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| Price |
₹ 35,549 onwards
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₹ 56,990 onwards
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| Launch Date (India) |
Oct, 2017
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Feb, 2018
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| Expected Launch Date |
N/A
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N/A
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| Smartphone OS |
Android 8.0 Oreo, Upgradeable to 9.0 PieExpected update to next Android version
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Android 8.0 OreoExpected update to 9.0 Pie
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| Touchscreen |
Yes (Capacitive)
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Yes (Capacitive)
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| Screen Size |
6 inches
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6 inches
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| Screen Resolution |
1440x2880 pixels (~ 537 pixels per inch)
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1440x2880 pixels (~ 537 pixels per inch)
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| Tall Aspect Ratio / Minimal Bezels |
Yes
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Yes
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| Scratch Resistant Display |
Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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| Display Features |
P-OLED, 3D Curved Glass, Always-on Display
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Super LCD6
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| Full Physical QWERTY Keypad |
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| Processor |
2.35 GHz
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2.45 GHz
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| Processor Type |
Octa Core
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Octa Core
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| Processor Name |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835Ranked #8 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 835Ranked #8 in Mobile Processor Benchmarks
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| GPU |
Adreno 540
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Adreno 540
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| RAM |
4 GB
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6 GB
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| 3G |
Yes
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Yes
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| 4G |
Yes
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Yes
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| VoLTE |
Yes
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Yes
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| WiFi |
Yes
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Yes
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| GPS |
Yes
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Yes
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| Bluetooth |
Yes
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Yes
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| Connecting Port |
USB-C
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USB-C
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| Primary Camera |
12.2MP
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12.0MP
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| Camera Auto-Focus |
Yes
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Yes
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| Camera Flash |
Yes
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Yes
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| HD Video Recording |
Yes (4K)
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Yes (4K)
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| Other Camera Features |
F/1.8 Aperture, 1.4um Pixel Size, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, Laser Autofocus, Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), Electronic Image Stabilisation (EIS), Portrait Mode, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
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F/1.7 Aperture, Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), Dual-LED (dual tone) Flash, 1.4um Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Video HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Slow Motion Video (1080p @120fps), HDR Boost, Panorama, Hyperlapse, 3D Audio and Acoustic Focus recording with 4 microphones, Video Pic
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| Secondary Camera |
8.0MP
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8.0MP
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| Secondary Camera Features |
1.4um Pixel Size, F/2.4 Aperture, Full HD Video Recording, Portrait Mode
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F/2.0 Aperture, 85-degree Wide Angle Lens, BSI Sensor, Live Make-up, Auto Selfie, Voice Selfie, Self Timer, HDR Boost, Selfie Panorama, Full HD Video Rec.
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| Internal Memory |
64 GB
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128 GB
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| Expandable Memory Slot |
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up to 2 TB
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| Contacts Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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| SMS Storage |
Unlimited
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Unlimited
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| Music Player |
Yes
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Yes
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| FM Radio |
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| Dual SIM |
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GSM+GSM (Hybrid SIM slot)
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| Thickness |
7.9 mm
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8.5 mm
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| Weight |
175 gm
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188 gm
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| Audio Output |
USB-C
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USB-C
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| Water Resistant |
Yes, IP67 Rated (up to 1m for 30 mins)
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Yes, IP68 Rated (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
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| Battery Capacity |
3520 mAh
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3930 mAh
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| Battery Standby |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Standby (3G) |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Talktime |
N/A
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N/A
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| Battery Talktime (3G) |
N/A
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25.00 hrs
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| Fast Charging |
Yes
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Yes, Quick Charge 3.0
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| Other Battery Parameters |
N/A
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N/A
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| Fingerprint sensor |
Yes
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Yes
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| Other Features |
Fast Battery Charging (7 hrs of charge in 15 min); Active Edge; 2 yrs Worldwide Warranty; DLNA; NFC; MIMO; Stereo Speakers; Noise Filtration; Google Lens; Unlimited Online Storage for Photos and Videos
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HTC BoomSound; Hi-Res Audio Certified; DLNA; NFC; MU-MIMO; AirPlay; Miracast; Stereo Speakers; Noise Filtration
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| 2-minute Review [Positives] |
- Attractive looking (and unique) design, and an excellent, premium, aluminium build
- The black and white Pixel 2 XL looks especially gorgeous!
