HTC U12+ Review: A Phone With No Buttons!

HTC U12+ has no notch, flagships specs and a peculiar lack of real buttons. Worth the money?
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[@LJdaentertainer]

The auto-rotate dependent on grip feature is innovative.

[@runekid3383]

Yeah can't believe something this obvious was never implemented before.

[@Ankit_Jaiswal]

Every phone needs this. I keep the auto rotate off all the time on my phone, but this might change it.

[@ashyp3761]

Duge Hick Lol Apple died when Steve Jobs died 😂😂😂 relevant my ass

[@adityahmm9926]

DarkGreninja I guess that was sarcasm, if not then I just wanna laugh 🤣🤣

[@mimi5316]

apple is still relevant as long as the kardashians use them

[@osamaFXX]

From 2011 to 2014 HTC was the coolest phone manufacturer.

[@bigredii2253]

the one htc one m7 commercial "turn up the love, turn up the love" nostalgiaaaaaa

[@bodosergewilfried4519]

Then... they messed up with the m9....

[@jeffersonkennedy9227]

With Sony phones

[@zadsazhad]

Htc with 4mp camera

[@tefuad95]

@@zadsazhad not 4mp, it's 4up (ultra pixel)

[@Valhalla.Studio]

It's 2020, still no new phone from HTC, this was the last one :(

[@aryamansaudagar9675]

I wish we could go back to the m8 days :\

[@kumbaya69421]

RIP

[@user-yr6tk1jm1z]

There’s the rumors that HTC will publish new 5g phone in 2020 the HTC fans from taiwan

[@darcyhodgsonmelrose768]

I had a friend who worked as head of advertising and they have been bought by google:(

[@user-yr6tk1jm1z]

@@darcyhodgsonmelrose768 yeah sime of staff been bought by google but Htc company still alive they still selling phones in few countries.

[@ardyyy4456]

i miss htc m8 days

[@lolmetswhathappeneduhhh2029]

I had one of those. It was absolutely horrible.

[@jusamaster212]

Yeah m8, me too

[@kenbee1957]

I miss HTC

[@kenbee1957]

@@jusamaster212 I see what you did there

[@chigginskeywest]

Those days are over.😕

[@mt_xing]

That smart rotate is a game changer.

[@hmm2928]

Mt_Xinghuawei and honor has it which tracks your face .

[@debashish96]

yeaah

[@tonyrulez69]

Akasha Gupta Yes, but I believe it uses more energy because it needs the front camera for that to work. This just uses the grip sensors or whatever. Also, this works at night.

[@mplovecraft]

Yeah, that's awesome

[@EmiFolkMusic]

That was clever. Liked it too. Sounds like those kind of things that in a few years will be as normal as any other featuer :P

[@JuliusBurton]

The auto switching between portrait and landscape mode biased on your grip is sick!

[@utubejuan]

Julius Burton Yeah, I hope that comes to more phones

[@Gta-ce2cl]

utubejuan honor 10 has it

[@reshabagarwal]

Damn its awsm

[@Sirgool]

utubejuan I don't think it can just because everyone would need to get the side "squeeze" sensors that HTC and the pixel 2's have

[@felix_2037]

Who came here from Cold Fusion to see this phone? 😅 HTC has a special place in my heart as well.

[@sudhakarji]

Same :) Came here from the Cold Fusion page :)

[@kamaalshaik310]

Literally bro 😂

[@elvinbertcorvera1884]

Me.

[@fariztahir5521]

Me too

[@sudhakarji]

The sad part is that the haptic touch feature which is much criticized in this video was apparently a software issue and was subsequently fixed. HTC U12+ owners can probably confirm this. If this is true, U12+ may have lost out purely due to a software issue despite launching a world class phone.

