Back in January, HTC introduced its new smartphone lineup – the U series. One of them is the 5.7-inch phablet with a secondary screen, Snapdragon 821 processor, and a 12MP Ultrapixel camera – the HTC U Ultra. One of the best things about it is it’s going to be officially offered in the Philippines. Will the U Ultra help solidify HTC’s return in the country? Find out in our review.
HTC U Ultra specs:
5.7-inch Quad HD Super LCD 5 display
2.05-inch 160 x 1040 secondary display
2-inch notifications screen
2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 quad-core CPU
Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
microSD up to 2TB
12MP Ultrapixel 2 rear camera w/ OIS, Laser AF, PDAF, dual-tone flash
16MP front camera
Dual-SIM (nano)
4G LTE Cat.11
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.2
NFC
Fingerprint sensor
UBS 3.1 Gen 1, Type C
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition
3000mAh battery w/ Quick Charge 3.0
Android 7.0
162.41 x 79.79 x 3.6-7.99mm
170g
White, Blue, Black, Pink
What we liked:
* Beautiful design and build
* High-res display with secondary display
* Good camera
* Good performance
* Good speakers and 3D audio recording
* Bundled with HTC USonic earphones, clear case
What we didn’t:
* Small battery capacity given its specs
You may read our full written review on the HTC U Ultra here.

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