HTC has taken its already pretty damn decent flagship U11 phone and given it a spit and polish. The result? The U11 Plus, a 6-inch Android phone with a handful of tweaks over the standard model.
The screen is larger, for one (it was 5.5 inches before), and has a 2,880×1,440-pixel resolution. We already loved the display on the U11, and this update seemed at least as good in the short time I had it in my hands. Stay tuned for the final verdict on that one.
The larger screen has made room for a larger battery, too. There’s a meaty 3,930mAh cell stuffed inside which should let you breeze through a day of use without any concern about it conking out right as you’re about to send that crucial text with your pizza order to your mates.
The front-facing camera is now 8-megapixels — half what you’d get before — but it has a wider angle of view and various HDR improvements to help make your selfies pop.
Other updates include louder speakers and a new app launcher wheel that opens when you squeeze the sides of the phone — a quirky navigation feature the company launched on the U11 and has since been seen on the Pixel 2, which HTC also makes.
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The U11 Plus is up for preorder in the UK from Nov. 20 for £699. Wider availability hasn’t yet been announced but that price converts to $927 in the US and AU$1,207 in Australia.