[@Altema22]

Coming back to this video after taking the risk buying one four months ago, and the U12+ has turned out excellent after some, er, "adjustments". They fixed the buttons and made the haptic response sharper, and it actually feels "cool" now with no delay. I can hand the phone to anyone, including children, and the buttons just work and they don't even ask about them. Battery life was not good out of the box, but they apparently changed something. I now leave work with the phone around 70%, and I'm a lunchtime KZbin junkie. The dual front cameras are for more than Bokeh. The cameras are used to create a 3 dimensional depth map of your face, and it works well enough that I use it for 80% of my unlocks, and 20% for the FP reader when it's inconvenient to point the phone at my face. The main camera is nice and fast and does very well. We are mostly an iPhone family and own the 6, 7, 8 Plus, and XS Max (my poor wallet!). The only iPhone we have that can hold a candle to the U12+ is the XS Max. The others are hopelessly outclassed, and my son who is a professional photographer gave up doing comparisons with his 8 Plus. The U12 is that good. I got a shock last night playing with the U12+ camera, and got photos that could rival Google's night sight, bit you have to use pro mode and know what you are doing. Performance is a plus to the plus. HTC is pretty good at tuning, but I did not expect the 845 in the U12 to be faster than the 855 in the S10. Not benchmarks, but real world use. It's not a shock though, because the U11 was faster than the S9. It's not a deal breaker by any means for someone that wants the S10, but I thought it was interesting. Gaming is one area that the U12+ stands out, and I have a girl that shows up just about every day for phone gaming sessions (which is beginning to annoy my wife!), and her iPhone overheats doing the same thing that the U12 handles with ease. Three times this month she had to let the phone cool down after doing Riptide GP2 or Leo's Fortune. Oh, forgot to mention sound! USonic earbuds. I'm a recording engineer, and I live with knowing some details and nuances in my work will probably go unnoticed by the general public. Normal headphones cannot reproduce the sound you get standing at a million dollar console in a commercial recording studio. HTC's USonic is the only thing I've heard that can come close, and it was a complete mind job for someone with my experience. The clarity, spatial imaging, crazy bass extension to frequencies that seem impossible. It will take you a week or so to get over the mind bending capabilities of USonic, and probably two weeks to get out of the habit of touching tables and walls to see if they are vibrating to the music.

[@user-zr4wh3lh5v]

That's great to know. Thanks for the update. I have a U11.

[@1k_vonte]

You're the goat for this comment

[@user-zr4wh3lh5v]

@@1k_vonte I will probably buy a U12 in the future. So underrated. Awesome camera's and the audio is simply the best on any phone I believe

[@TheWolod]

Wow. This isaperspective that no one is able to give me on youtube I guess. Thank you for that! Much appretiated

[@user-zr4wh3lh5v]

@@TheWolod Your Welcome. Great to see HTC have a new boss and should be making a new flagship next year. They are so underrated

[@YUM0N]

Holy shit that smart rotate that keeps it in portrait mode is really cool

[@RIPHitchens]

only reason I'd consider this phone

[@siraja6788]

Waiting for xda to port this

[@sattwikdas69]

wont work if pressure senstivity isnt there in ur phn..

[@slandgkearth]

lol but honor 10 has something similiar too, it tracks your face. you dont need some gimmicky pressure crap

[@Halzion_]

Raul Slandgkearth Gonzalez Guzman but it uses camera doesn't it? I think this grip sensor consume less battery life than a camera

[@alexanderg1935]

''I probably wouldn't put a case or skin on it'' *dbrand intensifies*

[@adityaharindar]

Lack of buttons, Dual Cameras, translucent back, HTC has always been ahead of it's time. Looking forward to see HTC returning to the flagship game! :(

[@darcyhodgsonmelrose768]

i dont think it ever will sadly:(

[@RemixedVoice]

Lol @ lack of buttons being a feature

[@utsavprabhakar5072]

This comment didnt age so well

[@lukeeclair7736]

Watching this in May 2020. Really hope HTC get back into the smartphone game. Something like a modern One M7 would be great.

[@kittyflier8338]

HTC is doing Okay in the VR field. Won't back to the smartphone business any time soon.

[@caleb428]

@@kittyflier8338 they might be coming back in Q3 or Q4

[@kittyflier8338]

@@caleb428 Don't think so... It's been a hard year even for cellphone giants like Samsung or Huawei due to the pandemic.

[@caleb428]

@@kittyflier8338 well I guess we'll see, I'm hoping they do because the more competition the better

[@kittyflier8338]

@@caleb428 Sure it is. But the competition might be too much in recent years. Lots of mobile phone companies are bleeding out.

[@13billy]

I really feel that HTC are always so close yet just too far

[@LaSombraa]

For real, and the fact that it’s over 800$ and doesn’t have wireless charging is really off... like seriously?

