We're still not sure how useful
a squeezable phone will be, but it's still nice to see a company try to think up new ways to control a phone.
The HTC U11 offers buyers an experience they will not find on most other smartphones as this is the «
squeezable phone.»
HTC U11, the «
Squeezable phone» with the company's new Edge sense technology has just been launched for a price of Rs 51,990.
Not exact matches
While the new Pixel
phones do not feature wireless charging, like the new iPhones, they do come with
squeezable sides designed to activate Google's virtual voice assistant.
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.
With a
squeezable frame, you can literally grip the sides of your
phone tightly to activate a shortcut to a certain feature or to launch a specific app.
While the report focused on what the
phone might look like, it also mentioned that the Pixel 2 XL (or Pixel XL 2) might be
squeezable.
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.
Lastly, the Android One
phone will also have HTC's Edge Sense
squeezable frame feature.
Squeezable edges have been a long - time rumor for the Pixel 2 and the code mention further supports the likelihood that they'll end up on the final
phone.
HTC has opted for differentiation with a feature called Edge Sense, a
squeezable frame that lets you launch the camera or Google Assistant by just pressing down on the sides of the
phone.
The
phone is also supposed to feature
squeezable frame like the one seen on HTC U11.
To be clear, the edges aren't physically
squeezable, in fact the metal here is just as solid as any other flagship
phone.
The Google Pixel 2 will borrow from the HTC U11 and feature
squeezable sides to perform different
phone functions.
As for most of the other specs and features, the two
phones will have a lot in common, be it the Snapdragon 835/836 processor, 4 GB RAM, Android Oreo out of the box and even the much hyped
squeezable frames.
Speaking of
squeezable frames, the only
phone in the current smartphone market with such a feature is the HTC U11.
But one report from last month says that that
phone will have
squeezable frame features, an always - on display, and of course a larger display.
The site claims the higher - end Pixel will have always - on ambient display features, a variety of use cases for the
phone's purported
squeezable frame, a few different display profile options, and other miscellaneous 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!
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.
One of the rumored features for this year's Pixel devices is a
squeezable frame that allows users to invoke certain actions by squeezing their
phone.
In its report on the leaked Pixel XL2 image, Android Police said the new
phone will have
squeezable sides for controlling the Google Assistant.
A subsequent report from XDA Developers also pointed to a
squeezable Pixel 2, which noted that the feature will work whether the
phone is on or off.
The
phone will allegedly offer
squeezable sizes, giving you a new way to control the built - in Google Assistant.
Rumors about that follow - up model suggest that the Pixel successor will look a lot like the current version, only with a much - improved processor; the larger
phone could feature an extended display as well as
squeezable sides for activating the built - in Google Assistant.