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HTC announces U12 life smartphone with dual camera

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HTC has announced the U12 life smartphone, which boasts a dual camera design and 4K video capability.

On the back of the HTC U12 life is a dual camera set-up boasting 16-megapixel and 5-megapixel cameras. The front selfie camera offers a 13-megapixel sensor.

The HTC U12 life can record 4K video, as well as take photos while recording.

Other features include a Bokeh mode, self-timer, face detection, dual LED flash and fast apertures of f/2.0 on the lenses.

The HTC U12 life features a 6-inch 18:9 Full HD full-body display. It also boasts a microSD card slot for expanding the U12 life’s 64GB or 128GB internal storage.

HTC U12 life Specifications

DESIGN

· Dual finish design in Moonlight Blue and Twilight Purple (availability varies by region)
· Size: 158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3mm1, 2
· Weight: 175g2

PLATFORM3

· Android™ 8.1 Oreo with HTC Sense™

PROCESSOR

Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 636 Mobile Platform, octa-core, 64-bit

DISPLAY

6.0 inch, 18:9
FHD+ (1080×2160)
Display color personalization

MEMORY4

Availability varies by region

6GB or 4GB RAM
128GB or 64GB storage
microSD™ (SDHCTM, SDXCTM) expansion supports additional memory cards with Flex Storage (optional cards not included)5

CAMERA

Main Camera

· 16MP + 5MP dual camera
· Phase-Detection Autofocus
· Dual LED flash
· f/2.0
· Bokeh mode
· Timer up to 10 seconds
· Face detection
· HDR
· Panorama mode
· 4K video recording
· Video Pic

Front Camera

· 13MP
· BSI sensor
· f/2.0
· Beauty mode
· LED flash
· Selfie timer up to 10 seconds
· HDR
· FHD 1080p video recording (1920×1080)
· Face detection
· Video Pic

NETWORK6

2G/2.5G GSM/GPRS/EDGE

· 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

3G UMTS

· 850/900/1900/2100 MHz
· HSDPA 42, HSUPA 5.76

4G LTE™

· Dual 4G LTE Nano SIM (availability varies by region)7
· FDD: Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
· TDD: Bands 38, 40
· Supports Cat 11 downloads up to 600Mbps, upload up to 75Mbps

LOCATION

GPS
GLONASS

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-C
3.5mm headphone jack
Bluetooth™ 5
Wi-Fi®: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5GHz)
NFC

SENSORS

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Motion G-sensor
Compass sensor
Gyro sensor
Magnetic sensor
Fingerprint sensor
Sensor Hub for activity tracking

BATTERY

Capacity: 3600mAh8
Power saving mode