needs and it will give you the approximate usage hours until the next charge.. If you can't comprehend this simple instruction then I can only pray for the best for you since you are hopeless and apparently no one in this great big world could help you

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                              • Anonymous
                              • Tpi
                              • 21 Mar 2017

                              Anonymous, 21 Mar 2017What happens to your battery test results? HTC one max: 22... moreYou understand that Endurance rating is affected mostly by standby energy drain? And standby energy drain is affected by optimization.
                              HTC nailed it for the first time with the battery.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • uhk
                                • 21 Mar 2017

                                I think that HTC U Ultra should be cut the price.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • wY8
                                  • 21 Mar 2017

                                  Dasman, 21 Mar 2017This phone is all of HTCs dissapointmemtyeah even the LG G6: 22:30h - 8:31h - 10:27h > 72h
                                  lols

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 8ns
                                    • 21 Mar 2017

                                    Schröder, 20 Mar 2017Maybe HTC 11 will be more interesting as this one. Looking ... moreI was looking since 2014!
                                    Well there it goes... what's goes up eventually will fall down

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                                      • AnonD-3124
                                      • t7X
                                      • 21 Mar 2017

                                      HTC's losing its mind. Like really. They're so desperate that they even released a phone just to suffice something in the market but they could not, and would not actually

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                                        • Jy
                                        • K{T
                                        • 21 Mar 2017

                                        Anonymous, 21 Mar 2017What happens to your battery test results? HTC one max: 22... moreEndurance hour also takes standby into consideration. Plus the fact that the 2 phones use different chipsets, hence the difference