HTC U12 Lite Specification, Features, Price and Release Date

The HTC U12 Lite has been launched in Berlin, and very soon it would be available in all major markets in the world from September. The phone runs on Android 8.2 Oreo and not Android One. This brings to you some of the HTC U12 Lite features, its full specification, price and release date.

HTC U12 Lite Features

The HTC U12 Lite features two distinct textures; a smooth acrylic glass and a horizontal lines etched into the glass. This gives a reminiscent of the Pixel phones, but it has its own look too. The U12 Lite will be available in two colour options; Twilight Purple, and Midnight Blue.

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At the front of the HTC U12 Lite you will find a 6 inch screen with 18:9 aspect ratio, the same size as the HTC U12+ screen. The display has a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixel, which is not quite as sharp. But the good news is that HTC did not add a notch, unlike the U12+. The U12 Lite does came with a 3.5mm jack.

The HTC U12 Lite came equipped with a 3600mAh battery. Though there is no fast charging onboard, it has just a regular 10W charger in the retail box. The phone charges over USB-C.

From the camera department, the HTC U12 Lite came with a 16MP + 5MP dual camera on its rear. The main sensor is behind an f/2.0 aperture and has Phase Detection AF. The secondary sensor is used for bokeh mode. On the front you will find a 13MP camera (f/2.0, fixed focus), which also has its own LED flash, for taking selfies even when in the dark.

The HTC U12 Lite have a Snapdragon 636 chipset paired up with a 4GB RAM. It also came with a 64GB internal storage that can be expanded via the use of a microSD card slot.

HTC U12 Lite Specification

NETWORK
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 66(1700/2100)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes

 

LAUNCH
Announced	2018, August
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, September

 

BODY
Dimensions	158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm (6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 in)
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 

DISPLAY
Type	Super LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~77.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)
Multitouch	Yes
Protection	To be confirmed

 

PLATFORM
OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636
CPU	Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
GPU	509

 

MEMORY
Card slot	microSD, up to 512 GB
Internal	128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

 

MAIN CAMERA
Single	16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF 5 MP, depth sensor
Features	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

 

SELFIE CAMERA
Single	13 MP, f/2.0
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps

 

SOUND
Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes
	– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

 

COMMS
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes
Radio	No
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

 

FEATURES
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser	HTML5
	– MP4/H.264 player – MP3/eAAC+/WAV player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer – Charging 5V/2A

 

BATTERY
	Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh battery

 

MISC
Colours	Moonlight Blue, Twilight Purple
Price	About 330 EUR

HTC U12 Lite Release Date

The HTC U12 Lite will be launched and released in Europe, Asia, and Middle East in late September 2018. See the prices below:

HTC U12 Lite Price

The HTC U12 Lite Price in UK is £300, which is around €335 in Europe. Prices in Asia and other African countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa etc will be made known on this page once it is announced by various retail stores located in the countries.