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The HTC U Play is the smaller and cheaper version of the HTC U Ultra, the new phablet model from the Taiwanese brand.In fact, the handsets are so similar in terms of design and function that we suggest you head on over to our hands-on HTC U Ultra review f...
Bold design, Bundled Hi, Res headphones...
Unimpressive spec list, Lacks headphone jack...
A mid-range phone with a lot of HTC hallmarks, but also a few corners cut on the spec sheet, the U Play will live and die by how competitively it's priced...
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HTC U Play release date: Q1 2017 HTC U Play price: £TBC Out of the two phones just unveiled by HTC, the smaller U Play certainly isn't as flashy as its dual-screen sibling, the U Ultra. But it's a gorgeous, easy-to-hold phone that features most of the...
Good screen, Attractive, well-made hardware...
Limited battery life, Laggy camera and performance overall, No headphone jack (or included adapter)...
While I can't say how successful the AI-based software will be, first impressions suggest that HTC is at least on to another design winner. The glass body is gorgeous and perfectly sized, while the internals revealed so far should comfortably get the job...
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HTC has made an early move on its 2017 updates, launching a new set of devices under the U name. The U Play is the smaller of the pair, sitting in the shadow of the larger U Ultra, but offering a similar design and build. The U aspect is easily explained...
The HTC U Play is an attractive and (relatively) small handset by modern standards. The design is the star of the show, giving you something that's unique and unlike so many other phones out there.The question is whether this will be offered in a package...
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The sun rises in the east, and HTC makes metal phones. Like death and taxes, some things in life are just inevitable.Or at least that's what I thought, until the U Play landed in my hands. What's this - glass? I'm having to rethink my entire life philosop...
Lovely glass-metal combo body, Decent enough screen...
No headphone jack, Faulty gaming chops, Laggy camera...
HTC struggles to get it right these days, and the HTC U Play doesn't change that.This is a phone that looks and feels expensive enough for its RM1899 price, but the closer you get, more and more of the little things you notice chip away at its appeal. Top...
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The sun rises in the east, and HTC makes metal phones. Like death and taxes, some things in life are just inevitable.Or at least that's what I thought, until the U Play landed in my hands. What's this - glass? I'm having to rethink my entire life philosop...
Lovely glass-metal combo body, Decent enough screen...
No headphone jack, Faulty gaming chops, Laggy camera...
Fair play to HTC for trying something new - the U Play looks gorgeous in person, and really stands out from the growing crowd of all-metal slabs currently doing the rounds. I'm not convinced the AI-controlled Sense Companion assistant will be a killer fe...
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HTC's first smartphones of 2017 introduce a new U range to the firm's portfolio where it's 'all about U'. The U Ultra has an interesting dual screen setup but here we look at the smaller model with more basic specs. Here's our HTC U Play hands-on review...
We're still waiting on the price and to test the AI features out properly, but the new HTC U Play might appeal to some. Its glass design is eye-catching and the phone is a far more manageable size than the U Ultra. Look out for a full review soon.Tags:Sma...
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Build QualityPhone Set UpFeaturesCamera & VideoBattery LifeOur HTC U Play review finds a high end design married up with a solid spec sheet and best of all, the HTC U Play is available now in the UK. The starting price is from £20 per month on a two year...
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HTC unveiled two new phones at the beginning of the year: the U Ultra and the U Play. The Ultra is the higher-end of the two, while the U Play is a solid mid-range phone that seems intended to be a good-looking all-rounder without reaching flagship price...
Stylish looks, good selfie cam, bright HD display...
Slipperier than a buttered fish, uses USB-C for headphones, rubbish battery...
It's hard to figure out who HTC was aiming this phone at – it's a decent mid-ranger, but there's better out there for the same price or less. It's not bad by any means, but like HTC's terrible puns, it's probably not going to delight U...
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HTC LAUNCHED two phones at the beginning of the year: HTC the U Ultra and U Play. The Ultra is the higher-end of the two, while the HTC U Play is a solid mid-range phone that seems intended to be a good-looking all-rounder without reaching flagship price...
Stylish looks, good selfie cam, bright HD display...
Slipperier than a buttered fish, uses USB-C for headphones, rubbish battery...
