U12Plus - HTC Mobile Phones: Technical Specifications, Features and Reviews
Submitted By Asha Manoj on 26 July 2018
- Manufacturer : HTC
- Model : U12Plus
- OS : Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (P)
- Network : GSM / HSPA / LTE
- Dimensions : 156.6 x 73.9 x 8.7 mm
- Weight : 188 g
- SIM Type : Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Dual SIM : Yes
- Headphones : Yes
- Available Colors : Translucent Blue, Ceramic Black, Flame Red
The HTC U12+ is an Android smartphone manufactured and sold by HTC as part of the HTC U series. The HTC U12+ has 6 GB of RAM and runs on a 2.8 GHz Snapdragon 845 SoC, the latest and highest-end chip available from Qualcomm at the time. It comes with the option of 64 or 128 GB of internal UFS 2.1 storage, and a hybrid dual SIM system in which one slot can also be used for microSD storage of up to 2 TB. The screen is a 6-inch Super LCD 6 panel at Quad HD+ (2880×1440) resolution (573 ppi) with an 18:9 screen ration, covered with Gorilla Glass 5. The device is Quick Charge 4.0-compatible, and comes with a Quick Charge 3.0 charger. The smartphone has both rear- and front-facing dual cameras. The rear has a 12 MP main camera with a 1.4 μm HTC UltraPixel image sensor an ƒ/1.75 aperture; a 1.0μm 16 MB secondary camera accompanies it, with an ƒ/2.0 aperture. Features include a telephoto lens with 2× optical zoom and 10× digital zoom; OIS and EIS image stabilization; and HTC's UltraSpeed Autofocus 2 phase-detection and laser autofocus. It has no 3.5 mm jack; earphones are connected to the USB-C port. It has no notch around the front-facing camera, and no wireless charging. The HTC U12+ ships with Android 8.0 Oreo with an overlay of HTC Sense UI. It features Project Treble, which allows for faster updates after new versions of Android appear. Both the Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant virtual assistants come pre-installed.
Hardware Specification
- Processor : Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
- RAM Size : 6 GB
- Internal Storage : 64/128 GB
- Expandable Storage : microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Display Specification
- Display Type : Super LCD6 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Display Size : 6.0 inches
- Touchscreen : Yes
- Display Resolution : 1440 x 2880 pixels
- Display Multitouch : Yes
- Display Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Main Camera : Dual, 12 MP, f/1.8, 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF, OIS, 16 MP (12 MP effective), f/2.6, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF
- Main Camera Flash : Yes
- Main Camera Auto Focus : Yes
- Main Camera Video Recording Resolution : 2160p@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), HDR, 24-bit/96kHz stereo sound rec.
- Front Camera : 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm
Battery Specification
- Battery Capacity : Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
- Talk Time : Up to 24 h (3G)
Connectivity
- Operating Frequency : 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHZ, 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 MHZ, LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 49, 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
- Connectivity Internet : Yes
- Connectivity 3G : Yes
- Connectivity 4G : Yes
- Connectivity WiFi : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- Connectivity WiFi Direct : Yes
- Connectivity DLNA : Yes
- Connectivity Bluetooth : 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
- Connectivity NFC : Yes
- Connectivity USB : 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Location Technology
- Location GPS : Yes
- Location Glonass : Yes
- Location Beidou : Yes
Sound
- Alert Types : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
- Loudspeaker : Yes
- Mobile Earjack : 32-bit/384kHz audio
Audio and Video
- Video Playing Format : XviD/MP4/H.265 player
- Audio Playing Format : MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player
Sensors
- Fingerprint Sensor : Yes
- Gyro Sensor : Yes
- Accelerometer Sensor : Yes
- Proximity Sensor : Yes