HTC U12+ review: Plans | Pricing | Specs
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- Battery Score
3.5
- Camera Score
3.5
- Design Score
4
- Performance Score
4
- Battery Score
3.5
Summary
The HTC U12+ has some silly gimmicks, but if you can look past them it's a top-quality handset with a great camera.
Details
Pricing & Availability
Launch price (RRP) | $1,199 |
Launch date | 2018-06 |
The good
- Delightful physical design
- Good audio quality
- Premium performance
- Excellent dual-lens cameras
The areas for improvement
- No headphone jack
- Upgraded Edge Sense is tricky to get working
- Higher price than some competitors
HTC sits in a unique position in the mobile phone space. It can rightly claim to have ushered in the Android smartphone era, and it's also something of a favoured Google partner, having sold considerable IP and staff assets to the search giant back in 2017.
However, that doesn't mean that it has enjoyed considerable success with its recent handsets. The HTC U11 was an excellent handset that was largely overlooked by consumers despite offering features that would appear later in the year in the very popular Google Pixel 2. HTC's taken the core concepts behind the HTC U11 and iterated them in a number of interesting ways with the HTC U12+.
If you were wondering, there's no such thing as the HTC U12. The "plus" moniker is used to denote that the phone supports dual SIM cards, allowing you to switch between different mobile networks and phone numbers on the fly (a feature useful for folks using their phone for both business and personal purposes).
Design
- Unique "no button" design
- Lacks headphone jack
Camera
- Good low-light performance
- A good choice for those who want to use auto rather than pro modes
Performance
- App performance that's equal to other 2018 premium handsets
- Edge Sense is too sensitive
- Boom Sound speakers deliver good audio
Battery life
- Battery life is mid-range for a premium phone.
- Wireless charging support is a big plus.
Verdict
- HTC's best phone to date and a great premium competitor.
- Lack of contract options may be a problem for some users.
Pricing and availability
- Price: RRP $1199
- Where to buy: Amazon Australia | eBay | Kogan
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