The Official HTC U12+ Thread

RogB · 25 Jun 2018 at 16:02

Well my shipment conisted of the usb to headphone adapter. No sign of the phone yet...at least for me in the UK.

MrRockliffe · 25 Jun 2018 at 16:07

Rimsy said:
Yeah doesn't make good reading but the general direction smartphones are heading now seems to be all about fixing things that aren't broken...

Removal of headphone jack
~~Move to 18:9 form factor~~
Obsession with "bezel-less" design (which only Samsung have got right but then screw it up with the pointless edge screen)
And now replacing mechanical buttons...

What a time to be alive!

I like the 18:9 aspect ratio - you can see more on screen

Rimsy · 25 Jun 2018 at 16:55

MrRockliffe said:
I like the 18:9 aspect ratio - you can see more on screen

Stretched vertically at the expense of narrower screen. Not gaining much imo

MrRockliffe · 25 Jun 2018 at 18:55

Rimsy said:
Stretched vertically at the expense of narrower screen. Not gaining much imo

It isn't narrower - just more pixels vertically. It means you can have a 5.5 inch 16:9 screen, but reduce the top bottom bezel by filling it with screen.

Earth[Tera].bin · 7 Jul 2018 at 17:26

Anyone pick up a U12+, if so how are you finding the buttons ?

kona786 · 7 Jul 2018 at 17:55

U12+ not pretty in this test

https://youtu.be/UqNuMqMiTVw

Overheated and disappointing battery life.

Earth[Tera].bin · 7 Jul 2018 at 18:39

As long as it would last a day battery life isn't an issue. Prefer 1080p@60hz over 4k to be honest but all the same the overheating is a bit of concern.

The htc fanboy in me still wants to try one out though :rolleyes:

Edit: ordered one from the official club, will see if the poor reviews are justified.

Earth[Tera].bin · 10 Jul 2018 at 11:29

Received the phone this morning, Would like to talk about the button issues but it's not even got to the setup screen yet, just boot loops lol. Not a good sign. Hopefully it's just a bad flash and If I can find the right RUU I'll attempt a flash myself, failing that it's an obvious return.

Earth[Tera].bin · 10 Jul 2018 at 17:12

Put it in download mode and flashed it but made sod all difference, Phone locks up and reboots, so must be faulty hardware. Might regret it but ordered another and will send this back for a refund.

benparker · 12 Jul 2018 at 08:51

What is the returns policy if you dont like the phone? Can you send it back after using it within 14 days?

Earth[Tera].bin · 12 Jul 2018 at 09:42

Yea, usual DSR rules apply.

I've got a replacment coming today so will finally get to test out these buttons.

Earth[Tera].bin · 12 Jul 2018 at 13:39

Well no issues with a different phone, got it setup without any reboots. The issue seems to be the edge sensitivity and how you hold the phone. Sometimes you end up pushing the volume buttons and performing an edge squeeze, the later seems to take precedence, as per the visual feedback and the fact the volume doesn't increase. So a work around would be to decrease the edge sensitivity, which is in the options, or just turn if off completely.

On a side note the audio output is bloody good, I still have a V30+ and was holding on to that for the quad dac and the wide angled lens but I would be more than happy listening to tunes on the U12+ and usonic earphones.

RogB · 14 Jul 2018 at 10:16

Buttons fine, included earbuds good, screen very nice, camera is also good. Battery lasts me plenty, about two days, but i dont sit watching videos, taking 5 milion selfies or playing with it endlessly. I'm very pleased with it.

Earth[Tera].bin · 14 Jul 2018 at 10:39

Recent upgrade has possibly resolved some of the issues reviewers had with the buttons but I would still say they were overly harsh on the phone. The only thing I would mention is that it doesn't seem much of an upgrade from the U11+, but minor upgrades are the way things are these days.

shankly1985 · 14 Jul 2018 at 11:10

Got mine Thursday, really liking it so far. Upgrade from HTC 10 dont have any issues with buttons and my battery life so far seems decent, not had the chance to put it through high usage yet though. Phone is stupidly fast, the new 845 chipset is excellent.

shankly1985 · 14 Jul 2018 at 12:24

Another thing to point out, the audio on the U12+ wow its a massive step up from htc 10.

Anyone also tried YouTube HDR? Setting video setting 1440p HDR = blown away

shankly1985 · 14 Jul 2018 at 19:10

Some Battery feedback, so far I quite happy with my battery. This is my usage for today, loads of Spotify in the background, Youtube, Games, Facebook and Twitter. So a good amount of all round usage.

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Earth[Tera].bin · 18 Jul 2018 at 19:09

Battery is average for me, sometimes I'll glance the screen and think where's that 20% of battery gone and other times it surprises me by having 40-50% left at the end of day of heavy usage.

Camera wise , spoiled for choice between this and my Pixel 2 XL . U12+ seems to produce more lifelike colours. Below were taken using auto.

On a side note I wish I'd went for the black, blue is nice and all but I'm quite usually black or silver is about as exciting as my colour choices get.

shankly1985 · 24 Jul 2018 at 21:16

New update is out bringing
4k 30fps unlimited recording
Button improvements and battery with June security

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Earth[Tera].bin · 24 Jul 2018 at 21:31

Thanks for that.

Still impressed by the device, does everything I require and does it well.

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