We can't work out who HTC was thinking of when it made this phone. It looks nice, yes. Its features mostly work well, agreed But who would pick this over any of the other options?At £399, its main competition is the OnePlus 3T, which offers much better sp...
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We reviewed HTC's U Ultra flagship phone a few months ago and found it to be a frustrating device. It looked stunning, it had some nifty features, but it was oversized and made a poor use of space. Now here's the slightly-lesser HTC U Play. It's smaller...
Looks great, Good value, Nice screen, Decent battery...
No headphone jack...
The HTC U Play is less divisive than its big brother. It's easier to use, does everything well and represents great value. It's also one of the prettiest phones ever made...
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We reviewed HTC's U Ultra flagship phone a few months ago and found it to be a frustrating device. It looked stunning, it had some nifty features, but it was oversized and made a poor use of space. Now here's the slightly-lesser HTC U Play. It's smaller...
Looks great, Good value, Nice screen, Decent battery...
No headphone jack...
The HTC U Play is less divisive than its big brother. It's easier to use, does everything well and represents great value. It's also one of the prettiest phones ever made...
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The HTC U Play is the smaller and cheaper version of the HTC U Ultra, a new phablet model from the Taiwanese brand.In fact, the handsets are so similar in terms of design and function that we suggest you head on over to our hands on: HTC U Ultra review to...
It's tough to say whether this is an impressive phone, as without a price there's no baseline to compare it against. Make it cheap and this is a beautifully-designed handset with a lot of spec for not much money, but give it a high RRP and it'll just fade...
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While HTC did position their U Ultra as the premium tier of their new mobile offering, there's a case to be made that the U Play is the more solid product. On paper, it might lack some of the fancy additions that sit at the front and center of the U Ultra...
At the end of the day, this is a smartphone that's difficult to evaluate without referencing or comparing it to its partner-in-crime. For better or worse, it feels easiest to define the U Play through contrast – and the biggest omission here comes in the...
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Aside from the high profile U11 and the U Ultra, HTC will also be releasing a few mid-range smartphones in the Philippine market when they officially launch next month. One of these phones is the U Play, and while it's supposedly a mid-range phone, we we...
While we've seen our fair share of mid-range phones before, the U Play really stands out from the pack in terms of build quality and overall quality.The HTC U Play utilizes the same Liquid Surface design philosophy that's present on the U Ultra – specific...
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HTC is coming to the Philippines, and they're returning with a ton of new phones. Aside from the flagship U Ultra and U11, the Taiwanese company will also be hawking their mid-range offering, the U Play. This phone may be a mid-range device, but its l...
HTC's U Play is one of the nicest looking mid-range phones we've ever tested. There's really something to be said about the Liquid Surface treatment that HTC puts on their new smartphones that makes them stand out from the sea of similarly built metal-fra...
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One of HTC's upcoming offerings in its return in the Philippines is the HTC U Play. It sports a build and design similar to the U Ultra but in a smaller package with a 5.2-inch display, MediaTek Helio P10 processor, and 16MP camera. Find out what else thi...
Beautiful design, Solid build, Good performance for its class, Decent camera, Comes with a USonic earphones and clear case...
Small battery...
All in all the HTC U Play is one attractive device that performs well in its class. It's not as powerful as its other siblings but it's got a capable hardware like the Helio P10 CPU, 4GB RAM, and 64GB storage. For those who like taking photos, the 16MP re...
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HTC has struggled to keep up in the past few years, its phones veering from the gimmick-laden Ultra Pixel camera HTC One M8 to the mediocre M9, and settling on the solid but overpriced HTC 10. Now the firm has gone full circle back to gimmicks again, addi...
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Update (February 16, 2017, 2.56pm): Pricing and availability has been added at the end of the article.Original article below (written February 16, 2017, 10.36am)First spotted at CES 2017, HTC's newest smartphones, the smaller midrange U Play, and the l...
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True to its previous tagline, HTC decides to be a ‘Quietly Brilliant' company again in CES 2017, as we were invited to a private suite to have a sneak peak of the company's flagship for 2017. While the name of these devices come as no surprise due to prev...
