HTC U12 Life Officially Announced for £300 (INR 27,600)

HTC U12 Life was unveiled recently at IFA 2018, planned to launch in a phased manner across Europe, Asia and the Middle East in September. The phone will be made available in Moonlight Blue and Twilight Purple shade, priced at £300 (INR 27,600 approx) for the single available variant. U12 Life comes with a unique body finish, carrying soft stripes on the lower section of its back panel, protecting the phone against scratches for a longer period of time. The upper section handles the camera setup and round fingerprint sensor space. HTC U12 Life comes with a 3600mAH Li-ion battery.

The phone is powered by Snapdragon 636 chipset with Adreno 509 GPU and 4GB of RAM. The internal storage available is 64GB, further expandable through microSD card. The dual-SIM smartphone features a beautiful 6-inch display with 18:9 ratio and full HD+ resolution. There was no mention of any protective layer on the screen. U12 Life comes with 16MP+5MP rear dual cameras with dual LED flash and f/2.0 aperture while the front camera on offer is a 13MP unit with LED flash. The phone weighs 175 grams and comes with Bluetooth 5, dual 4G VoLTE and USB Type-C connector.

HTC U12 Life Specifications

• 6-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+
• 18:9 IPS 2.5D curved glass display
• 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636
• 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
• 4GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB (UFS2.1) storage
• Expandable memory with microSD
• Android 8.1 (Oreo) with HTC Sense
• Dual SIM, Fingerprint sensor
• 16MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, Dual LED flash
• 5MP secondary rear camera
• 13MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
• Dimensions: 158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm; Weight: 175 grams
• Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4 / 5GHz) MIMO
• Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, NFC, USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack
• 3600mAh (typical) / 3500mAh (minimum) battery