[@josevictoraraoarao5638]

Who tf needs wireless charging... It damages the battery far worse than their normal aging and it is not even that fast yet.

[@auag666]

Why people care so much about wireless charging? Even we know that is not "real wireless", you still have to attach your phone to the charger.

[@josevictoraraoarao5638]

So truuu

[@mohammedahmed1109]

Wireless charger is not a deal breaker for most people

[@davidhunsinger1587]

I feel like the digital buttons can, and will be fixed with a software update, as with most new "innovations" (I put this in quotes because it's entirely subjective) HTC has made a killer phone in the U12+ However, they priced it as if they're a big player in the market still, which is what will likely hurt it's sales.

[@davidhunsinger1587]

Just look how polished the edge sense on the U11 was, the buttonless tech here is the same, it could totally be fixed, I can't wait for my pre-ordered unit to get to me

[@zackirstein9233]

Its $799, not $849 that's only for the 128 Gb blue model, which Marques fails to mention.

[@titanmp4]

And the lack of a headphone jack took this off of my list for consideration.

[@BMWROYAL]

David hunsinger the delay not a software issue, it’s hardware, same with the feeling of it, the tapir engine is just simply not as advanced, that can be fixed withsoftware

[@butterbabe21]

David hunsinger I really hope the button well(lack there of) situation gets fixed because it's kinda important for the power and volume to be useable

[@justrifky]

For me htc always be the most innovative smartphone. Depth sensor, stereo speakers (beats audio before apple bought it), great software and hardware, build quality and attention to detail are the best. There's only one problem with them and that would be marketing strategy

[@oneshotguy6372]

And after sale service.

[@Muhammed.Yaseen]

" *I'll be hanging out in the comment section* " Never see you though...

[@blueshanks1]

I really thought you forgot Marques. Thanks

[@redhairshanks6506]

Red-Haired Shanks Akagami

[@Officerblack21]

...

[@WinsomeAasim]

Fuck is happening here

[@redhairshanks6506]

Fallen monk Urouge its been a while What r u upto..? Chilling in skypia..?

[@blueshanks1]

Fallen monk Urouge I heard you died. O.O

[@FutureNow]

This phone really pushes my buttons.

[@juliansjeandawsonarchive]

Oooh, *kinky*

[@John_C_J]

FutureNow Not if you are a HTC U12+. Be a HTC U12+.

[@vishalmenon4595]

FutureNow now fly away

[@ramguruprasad1753]

If only it had any so you could push them back

[@FutureNow]

I had the first two HTC One phones, and the main thing that did push my buttons was the terrible camera.

[@iansummer257]

Once upon a time, Home button is weak. It then replaced by the virtual ones. The stronger, virtual home button together with the Taptic Engine and fake speaker grill, killed the headphone jack. Then, The screen grew larger and stronger. The home button gets killed by the screen. Taptic Engine and fake speaker grill survived. Headphone jack still hasn’t been revived. To be continued...

[@mhc1301]

back here for hTC U12+. people will love Squeeze feature when apple use it, trust me. hTC is always ahead its time. kind of sad in a economic world.

[@47crazed]

yeah but apple would probably make it useful and more responsive.

[@Justin-fm2rj]

??what are you talking about?? is it super responsive already. and basically you can set it up to do what ever you want with it ??apple will probably only allow it to take picture and call Siri. if it get more responsive it will definitely be worst.

[@47crazed]

Justin Wu I'm talking about these half bake features that apple would probably steal in the future.

[@roshawn1111]

LMFAO another braindead apple fanboy

[@47crazed]

lol ok?

[@kameelamareen]

That back cover is LITTTT

[@Maxsim773]

Buttonless = better water resistance and no wear and tear so u wont replace button after time. Good job HTC & waiting to update software for buttons to be much effective

[@trnty427]

yea, plus it takes some getting used to and these guys reviewing the U12+ haven't even used it enough, yet they give it bad marks...not really fair. Same thing happened when Edge Sense came out...they all said it's a gimmick, except now they are changing their tune...especially since the Pixel is using it as well on it's second device now.

[@AnonymousUser77254]

Since I assume this is a sealed unit, your battery will probably die way before you'd start getting button issues on the normal smartphone.