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The HTC U Play is one of the most stylish looking mid-range phones we've seen. Simple and straightforward to use, it offers great value for money. Following in Apple's footsteps, HTC has ditched the 3.5mm headphone port, instead favouring the USB C charg...
This handset doesn't have a 3.5mm headphone socket, you plug headphones into the USB C charging port instead (a compatible pair of noise cancelling headphones, and an adapter so you can still use your existing pair of headphones, come bundled with the sma...
While the metallic back looks great, it attracts fingerprint marks, Display also suffers from fingerprint marks and glare in bright light, The smartphone lacks Google Assistant, The battery life is disapointing...
The HTC U11 is a good smartphone, but considering it's priced at over £350 it doesn't wow us. We were a little disappointed that it wasn't faster when surfing the web or opening apps and the battery life isn't as good as we hoped for, but it is still easy...
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The sun rises in the east, and HTC makes metal phones. Like death and taxes, some things in life are just inevitable. Or at least that's what I thought, until the U Play landed in my hands. What's this - glass? I'm having to rethink my entire life philos...
Fair play to HTC for trying something new - the U Play looks gorgeous in person, and really stands out from the growing crowd of all-metal slabs currently doing the rounds.I'm not convinced the AI-controlled Sense Companion assistant will be a killer feat...
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Consumers often go with products that they know, which in the world of smartphones means Samsung and Apple hog the limelight...
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Another smartphone from the house of HTC with new refreshing design elements. HTC is targeting high-end users with its two new U series devices – Play and Ultra.The new series of smartphone comes with whole lots of changes in terms of design plus features...
Looks beautiful, built quality, performance, vibrant screen...
Average battery, no 3.5mm jack, a bit expensive...
With the beautiful glossy body design, combining powerful hardware, decent camera, and interesting 'U' features, the phone is a good choice but considering the price, I was expecting even better phone from HTC.Another smartphone from the house of HTC wit...
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HTC's U series marks a fresh start for the Taiwanese smartphone maker in 2017, with a new approach to design and aesthetics. The highlight here is the new ‘liquid surface' treatment given to the chassis which, according to the company, mimics the surface...
Good, Stunning looks, Good set of cameras, Sharp and vivid display, Manageable size...
Ships with Android Marshmallow, Budget-level SoC, Expensive...
The HTC U Play is a neat little device with striking looks and smooth all-round performance. It has a good display, the cameras are very capable, and battery life is not too shabby for such a small body. The phone will be going on sale in the second week...
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HTC's U series phones are largely being viewed as a fresh start for the Taiwanese smartphone maker. HTC has tried to reinvent itself with the U Ultra and U Play, of which the U Play is the relatively more affordable and compact one, relatively being the k...
Surprisingly, the 2500mAh battery on the U Play lasted longer than we had expected. We could go through moderate usage days with a single charge, but on heavy usages days, we had to resort to mid-day charging.HTC also bundles a 10W fast charger in the box...
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HTC U Play feels premium in hands and does the justice to brand value which HTC carries it with itself, but how does the U Play perform in real life? Let's find out.Compact DesignGood Build QualityAudio Performance through HTC USonic earphonesDecent Camer...
Compact Design, Good Build Quality, Audio Performance through HTC USonic earphones, Decent Camera Performance...
Slippery Texture, Android Marshmallow, Ordinary Battery Life, Heating while playing graphic intensive games...
HTC U Play is certainly a new approach from HTC in the smartphone space. The U Play does bank heavily on the new aesthetics and the software coupled with a decent camera. However, a MediaTek Helio P10 in a smartphone priced at Rs 39,990 will raise a lot o...
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Priced at Rs 39,990, HTC U Play seems to be a decent device overall, but we are not so sure if it can justify the price.Along with the U Ultra, HTC also launched its younger brother, the U Play at an event in Delhi. The device is priced at Rs 39,990 and w...
HTC U Play highlights the fact that compact premium devices still exist in the smartphone industry today. However, while the device does come with a premium design and somewhat premium specifications, the premium price along with it is surely a gamble her...
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If CES 2017 has taught us anything, it's that Artifical Intelligence or AI will play a big role in products and services that launch this year. The focus is clearly shifting away from hardware and specifications, with manufacturers now promoting intellige...
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