HTC U11 Release Date Announced for UK, Pre-Order and Price Revealed

After the official announcement in the US, now HTC has finally revealed when the U11 flagship smartphone will be released in UK. While the company has not shared the release dates for all European countries, it has now shared the release timeline for UK through Amazon online store.

Amazon.co.uk has now confirmed that the flagship smartphone you can squeeze, and now available for pre-orders the HTC U11 with the price tag of £649.00 and it will be made released on June 1, 2017, as per listing by the store. The device will be made available in Amazing Silver, Sapphire Blue, Brilliant Black, and Ice White color options.

HTC U11 smartphone comes with the Edge Sense feature bringing a completely new category of interaction with the smartphone. It comes with the HTC Edge Sense feature, it lets you launch the camera, and send texts. You can customize the squeeze gesture to open an email, and even launch your favorite app or game. When users activate advanced touch mode, they can use a “short squeeze” as well as a “squeeze and hold” for even more functionality at your fingertips. The HTC U11 squeeze feature works while wearing gloves as well, as Edge Sense is based on the actual pressure applied to the side of the device.

The HTC U11 also sports IP67 water and dust resistance and supports two AI assistants – Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa (in specific regions only). It also boasts of audio quality with HTC USonic earbuds with active noise cancellation, HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi edition, 3D audio recording with four microphones, and Hi-res audio certified.

With respect to design, HTC U11 retains the U Ultra’s design language and sports 3D glass both on the front and back of the device. The fingerprint scanner is housed underneath the Home Button in the front. There is no 3.5mm audio jack, just like the U Ultra, and the company is bundling a 3.5mm audio jack to USB Type-C adapter.