[@Maxsim773]

Sybrand Botes i bought the phone buttons is awsome really feel somthing good not like what been said

[@Fun_times_jr]

I am so happy I found your page. Super smart and sharp in giving an overview and review of tech. Thank you and I am cheering for your success.

[@faridamin2410]

4 years of HTC One m8 + 3 years of HTC U11 = 7 years of zero problems not even a frozen screen or performance decrease and my U11 still performs excellent like 2020 phones with excellent speakers/call quality

[@Dwayne3007]

I remember when HTC were quietly brilliant now they're just quiet. Sad times

[@chrisjfox8715]

I remember when I never knew you.

[@blackmanwhitesuit]

Yeah HTC and LG have really fallen

[@darrinthorpe9292]

Dwayne3007 what's to hate?

[@darrinthorpe9292]

Blackman Whitesuit this is a beautiful phone. Not sure why htc isn't on all carriers and in stores though....

[@XxProNinjax]

Dwayne3007 oneplus is the new HTC :)

[@theodonacik482]

So how do you hard reboot??

[@TehObLiVioUs]

Open up the back and take the battery out ...OH WAIT.

[@hmm2928]

Just hold the pressure sensitive power button/area I assume.

[@aheesh6487]

Akash Gupta watch the video again, he mentions that long pressing of those buttons does not work.

[@alejandrooonec6849]

Slamontheground

[@mplovecraft]

dip it in water for a few hours, then dry it for two days

[@divyarun14]

Was once the proud owner of Htc One, resurfaced again to check what the company's been up to over the years and ended up here. Thanks for the review, HTC still has a few good tricks up its sleeve.

[@jackhughman282]

you could mention the audio zoom in the video camera, that's a pretty unique, useful and cool feature.

[@TheMilanMovies]

I am 100% sure that Apple is putting those ‘buttons’ on future iPhones. It makes total sense: better water resistance, no mechanical parts (like Apple hates) and with the haptic feedback from the Taptic Engine they could feel like actual buttons.

[@KOSYTB]

Hi guys Pls check My Small Tech Channel It Will Make My day I Want To Know What You Think About My Channel

[@MoreT3ch]

Yeah maybe they'll do in 2024

[@sebastianhansendiaz6106]

nefilim244 no way that early

[@almightyshane]

Milan Meiland then the price skyrockets 100%

[@Thuaria]

I wish Samsung could implement this too

[@down4665]

The best thing is the screen rotation feature Every phone should have that

[@RumleKjaer]

RandomHexagon what happens?

[@down4665]

Rumle Kjaer watch the video

[@stanleysandeep]

Rotation lock is built into Android P which negates the need for fancy hardware to achieve the same. Like in this phone...

[@innocentkboateng]

*Marques I love your simplicity when making videos and one day I wanna be like you!*

[@WorthenBros]

The grip stuff (with rotation and squeeze) are really smart

[@ClaudiniGod]

I really like the front-panel design, the thin bezels, dual speakers and HTC sense.

[@alperdemirel5991]

Htc is a really original brand

[@techvidz4451]

Alper Demirel but now a dead brand :(

[@karanr3ddy]

TechVidz HTC made pixel 2 XL. Google owns HTC'S phone section now. lets see

[@narendrankarunaharan4805]

Karan Reddy Wrong, HTC made pixel 2 But LG made pixel 2 XL, that's why it had display issue

[@ZTGOfficialYT]

TechVidz How is it dead

[@jarenong]

HTC IS DEAD

[@kaysha]

No physical buttons is a nice idea to iterate on

[@Outfrost]

I see it as nice for one specific reason - ingress protection. If next year I can get a phone that's super resistant to water and other stuff I wouldn't want inside of it, thanks to stuff like non-tactile buttons, I'd be very interested.

[@AnphonicEditer]

I still think physical buttons are the best. still rock my s7 edge with home button and the back button I really hate having them in the middle of the screen :D sadly they are taking everything and putting on the screen :S

[@dyay108]

Damn Kaysha, you're into tech?

[@liamashton645]

I'm not a fan. I like proper clicky, tactile buttons.

[@sukritmanikandan3184]

@@AnphonicEditer These days many phones are gesture-controlled, so that should fix it up for you

[@digitalparadigms]

2023 Still missing HTC

[@TechBalloon]

The red camera footage is always so good!

