HTC 11 Thread

killbillvol2

Basil3 wrote: »

Yeah, I think direct through HTC in most of Europe will give you dual SIM. I think only UK and Ireland don't have dual SIM. You might have a bit of luck with Amazon as well.

I think they'll start to come through in the next week or two.

I'm not in any major hurry so I can bear the wait!

OldMrBrennan83

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Patww79

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I'd say you would have received the device before the refund!

I haven't had a refund from them, but one from Motorola took a solid week, maybe more.

OldMrBrennan83

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Vahevala

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My S6 can get 4 hrs roughly SOT and it has a battery capacity of 2550 so you should get more SOT than I do realistically.

The only reason that I really would like to upgrade is for a better low light camera but more than likely, I will just stick with what I have.

sentient_6

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Ill post up the battery stats tomorrow evening after a full day.

py2006 wrote: »

Pics...

http://imgur.com/a/6A1B4

U11 is now all setup and I can say that the battery is much better than what I have been getting from my HTC 10.
I expected a full glass phone but that's not correct as the sides are metal and in my mind it looks better than I expected. The front and back glass blend seemlessly with the sides.
The phone is slippery, very slippery! Leave it on any surface with a bit of a slope and it starts slipping. The glass back is a fingerprint magnet but when not covered in fingerprints it look great.
Comparing side by side with my HTC 10, the screen seems far superior on the U11.
The side squeeze I thought was a bit gimmicky... Well that was til I set it up and started using it. Short squeeze for the camera and long squeeze for a screenshot is very useful.
Although bigger than the 10, it really does not feel much bigger in the hand.
Just writing this now I realise I should have tested my leapcard to see if it works! Will check and post shortly.
Another thing I noticed was when installing all my apps from the Playstore, they install really fast compared to the HTC 10.

The leapcard was recognised instantly by the U11. I can't tell you how much I missed that simple function on the HTC 10.

py2006

sentient_6 wrote: »

http://imgur.com/a/6A1B4

You like?

[Deleted User]

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The leapcard was recognised instantly by the U11. I can't tell you how much I missed that simple function on the HTC 10.

Good news. That was definitely annoying, always had to use one of my other devices to top up.

More promising news about the battery

https://twitter.com/PaulOBrien/status/872198670476816385

hhmmm?

Could somebody please change my mind about this phone. I held a display unit in Carphone Warehouse and it's really underwhelmed me. Does it feel premium? Although it was not functioning it was still glass but felt plasticy in the hand.

hhmmm?

hhmmm? wrote: »

Could somebody please change my mind about this phone. I held a display unit in Carphone Warehouse and it's really underwhelmed me. Does it feel premium? Although it was not functioning it was still glass but felt plasticy in the hand.

How does it feel compared to the S8? If it doesn't feel good in hand to you, and that annoys you, then I wouldn't be stumping up the cash for it.

sentient_6

hhmmm? wrote: »

Could somebody please change my mind about this phone. I held a display unit in Carphone Warehouse and it's really underwhelmed me. Does it feel premium? Although it was not functioning it was still glass but felt plasticy in the hand.

I personally think it's more premium feel than S8, but display units can definitely feel more plastic, this is a solid glass lump with a bit of weight to it, but definitely glass. I am probably going to put a spigen case or similar on it.

Just while I think of it some thoughts on the phone in no particlar order.

The design is fantastic, the side edges of the glass melt smoothly into the frame.

The edge sense can be turned on and off with a quick tile, Pat maybe interested to here.

Built in night mode is nice.

The sound through the headphones is actually amazing, I'm no audiophile, but I love my music and at the moment its like listening to stuff for the first time, very balanced sound with punchy clear bass.

Its smooth.

Camera seems to be as hyped.

I kinda feel like this phone is a pixel with waterproofing and expandable storage.

beno619

sentient_6 wrote: »

I kinda feel like this phone is a pixel with waterproofing and expandable storage.

Which makes some of the criticism the device received laughable.

It's an improvement on the Pixel XL it's cheaper and HTC will actually let you buy it.

hhmmm?

Has anybody got any discount codes? I'm registered through HTC club and can get it from the UK for €670 which is more than I paid for my m7 m8 m9 and 10. Also the silver and blue seem to be out of stock but the black is available. Has anybody seen the black on the flesh?

sentient_6

hhmmm? wrote: »

Has anybody got any discount codes? I'm registered through HTC club and can get it from the UK for €670 which is more than I paid for my m7 m8 m9 and 10. Also the silver and blue seem to be out of stock but the black is available. Has anybody seen the black on the flesh?

Iv it in black ya, its nice, not as bling as the rest, which is why I got it. See my pics in a post last night, case is on though.

OldMrBrennan83

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sentient_6

Patww79 wrote: »

Android Police haven't done their review yet but weren't positive at all on their podcast this week. On one hand they don't ever seen to like anything, but they did mention light bleed at the bottom of the screen on a few handsets they tried. Anyone see it on theirs yet that have them?

I'll test that this evening with an app called blacklight bleed test and report back. At the moment i would be very surprised if I see anything.

Battery so far today. It's been 5hrs 40mins since taken off charge at 100%. Screen on time has been 2hrs 4mins and the battery is at 71%.

marcbrophy

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Battery so far today. It's been 5hrs 40mins since taken off charge at 100%. Screen on time has been 2hrs 4mins and the battery is at 71%.

That compares really well with my OP3, same size battery.
Just 4 hours off charge, 2hrs 2mins screen on time. 57% battery remaining

marcbrophy

marcbrophy wrote: »

That compares really well with my OP3, same size battery.
Just 4 hours off charge, 2hrs 2mins screen on time. 57% battery remaining

which still isn't bad. i think htc have just done a good job with the battery this year. part of that is changing the internal structure so that the cpu and battery are separated.

sentient_6

Im 9hrs 10 mins off charge, 52% remaining, 2 hrs 30mins SOT.

