The Taiwanese brand is coming back
HTC, the Taiwanese mobile brand, is returning to the Philippines. We’ve spoken with the company’s Business Development Manager for the Philippines, Benedict Buhain, which confirmed their eventual comeback plans in the Philippines.
HTC will be selling their smartphones in both online and retail spaces, though the company will begin with online sales to start. The company will be offering several smartphones when they official start selling devices come June, including the U Ultra, U Play, Desire 10 Pro, One A9S and the company’s current flagship, the U11.
HTC U11
- 2.45GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor
- Qualcomm Adreno 540 GPU
- 4GB/6GB RAM
- 5.5-inch QHD Super LCD 5 display, 2560 x 1440 resolution, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- 64GB/128GB expandable storage, up to 256GB via microSD
- 12-megapixel rear camera, HTC UltraPixel 3 sensor, f/1.7, with AF, BSI, OIS, dual-LED flash
- 16-megapixel front camera, f/2.0, with BSI
- Single/Dual SIM (Nano/Hybrid) – 4G LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
- Fingerprint scanner, Edge Sensor, Custom DAC, HTC BoomSound speakers, 3D audio recording, Amazon Alexa, USB 3.1 port, no 3.5mm jack
- IP67 rating
- 3000mAh battery, Quick Charge 3.0
- Android 7.1 Nougat (HTC Sense)
HTC U Ultra
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor
- 4GB of RAM
- 5.7-inch QHD display, 1440 x 2560 resolution panel with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- 64GB of storage, expandable via microSD
- 12-megapixel rear camera, f/1.8 aperture lens, OIS, laser and phase detection AF, dual LED flash
- 16-megapixel front camera
- Dual SIM
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, Fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C connector
- 3000mAh battery
- Android Nougat
HTC U Play
- Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 processor
- 3GB/4GB RAM
- 5.2-inch full HD display, Corning Gorilla Glass protection, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 32GB/64GB of storage, expandable via microSD
- 16-megapixel rear camera, f/2.0 aperture, OIS, PDAF, dual LED flash
- 16-megapixel front camera, f/2.0 aperture
- Dual SIM
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, Fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C connector
- Android Nougat
- 2500mAh battery
Desire 10 Pro
- Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
- 4GB of RAM
- 5.5-inch full HD display, Corning Gorilla Glass, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 64GB of storage, expandable via microSD
- 20-megapixel rear camera, f/2.2 aperture, laser AF, dual LED flash
- 13-megapixel front camera, f/2.2 aperture
- Dual SIM
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, Fingerprint scanner
- 3000mAh battery
- Android Marshmallow
HTC One A9s
- Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
- 2GB/3GB of RAM
- 5-inch full HD IPS display, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- 16GB/32GB of storage
- 13-megapixel rear camera, f/2.2 aperture, AF, LED flash
- 5-megapixel front camera, f/2.8 aperture
- Dual SIM
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, Fingerprint scanner
- Android Marshmallow
- 2300mAh battery
No prices have been set for the phones, though HTC promises to have very competitive pricing compared to their competitors.