HTC[1] on Thursday posted[2] on Twitter that it was planning to bring back the "BrilliantU", further teasing that it intends to unveil at least one U-branded premium smartphone on November 2. The teaser from the Taiwanese handset manufacturer comes after local media reported that the company was sending press invites for an event early next month.
According to various listings and speculation, HTC is supposedly[3] working on two U-branded smartphones. There is the HTC U11 Plus[4], which is supposedly an upgraded version of the HTC U11[5] flagship smartphone that the company unveiled earlier this year. Then there is the HTC U11 Life[6], a purported Android One[7] smartphone with mid-range specifications.
While there hasn't been much talk about the HTC U11 Life in the last few days, several more HTC U11 Plus images and purported details about its specifications have been spotted online. According to Twitter user LlabTooFer, who is notorious for leaks of upcoming devices, the HTC U11 will be a little thicker[8] than some of the recently launched flagship smartphones. The company, LlabTooFer said, is going for a 9.1mm thick body to house a considerably large 4000mAh battery. In line with earlier reports, the HTC U11 Plus' display will see "some minor increase in X-Y-Z dimensions" compared to HTC U11's 5.5-inch display. Earlier reports suggest that the HTC U11 Plus will have a 5.99-inch display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels and an 18:9 aspect ratio.
According to a listing[9] that appeared on benchmark website Geekbench[10] earlier this week, an HTC model, presumably, the HTC U11 Plus, will have 4GB of RAM,...