- Great hand feel
- Fully water-resistant body
- The fingerprint sensor is both fast and accurate
- Pretty compact design - this is the Pixel to get if you either have smaller hands, or value portability over a large display
- Good display - bright and sharp (though not quite as rich as a best-in-class screens on Samsung's flagships, and it also has some discernible blue-shift when you tilt the display)
- Has a bigger, sharper 6-inch display versus a 5-inch AMOLED display on the Pixel 2 - making it a better device for immersive video and web browsing more - plus, that higher resolution is especially advantageous when using a VR headset
- This is Google's Android software, as it is meant to be - simple, clean, easy to understand - with a few handy add-ons like the Pixel Launcher, automatic offline music detection, and Always On lock screen
- Google also borrows from the HTC U11's pressure-sensitive sides - you can squeeze the phone to open Google Assistant and tell it what to do
- Top-end performance backed by the best-in-class Snapdragon 835 - the phone is consistently fast no matter what you throw at it - and matches other top-end flagships in benchmark tests
- Another interesting and useful add-on is the Google Lens, built into the camera's photo app, which calls up a trove of information on objects like a landmark or a piece of art
- More than anything else, the Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL is about its absolutely brilliant camera - which is arguably the best overall camera on any smartphone right now - even beating the likes of the iPhone 8 Plus, and Galaxy Note 8 (although not by a lot)
- The best way to put it is that camera simply works, no matter what the conditions
- It can handle all sorts of tricky environments like low light, shadows and brightly lit backgrounds - Google's HDR+ continues to beat the pants off of everyone else
- And the addition of OIS helps take the camera up another notch from last year's Pixels
- Even bokeh shots are managed rather well, and without any fuss (even without using a dual camera setup like other phones - purely using Google's excellent software algorithms)
- All in all, this is a truly impressive camera, and a milestone in how far we have come with mobile photography
- The front camera is pretty great too - and can also take bokeh-style shots like the rear camera - something thats only offered by a handful of phones right now
- The presence of OIS takes up video quality a notch higher too - you will be impressed by how smooth and natural-looking the stabilization is
- Other features like Motion Photos (similar to the iPhone's Live Photos) add to the fun too
- The camera is also optimized and calibrated to support AR and comes with AR stickers - they work like regular photo stickers you add to your photos and video, but they're 3D elements and characters that move around and interact in real-life environments
- Good audio quality via headphones
- Good set of dual front-facing speakers
- The battery life is solid - will comfortably last the day with moderate use - overall its similar to what you would get from the iPhone 8, or the Google Pixel 2
- Pretty good charging speed too - you will get about 7 hours of battery life with a 15 minute charge
- Of course, the Pixel 2/ Pixel 2 XL gets better the more you buy Google products - it’s a great universal controller for your Chromecast, works in tandem with a Google Home, and will work seamlessly with Pixel Buds too
- On the whole, if you want the Android phone that does the most stuff, you might choose the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 - it remains the "All The Things" phone to beat - but if you want a phone you don’t have to learn to use or fuss with just to make work properly, you will want the Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL - for the ordinary user, this is the best Android phone out there, as on date
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- Unique, beautiful "liquid surface design" - the phone has a glass and metal finish and the exoskeleton is mostly made up of glass - giving it stunning looks, that change colors depending on the viewing angle - the colour options are out of this world too - this is a phone unlike any other (except its own sibling HTC U11), and will certainly stand out - whether you appreciate it or not may be more of a personal preference
- High quality build
- Upgraded IP68 dust and water resistance
- Very good, sharp display (though the colors are not as vibrant as some of the competing flagships with AMOLED panels)
- The display is also edge-to-edge, and larger at 6 inches now, bringing the phone at par with modern bezel less display trend
- HTC's skin on top of Android is light and intuitive, works well, the RAM management system is very efficient, and there is next to no bloatware
- One of the major USPs is the way HTC designers have used the sensors on this device - you can literally squeeze this device to make do things like click a photo or a selfie, open Google assistant, pick up a call, change the music track etc - it's a pretty useful concept extending the standard gesture support on modern smartphones
- The performance is top-notch and the HTC U11 Plus is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor that's backed by 6GB RAM - giving it more than enough firepower to rival other flagships like Galaxy S8 or the iPhone
- Top-notch high-quality camera with the Ultra Speed Auto Focus - images clicked turn out to be outstanding in all lighting conditions
- Great quality video recording too, with the option for acoustic focus, which works like having a video recording equipment with a directional mic
- The front camera is good too and capable of clicking 150-degree wide angle selfies (it is downgraded to 8 MP now from 16MP earlier on the HTC U11, but that doesn't really make any real life difference)
- The BoomSound speakers sound nice and satisfying
- HTC has also bundled this smartphone with very good quality U-Sonic headphones (USB-C based) that have noise cancelling
- The battery easily lasts the day (and in fact has a bit more juice now, compared to the HTC U11) and has a good battery management system, along with fast-charging support
- On the whole, the HTC U11 ticks all the boxes of a top-end flagship - beauty, power and performance - and brings it more up-to-date with the new bezel-less design
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| 2-minute Review [Negatives] |
- The larger screen size than the Google Pixel 2 means its not quite as comfortable to use and handle as its smaller cousin
- No standard headphone jack - Google goes the way of the iPhone here - and that is kind of a drag for people who have a pair of great wired headphones or earbuds they'd rather keep using without an adaptor dongle (which comes included in the box)
- The battery life while good, is certainly not class leading among the flagships - it is significantly behind for instance the Galaxy Note 8 and the OnePlus 5 - both of them comfortably give battery life of over a day
- No support for wireless charging, that's now present on the likes on iPhone 8
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- Due to the use of glass, the phone attracts a lot of fingerprint smudges and it's impossible to have it with its clean look all the time, unless you use a case
- Its only a notch behind the best Android camera phone currently - the Google Pixel 2
- Lacks the standard 3.5mm audio jack - although it does bundle a USB Type-C to 3.5 mm adapter
- While the upgrade of the display to bezel-less is nice, in some other areas, the U11 Plus is now a shade behind the other recently launched flagships - for instance, it lacks Portrait Mode, a cool feature available in most flagships, the display legibility outdoors is not the best, and while the battery life is good, but not the best-in-class - in short, its a very good phone, but it's not path breaking like the HTC U11 was at the time it was launched
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| Official Website |
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