Taiwanese handset-maker HTC had announced its U series smartphones in the Indian market in February with the launch of HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play at a price tag of Rs. 59,990 and Rs. 39,990 respectively. Just months after launch, HTC India has announced a price cut for its HTC U Play smartphone by Rs. 10,000. The smartphone, HTC U Play is now available in India at a price tag of Rs 29,990, which is much lesser than its earlier price (Rs 39,990).
The HTC U Play is exclusively available on e-commerce website Amazon.in in Sapphire Blue and Brilliant Black colour options. The handset is available at zero cost EMI to customers for a limited period and Amazon India is also offering up to Rs 2,300 Amazon Pay cashback on purchasing under credit card EMI, and one year insurance coverage for accidental and liquid damages by Cover Plus for free. At present, HTC is working on its next flagship phone, dubbed as HTC U11. The Taiwanese company just a few days ago announced that the upcoming HTC U11 will be officially launched on May 16.
HTC U PLAY SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES: –
In terms of specifications, the HTC U Play comes with a 5.2-inch Super LCD full HD (1920×1080) display with Pixel density at 428 ppi (pixel per inch) and the display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The phone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with HTC Sense UI out-of-the-box and is powered by a 64 bit octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 chipset coupled with Mali T860 GPU. It is available in two variants – 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage. The smartphone also supports microSD card for additional storage, that you can expandable your storage up to 2TB.
In terms of photography, HTC U Play features a 16-megapixel rear camera with 1 µm pixels, BSI sensor, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), Auto-focus, dual-tone LED flash, f/2.0 aperture and 28 mm focal length. The device is capable of shooting videos in Full HD 1080p video recording at 30 fps. On the front, HTC U Play sports a 16-megapixel front-facing camera onboard with f/2.0 aperture and 26.5 mm focal length, Auto-HDR and the UltraPixel mode. The front shooter comes with live make up mode, auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie), voice selfie, and full HD 1080p video recording support. The HTC U Play also comes with Video Pic mode that capture a 2-megapixel photo while recording Full HD 1080p video.
In terms of Connectivity Options, HTC U Play supports Hybrid dual-SIM dual standby using the (nano-SIM + nano-SIM/microSD) slot. Connectivity options also include front fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), BlueTooth 4.2, GPS antenna with GLONASS, NFC, DLNA, Miracast, HTC Connect and USB 2.0 Type-C port. Just like the HTC U Ultra, HTC U Play also lacks a 3.5mm headphone jack and has USB 2.0 Type-C audio connectivity instead. It features HTC U-Sonic speakers with Dual microphones and noise cancellation.
HTC U Play is backed by a non-removable 2,500mAh battery and builds for fast charging. The battery is rated to deliver up to 15 hours of talk time on 3G network and lasts up to 17 days in standby mode. The phone also includes Ambient light, Motion G-sensor, Proximity, Compass, Gyro and Magnetic sensors. It measures 145.99 x 72.9 x 7.99 mm and weighs around 145 grams.