[@wickedragaming7836]

Tech Balloon it better be, it's at least 50k I think? It's unreal that marquees has come so far and is now using 8k to downscale to 4k yikes! Lmao

[@TechBalloon]

WickedRaGaming I didn't realize how much 8k was until I saw how much bigger it was than 1080p! He could literally sit 100 feet back from the camera and it would still look amazing 😂

[@Millerbros3]

HTC ussually makes some significant upgrades to their phones in the 1st round of updates after being released (experienced this with my M8 & HTC 10) so hopefully that can fix the battery life and button quirks. Otherwise it's almost exactly what I'd expect from the company in 2018

[@USisTHEbest121]

Millerbros3 I can vouch for this

[@idanil016]

there are other videos that prove the battery life to be good(4 hours of sot in games and yt ate only 50%). May be it's not calibrated. So, you should drain it to 0 and charge to 100 to improve it.

[@nic_ccc3366]

Millerbros3 I think the SD 845 isn't great for battery life, seems most phones this year with that processor have average battery life.

[@Garrettdx1988]

Man I miss HTC

[@MrAdrienL]

Thanks. Once again it's a great review. Will you be doing a review of the new blackberry ?

[@valentinmoeller]

Dual Front camera is for safer face unlock. Can't be fooled by a photo

[@mrkike7343]

Hey Marques thanks for the theme and wallpapers it looks Dope.

[@vatsalgoyal9576]

Hey uses an app called backdrops for wallparers

[@smartjunayd]

Rip htc, their phones were so amazing

[@Saint_Vincent1735]

HTC M8 was the high tide mark for HTC. They will be missed.

[@fabolousjada5070]

M9 was incredible too

[@ShaneAJM]

Production quality is and has been absolutely insane!

[@az..0N3]

Dude I'm surprised you didn't do a proper review like I've seen you do previously.. other reviewers are stating this phone has OIS & electronic stabilisation, takes better pics than Huwawei p20 pro, IPhone x LG 7 thinQ and pixel 2. You made no mention about the High res sound recording & Zoom sound which No other phone comes with.. I'd like to see you do a proper technical review and perhaps compare it with other top competitors

[@santana09crazy]

Azim A agrre

[@codpieceofjustice4595]

Word

[@Diabepis]

Don't expect proper review here. He's a pixel fanboy. This phone has much better camera than pixel. Checkout dxo

[@Rohan-bw1lh]

Azim A 🌛

[@manvithrai1559]

Sam Fisher don't judge a camera by its dxo mark score. Companies optimise their cameras for the dxo tests

[@victoriousgangster]

auto-rotate dependent on grip feature, great camera, audio game is on point, 3D audio recording is best in the game, edge sense being a very useful not gimmicky feature, no notch (my opinion), Sense is very smooth and close to stock which I like, and software can fix most issues you mentioned. Also easily rootable!

[@Agent37]

Fair review while I'm waiting for mine to arrive! Thanks

[@Jameskaguo]

I like the smart rotate

[@nunyabidness6820]

HTC is always the underdog of phones

[@fabio.canales]

Thank you for the concise reviews.

[@gkurio]

Thank you for such a long history of outstanding content. Something I'm curious about that you may have addressed in a prior Q&A: When you test new handsets, do you load a standard collection of apps and run the device through a standard set of tasks to determine performance? I appreciate that you are consistent with the phone activities that you show on the videos, but recently, I have been more concerned with device app switching and manipulating files between apps. I ask because I feel that Samsung devices have suffered inordinately more lag as I've put everything I use everyday on them. Best regards

[@cyclops86]

Marques, don't get me wrong - I've been following you since 2012 and I love your tech reviews. But I feel like you've just lost interest in HTC. There are a couple of statements that you throw casually out there which have a deep impact on the folks watching. Compare it with the iPhone X review - and you were much more careful with your words ( just check how many times you said "Its Apple, you have to get used to it") vs here where you claim not to like the buttons even though you got used to them. That intelligent portrait mode is a cool idea as was Edge sense which made it's way to the Pixel.And which phone out there has a translucent back? HTC did it last year with the U11+ and now again. For a cash strapped company, they sure are able make some pretty solid well built phones. The only ding I'd give them is that they've not gone AMOLED but I guess cost is still a factor. Peace

[@vishalkoduri1885]

Aneesh Ramaswami very true

[@kobathor]

Cost is a factor? Every phone over $500 that's worth getting uses OLED. It's a shame this phone uses LCD for $850, since that's probably a big reason it has terrible battery life.

