After releasing an uninspiring bunch of phones over the past couple of years, HTC bounced back earlier this May with
its squeezable U11, which let you do things like launch an app or take a picture just by gripping it tightly around the sides.
This company knows how to make good hardware, and has had some clever ideas in the past, like
the squeezable U11 and the Vive VR headset.
Not exact matches
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It's been helping restore buyers» confidence after the double Note 7 battery disaster (the S8's apparently selling like hotcakes), and it's a chance to cement the Samsung name as the top Android brand against upcoming rivals: the pure Android Google «Pixel 2,»
squeezable HTC
U11 and cut - price OnePlus 5.
Bonus: If you really want to enjoy the
squeezable edges, the HTC
U11 is also a great alternative.
So far we've confirmed that the smaller Pixel 2, manufactured by newly - mint partner HTC, will have the same
squeezable Active Edge sides found in the HTC
U11.
The smaller, mid-range device clearly pulls a lot from the standard HTC
U11, including the same blue color and
squeezable sides.
This year's HTC
U11 is a much more dramatic departure from past flagships like the HTC 10, switching brushed aluminum for an eye - catching liquid - glass finish wrapped around a powerful,
squeezable smartphone that offers tempting features.
Another interesting feature of Pixel 2 is that it could come with
squeezable sides as seen on HTC
U11.
One of the highlights of Pixel 2 will be HTC
U11 - like
squeezable sides, which could be used to launch Google Assistant on the phone.
The Pixel 2 was also spotted in a FCC (Federal Communications Commission) filing and the phone could also have «
squeezable» edge sensors like the HTC
U11.
We've seen plenty of other leaks over the last few months, and most are pointing to
squeezable sides as an alternative input option (just like the HTC
U11), an upgraded camera, and some special photo effects for good measure, like that bokeh effect or blurred background that seems to be everywhere at the moment.
Just like the
U11, the
U11 + sports an edge - to - edge display and HTC Edge Sense, the
squeezable frame technology that is also incorporated into the Google's latest Pixel devices.
Instead of using pressure - sensitive displays like Apple, the company is said to be ripping off the new HTC
U11's
squeezable edges.
HTC
U11, the «
Squeezable phone» with the company's new Edge sense technology has just been launched for a price of Rs 51,990.
Additionally, Google has implemented a
squeezable frame, akin to the one on HTC's
U11, which pops up Google Assistant.
Finally, both Pixel 2 models will sport a
squeezable frame similar to the HTC
U11 — except the squeeze gesture will be used as a handy way to launch the Google Assistant.
Both the Pixel 2 XL and Pixel 2 come with
squeezable edges, similar to the HTC
U11.
There will also be some nifty new new features like a
squeezable frame (a la the HTC
U11) and a new option to always listen for music in the background and display song information on the lock screen.
The Pixel 2 is thought to be made by HTC, incorporating a
squeezable frame like the HTC
U11 and the Pixel 2 XL is thought to be made by LG, though it too has a
squeezable frame for access to Google Assistant.
HTC incorporated a «
squeezable» frame into the HTC
U11 — it it not touch sensitive, but responds to the pressure from actually being squeezed.
A leaked video shows Microsoft originally had a more ambitious vision for the Lumia 950 and 950 XL that included a pen accessory and an «Active Sides» 3D touch feature akin to the HTC
U11's
squeezable sides.
The phone is also expected to feature a «
squeezable» frame like the HTC
U11, include an always - on display, Snapdragon 835 process with 4 GB of RAM, and run Android O.
The edges of the
U11 are
squeezable, a feature HTC called Edge Sense, and there is a volume rocker on the right edge, coupled with a ridged power button, while USB Type - C is present at the bottom.
The HTC
U11 Edge Sense feature, however, has a major advantage over the Pixel 2
squeezable frame because users can easily customize it to launch anything in their smartphone.
The most exciting feature, and a trick competing devices like the iPhone 8 and Galaxy S8 won't have, is a
squeezable frame similar to the one found on the HTC
U11.
The latest smartphone design feature is
squeezable sides that can launch any app (HTC
U11 +) or the Google Assistant (Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL).
The phone is also supposed to feature
squeezable frame like the one seen on HTC
U11.
I'm going to open this review by first talking about the
U11's
squeezable sides, which HTC has branded as «Edge Sense».
Furthermore, the device will feature a «
squeezable» frame, similar to the HTC
U11.
The Google Pixel 2 will borrow from the HTC
U11 and feature
squeezable sides to perform different phone functions.
HTC's FCC application last month revealed that the Pixel 2 will have
squeezable sides just like the HTC
U11's Edge Sensor.
This year manufacturers offered us new ways to interact with our handsets, with the introduction features like the Bixby button and the
squeezable sides of the HTC
U11 and Google Pixel 2.
The new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are both expected to have a
squeezable frame feature that's similar to the HTC
U11.
The HTC
U11 offers buyers an experience they will not find on most other smartphones as this is the «
squeezable phone.»
Speaking of
squeezable frames, the only phone in the current smartphone market with such a feature is the HTC
U11.
The jury is still out on the
squeezable feature, but most of the
U11's specs are up to snuff.
The HTC
U11 comes with a
squeezable frame, supporting a feature called Edge Sense, but also offers a metal and glass design.
The HTC
U11 has a larger display with a QHD resolution, memory expansion, Hi - Res audio to go with its stereo speakers, has an excellent camera and software, a lite overlay over stock Android, a much better «
squeezable» edge that adds real function, a better FFC, a larger battery, and Google Assistant.
Also you might have heard the a rumors s fa claiming that the upcoming pixel Pixel smartphones will feature a
squeezable frame, just like the HTC
U11.
The HTC
U11 has tried to get you to sit up and take notice with features like
squeezable sides that can launch an app and a virtual companion that promises to learn your preferences and make life easier.
The HTC
U11 is the new flagship from the company with the
squeezable edges on the side, and as the tweet makes it clear this will be the first to get the Android 8.0 update.
HTC is said to be responsible for making the smaller Pixel, and will borrow the
squeezable sides from the
U11, while LG is said to be making the Pixel XL 2.
The Pixel borrows from the HTC
U11 in offering a
squeezable frame to launch Google Assistant and take selfies; we weren't sold on that function on the HTC
U11, but it sounds like Google is keen on it, and sees it as the best way to action those particular features.
We have seen curved displays, 4k video recordings, attachable modules, infinite display and many other «new features» in the smartphones but HTC has recently revealed its epic new flagship by the name HTC
U11 that is the first «
squeezable» phone!
The HTC
U11 also launched with a
squeezable frame that can activate various customizable actions, and the HTC
U11 Plus should support the same functionality.