That's pretty good on track for 5 hrs SOT.

Have about 5 hrs of music and podcasts played through bluetooth and the headphones so I would actually expect higher screen time without that.

OldMrBrennan83

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OldMrBrennan83

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Patww79

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lol

i just got shipping email from htc uk. with parcel motel i might have it tomorrow, probably friday.

OldMrBrennan83

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Patww79

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Might end up with a free phone!

OldMrBrennan83

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@sentient_6

@sentient_6 I pointed out what you spotted regarding battery drain. Jaime who did the review came back in with the attitude 'it is what it is', but I think Paul O'Brien is saying that they are looking at it again.

https://twitter.com/Basil3/status/872333365961265156

Pretty bad that a tech reviewer can't identify battery drain. If he wasn't charging it overnight, he would have been losing a tonne while sleeping, which should never happen.

OldMrBrennan83

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sentient_6

Basil3 wrote: »

@sentient_6 I pointed out what you spotted regarding battery drain. Jaime who did the review came back in with the attitude 'it is what it is', but I think Paul O'Brien is saying that they are looking at it again.

https://twitter.com/Basil3/status/872333365961265156

Pretty bad that a tech reviewer can't identify battery drain. If he wasn't charging it overnight, he would have been losing a tonne while sleeping, which should never happen.

Sorry I should've said I tweeted at Jamie after that and got a weird explanation, I didn't want to get into it so I left it at that, not much sense what he's saying here to be honest.

From: @Jaime_Rivera: Thanks! And it's battery performance over two weeks. The wake lock was used just to film the phone. It doesn't represent the testing period

sentient_6

sentient_6 wrote: »

Sorry I should've said I tweeted at Jamie after that and got a weird explanation, I didn't want to get into it so I left it at that, not much sense what he's saying here to be honest.

https://twitter.com/Jaime_Rivera/status/871726757702979584

Yeah, he's a bit clueless. He tried to argue that it was because they turn the screen to always on while filming the review. Makes no sense.

You can see in the screenshot that the display wasn't always on from the time it was charged.

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Sundance_Kid

Did anyone purchase through the UK HTC Club? Only seems to give an option to deliver to Great Britain. If so did you use Parcel Motel or something similar?

Thanks

Sundance_Kid

Sundance_Kid wrote: »

Did anyone purchase through the UK HTC Club? Only seems to give an option to deliver to Great Britain. If so did you use Parcel Motel or something similar?

Thanks

Yeah, I did, and you have to parcel motel. I paid for the extra liability insurance as well.

Patww79

Patww79 wrote: »

One thing I had forgot to ask among all my questions, does it have a stock email app that supports POP3 like Samsung do? Or do you have to use Gmail?

Edit - I just got an email invoice now too

HTC have a mail app that is updated through the play store. I use Gmail for everything, though.

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Testament1

sentient_6 wrote: »

Im 9hrs 10 mins off charge, 52% remaining, 2 hrs 30mins SOT.

That's pretty good on track for 5 hrs SOT.

Have about 5 hrs of music and podcasts played through bluetooth and the headphones so I would actually expect higher screen time without that.

Meanwhile I forgot to bring a charger to work today and my year old S7 was down to 6% after 10 hours 40 mins and 2 hours 40 mins SOT. And that's with medium power saver on since 56%

So after 13hrs on battery and 4hrs 40mins screen on time plus a few calls today I am down to 29% battery. Not using powersave. Am very happy with that.

dinevalesco

Just got my dispatch notification.

Is the tracking number they supply actually any use? Can't seem to track ...

dinevalesco

dinevalesco wrote: »

Just got my dispatch notification.

Is the tracking number they supply actually any use? Can't seem to track ...

Yeah, says non traceable on findmyorder, so not sure if the tracking will actually work.

sentient_6

Didn't work for me. Then got a surprise phone call from UPS.

Im finishing up the day battery wise on 13%, power saver kicked in automatically at 15%, 16 hrs total, 4 hrs 18 mins SOT.

Iv location on high accuracy and automatic brightness.

1jcdub

Anyone pre order the HTC U11 from CPW?

gawker

I ordered yesterday from HTC Ireland but not even a confirmation email yet. Anyone with similar experience?

marcbrophy

Can anyone who has one attest to how good the earphones are?

At the moment, the supposedly decent earphones are about the difference in price between the U11 and the 1+5 suppossed €550 price tag.

sentient_6

I think they are excellent, substantially better than my bose ae2's.

marcbrophy

sentient_6 wrote: »

I think they are excellent, substantially better than my bose ae2's.

Thanks, I usually go for headphones, but noise cancelling earphones sound like they are the business

sentient_6

marcbrophy wrote: »

Thanks, I usually go for headphones, but noise cancelling earphones sound like they are the business

They're pretty cool now have to say, you can set up sound profiles were they map your inner ear, so allegedly custom sound, you hear white noise for a few seconds while it works.

I was using them last night while cooking the dinner and had a fairly loud extractor going, couldn't hear anything but the music.

marcbrophy

sentient_6 wrote: »

They're pretty cool now have to say, you can set up sound profiles were they map your inner ear, so allegedly custom sound, you hear white noise for a few seconds while it works.

I was using them last night while cooking the dinner and had a fairly loud extractor going, couldn't hear anything but the music.

Cool, they sound pretty worth it so.
I'm still gonna wait to see what OnePlus announce, but I'm really looking at the U11 this year