[@adharshsabu5865]

One plus did something similar for far less money. This phone doesn't have a defining feature that makes it truly remarkable unless you point out the gimmicky thing "squeeze feature".

[@86cap]

I feel the same way everytime I watch Marques review an HTC phone.

[@kaushalsuvarna5156]

nvr liked amoled, colors look much better on LCD

[@MahmoudTarek885]

Intro by Brandon Havard

[@TheHennes36]

MobiLuck - موبايلك is brandon havard now actually the guy doing mkbhds camera Work? Just wondering since they announced some coop lately

[@MahmoudTarek885]

TheHennes36 yeah

[@neelk7445]

Yeah was about to comment that

[@shankar4330]

Yeah, has his mark undoubtedly

[@dragosradu2440]

Hey Marques, where do you get the wallpapers for Home screens. Is there an app or site?

[@GaryThyne]

I thought you forgot about it 😊 . Thanks for the review!

[@Jay-zs1ej]

the quality is better as always but, the content is getting better and better after intro, mind blowing.

[@KOSYTB]

Hi guys Pls check My Small Tech Channel It Will Make My day I Want To Know What You Think About My Channel

[@swapnilk]

HTC already introduced most of the Innovative features years ago; like Dual cameras, front stereo speakers, Metallic body, ultra pixel camera and so on.. Now also came up with semi transparent back, edge sense, capacitive buttons and u sonic headphones but most people won’t be able to know about those. I agree it’s all HTC’s fault as they don’t spend money on advertisement. If you want to sell it, just tell it.

[@stanleysandeep]

Swapnil K Yeah, they are a innovative bunch who don't get much credit. Unfortunately that's the kind of world we live in...

[@hemachandran.balaji]

They are underrated and half of the people I know haven't even heard of htc

[@mrhopp92]

Swapnil K Yes! My thoughts exactly !!

[@andrewrosenberg7905]

Updated review since the battery, button, and camera improvements? 🙏🏼 As usual, great content!

[@jordanzhang6137]

Hey Marques, this isn't related to the video but i got a new camera (nikon D5600 w/18-55mm kit lens) and was wondering which lens would be a good to start off with?

[@CodeRiseFN]

Was waiting for this video!

[@insanepro1326]

hey, maeques what about the speaker and touch sensor quality??? please comment

[@hidetomatsumoto8331]

Yo, that smart rotate feature is underrated! I wish I had that on my iPhone X. But I can imagine running into some problems when you don’t hold your phone in a conventional way.

[@ilkesmit1686]

Hello Marques. How is the call quality on the phone?

[@alihawater8625]

Waiting for jerry rig everything to comment.

[@rosuadlTsi]

Both of the HTC phones I used before had major battery problems. Hopefully they've improved in that area.

[@yashwantholkar9930]

rosuadlTsi I had htc desire 600ds and that phone had battery problem too. Htc always struggles in battery department but all other things are best.

[@marinakyriacou6525]

I've owned several HTC phones over the years and I look forward to hopefully getting this one

[@rexmabunga]

Hi MKBHD. Do you have the dual sim version? Can you run data (4G / 3G) on both of them at the same time? Instead of having a 'Preferred SIM for data' setting like in most dual sim phones. Thanks.

[@IDezzly]

I hate the buttons that don't click.

[@nathanlewis5871]

عَينْ. Me too

[@IDezzly]

Nathan Lewis Let's be friends

[@arupsen4761]

عَينْ. Can I join

[@IDezzly]

Arup Sen Sure, everyone is welcome to join

[@nathanlewis5871]

عَينْ. Okay

[@SuperRJ2012]

Hands down best Intro songs on KZbin😥👏🎶

[@MrinalSingh904]

The intro...... Got me Marques

[@illwriteamemo32]

