HTC is reportedly working on a phone dubbed “Imagine
Life” - aka HTC U12 Life (U12’s code name was Imagine). We saw the same move
last year with the U11 Life, a mid-range phone that borrowed some elements from
the U11 flagship, but the name was more for marketing than actual flagship
features. This year the Life model will be livelier. It will have a 6”
screen with 1,080 x 2,160px resolution (18:9) – the same size and aspect ratio
as the U12+, though the resolution is dialed back.
Similarly, the chipset will be a Snapdragon 636 –
with eight Kryo 260 cores (4x Gold and 4x Silver, based on Cortex-A73 and A53
respectively). On the memory front, there will be 4GB of RAM, 64GB storage and
a microSD slot.
The U12 Life will reportedly have a 16MP + 5MP dual
camera on the back that is capable of 4K video capture. The Life will lose the
dual Selfie camera, but it gets a higher resolution module, 13MP, and a selfie
flash.
Other details include a solid battery capacity –
3,600mAh, which should go a long way with the 14nm chipset – and also a
fingerprint reader. No word on waterproofing, but we think it’s likely (the U11
Life was at IP67).
No word on when the U12 Life might launch or how
much it will cost either. Last year’s phone launched at US$ 350, so that’s a
reasonable guess. By the way, the U11 Life had an Android One version, so
that’s something to look forward to.
