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HTC introduced the "U" smartphone line back in January with the U Ultra and U Play handsets, and those were just a taste of what the company had coming. The U11 is HTC's newest flagship and follow-up to last year's HTC 10, and it looks significantly different from last year's device. With an all-glass back and no headphone jack, the U11 chooses which of the typical flagship design choices it wanted to keep and forgoes others. It supports Google Assistant as well as HTC's own Sense Companion AI, with Amazon Alexa support coming soon after it ships in the US on June 9. The HTC 10 was one of our favorite flagship smartphones last year, and the U11 is a thoughtful upgrade from that, even if its design is polarizing.
Design
The U11 smartphone looks and feels flashier than the HTC 10, but that doesn't mean it's better. Ars' Ron Amadeo appreciated the simple yet solid metal design of HTC's 2016 flagship, but the company certainly deviated from that blueprint with this device. The U11 has an all-glass back that makes it strikingly shiny but also a wild collector of fingerprints. That shine complements the bold colors it comes in (red, sapphire, silver, and black), but every time it catches your eye, you'll be compelled to wipe down the phone.
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