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HTC's 'squeezable smartphone' is making headlines every day[1], with leaks pouring in full force. Now, a fresh teaser from HTC brings more design details of what is expected to be called the HTC U 11, ahead of its May 16[2] launch in Taiwan.

The HTC U 11[3] teaser video[4] has the date and its tagline 'Squeeze the Brilliant U' plastered up front all through the six seconds that the video lasts. At the back, there's a blue smartphone taking shape with a thin sleek frame, and metal edges, where the sensors are expected to be located. The phone's logo at the back is revealed, however the small video refrains from giving us a full-blown look at the device.

An AnTuTu benchmark leak spotted recently[5] tips the HTC U 11 to sport 4GB of RAM (expected to be present on the lower memory variant), a QHD display resolution, a 12-megapixel rear camera, a 16-megapixel front camera, and Android 7.1.1 Nougat.

Previous leaks[6] suggest that the phone will be made available with a dual-SIM variant, run Nougat with HTC Sense UI & Edge Sense, and sport a 5.5-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It is expected to pack Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 SoC, and has been tipped to come with memory/ storage combination of 6GB of RAM/ 128GB built-in storage and 4GB of RAM/ 64GB built-in storage. The smartphone has been tipped to feature storage expandable up to 2TB.

In terms of optics, the HTC U 11 is expected to sport a 12-megapixel UltraPixel (possibly Sony IMX362 sensor) rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, OIS, dual-tone LED flash, and 4K video recording capabilities. At front,...

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