HTC U23 Pro review

23 August 2023


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Seems to be aimed at old ex HTC owners, looking at the overall "wrap" of hardware/code.
But then no Sense !!!
HTC always were pricey, but you got build quality and a decent performance, one thing HTC didn't suffer from, was slow down problems, not until entire memory full and os starts to struggle..
HTC has now apparently gone a few 180 turn to end up having their designs made outside by other firms, which is exactly how XDA started in the first place, making others designs for them, then released some as XSA, then they changed the name to HTC, made same mistake as others, thought they had to do well america to succeed, and hot ripped off by Google as a maker, to keep HTC small, and then Google just waited until HTC desperate for cash and ripped them off again by buying the design studio staff etc, which is where the pixel program started, but Google don't like folk to realise that, it's a yank phone, designed by yanks, for yanks and but made by Chinese..
If I come across a clean, cheap U23 pro on ebay, I'll get one..

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    • Anonymous
    • mjk
    • 31 May 2024

    Anonymous, 24 Aug 2023If the price falls in between 300 -400€ , I think it's... moreIt's been less than a full year since you commented and the price is already down to 330-340 euros.

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      • Anonymous
      • 7tv
      • 01 May 2024

      I still miss it when HTC was peaking with its captivating brushed aluminum finish.

      *Nothing* will be the next HTC.

        From what I can see, the HTC U23 Pro's camera is way better than the competition.

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          • Anonymous
          • GTp
          • 03 Mar 2024

          OpposedScroll75, 27 Aug 2023still better than the A54Actually, it half true.
          Soc in a54 kind of suck.
          But samsung got good software updates

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            • Anonymous
            • Hk{
            • 22 Feb 2024

            Well, far from perfect but my u23 pro(From Taiwan)
            Little bit better because charger included.
            While camera quite suck(Sorry htc you did great in u12+ but this time you suck) other thing are reasonable good.
            The real problem is where is "sense ui"?
            I mean the device quite good but too boring.
            Bring they should bring htc sense back and then it will be modern
            "Htc butterfly"

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              • Crystal
              • r23
              • 12 Jan 2024

              I have been using HTC phone for 10 years now and I only buy HTC. They are cheaper on eBay and work well for me.

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                • Wow
                • K8%
                • 06 Jan 2024

                Anonymous, 25 Aug 2023Dont buy any phone thenTotally agreed.

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                  • Ben Dover
                  • nyX
                  • 08 Dec 2023

                  Best phone in the world right now, by far.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 3Ib
                    • 22 Sep 2023

                    headphone jack, sd card, 3 cameras

                    Here's the Xperia 7 everyone was speculating 😂

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                      • Thomas
                      • nEy
                      • 18 Sep 2023

                      I loved my M8 with it's stylish one piece metal case and I believe first phone to have stereo speaks (?) which HTC boasted about. My U12 plus is fine, although there are some features I miss from the old phone, and I can't play any of the music I had saved on my old phone.

                      However, I am very disappointed to hear what a pile of number two the HTC seems to be, no reason to buy one. But like the previous poster said, I do not want to buy from Taiwan, and I also hate the idea of buying a phone tied to Google, they already have enough of my life detailed.

                      What to do when I need to replace my current phone?

                        NormanOz, 25 Aug 2023You must've bought it at a much later date, and probab... moreExactly. I have used hTC cor quite sometime since 2009. They were very good.i bought a M8 for my wife and it was an awesome phone. The only issue was the battery life, just mediocre. Everything else was top notch.

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                          • qCf
                          • 28 Aug 2023

                          Engineer in HTC : I have a great idea for a great comeback to mobile world!
                          Others in HTC : What is it ?
                          Engineer in HTC : Diagonal Font ^_^
                          Others in HTC : WooooW super inteligence .Workers just do this ! Mastermind enlighten our way.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • m62
                            • 28 Aug 2023

                            OpposedScroll75, 27 Aug 2023still better than the A54Dude, you have to be trolling.

                              fran6325, 23 Aug 2023I expected it to be bad, but not that terrible. I thought H... morestill better than the A54

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                                • peekAdroid
                                • 8wd
                                • 27 Aug 2023

                                Never understood how you can compare different phones. The pixel series was always under phones with expandable storage, vivo hasn't made a decent phone ever, F5 is probably gonna get wrecked for a random hardware issue and why compare to an oppo when you have a oneplus? Review for children.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 0xU
                                  • 25 Aug 2023

                                  As usuall HTC is a bit overpriced, the current economic currents and trends are not in any favour but looking over the reviem i'm glad it's a solid phone. Hopefully expandable storage, Mr. Jack and microLED(maybe nanoLED?) displays will be making a coming to phones in the upcoming years.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • pWD
                                    • 25 Aug 2023

                                    NormanOz, 25 Aug 2023You must've bought it at a much later date, and probab... moreNo, it was a brand new unit. It just cost waaaay too much for what it offered, there's not really much else to say about that one. Major purchase regret.

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                                      • Minu
                                      • IWS
                                      • 25 Aug 2023

                                      If it wasn't for the typical HTC clock widget font, I would've easily mistaken it for a low-end Motorola-branded phone or a Samsung-branded phone running a custom ROM from Wingtech

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • mv8
                                        • 25 Aug 2023

                                        how can htc still be alive ? so bad endurance wow

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