Verizon showcased some specs of the upcoming HTC U12
on their Open Development website. To those of you who don’t know what it is,
the Open Development platform is Verizon’s initiative to encourage the
development of products and services beyond being a carrier. The U12 is listed
under the “Showcase” tab which lists all the devices that are on Verizon’s
network. The listing does not reveal all the specs but does let out a little
bit of them.
If the listing is to be believed, the HTC U12 will
feature a 6-inch Super WQHD LCD display with Gorilla Glass (unspecified
version) on top. The display is specified to be “frameless” which in layman
terms means barely-any-bezels. There is no mention of a notch so that’s another
topic of speculation.
Other noticeable specs are the massive 3500mAh
battery and the IP68 Splash and Dustproof rating. The U12 will feature Android
8 out of the box coupled with the HTC Sense Companion. Another surprising
mention is the LTE Cat 12 standard. This is in direct contradiction of previous
rumours which specified the processor as being Snapdragon 845, that has support
for LTE Cat 18 download and Cat 13 upload. It’s pretty evident the page is
under construction, so the mention of Cat 12 is probably a typo.
According to an earlier leak, the HTC U12 will
feature a 5.99-inch LCD display with a 2960 x 1440p resolution. Under the hood
will lie the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB
of onboard storage. A 12MP+16MP camera setup is expected to adorn the back
while an 8MP+8MP setup will take care of portraits up front. A 3420mAh battery
along with Android 8.0 is said to run the U12. As far as the pricing is
concerned it may cost anywhere around € 799 (US$ 977).