I've been HTC loyal for, god, I don't want to even admit how many years. I've been rocking the M9 for far too long, and the screen finally cracked on me about a month ago (not that thats stopped it in the slightest). but my love for HTC does not have me jaded, I see this company's downfalls, and I'm afraid if I buy a 1000 phone, and they go bankrupt, I'll be up shits creek on ever getting a warranty or an update. my biggest love is HTCs on board music app. the google music app that's on all androids today is shit. I just want an app that opens my music library. I don't want adverts or stations or have to go through five downbars just to get to my library. I just want it to automatically open my library. that's it. the end. can anyone comment on what the on board music app is? is it the google music? also, the edge sense seems to be a huge selling feature to me. and the cameras and speakers. I was actually considering the pixel2xl until I saw your review on the photo looking over exposed to other people. yikes. definitely do not want that... I'm not looking for anything radical here, and I couldn't give a damn about the price. what's an additional $200 if it's a great phone and fits my needs? (I'll gladly pay a little more for nice underwear, on brand cereal, and a good phone. it's just one of those things.) I just want a reviewer to get down to specifics. what widgets are available? what apps come on the phone? things like that. what are the biggest glitches? will there be good phone cases available since it uses edge sense? these are the important questions. I can read the specs. I want to know the specifics.

[@marwanhossamfx]

Try using retro music

[@AliRazaiamaliraza]

Girl, try the "BlackPlayer", It's free of bloatware or ads bullshit, it's clean and looks great on amoled. You want a music player clean, it is clean. Thank me later :)

[@vashistavenkatesh1804]

The m9 plus was my previous phone. I switched to the u11. I've no issues with it ... It's reliable ... But defo not the best.

[@kingolamilekans6557]

Ali Raza Just downloaded it on my G7 It's awesome Thanks buddy

[@thequantumguy5067]

hey i dunno if u have already bought the u12+ or not but if u havent noticed already htc doesnt ship thier phones with this music app any more and no u cant just download it on the play store the only was is to install it as a n appk so if u want a link to download it just lemme know and i will leave it here in a comment

[@markferguson6027]

Yes I would rock this phone. Very interested in the no real button theory.. software can always be tweaked or changed completely.

[@CommunistPenguin-bw2mf]

I'm sure if HTC doesn't fix them (they probably will) there will be a third party mod to help with the buttons

[@LegatoStudios]

Honestly, I HATE NOTCHES. If the Pixel 3 has a notch I will either get this or the S10.

[@jonsnow9428]

LegoStudios sorry to tell you dude. Pixel 3 has a notch and a glass back, otherwise looks same as Pixel2. So it's this or the S9, unless you use the 'hide the notch feature'

[@MuhammadIhsan390]

This? Over the great S9? Please man...

[@jowarnis]

LegoStudios I can't stand them too, still got op6 though and ability to hide it is freaking awesome, love the phone, without that feature it would be a painful experience.

[@hasinrajrabib7284]

Muhammad Ihsan htc u12+ is far better than sam-lag s9

[@olivergregory309]

Jon Snow the 3xl has a notch the normal is a similar design to the 2xl

[@cd8k116]

Is the Matte Black Tesla Roadster in the background a little foreshadowing of the color you picked for your 2020 Roadster or is it RED?

[@ivanov13]

@mkbhd, how is the call quality? As far as i know it doesn't support Hd Calling and VoLTE .

[@mondobytes]

That Helios Swirly Bokeh 👌

[@ShreN_]

Hopefully the button recognition can be improved with software updates over time.

[@lvalentin91]

Would you consider a follow-up review? I don't know if you had done this or not. However word around online forums now that the phone is arriving to consumers has some insight. The button sensitivity is apparently tied to the short squeeze. Some users are reporting that once a proper calibration of the side squeeze is done. A lot of the "lag" is gone. Your videos are great. And by far your review of the u12 is my favorite. It seems like you actually thought thru every aspect of the phone and gave it not just a personal opinion but logic behind it. Unlike most of the other reviewers who where quick to toss the phone without much of a detailed explanation.

[@axvingaming152]

Marques, please give your opinions on the Nokia 6.1 (2018). Ty

[@MyInstantSearch]

Sick Intro!

[@juliansjeandawsonarchive]

*No buttons?* Welcome to the future, my friend.

[@LaskyLabs]

Not gonna lie, I was considering this for a while... It's amazing how fast tech changes. Already at the OnePlus 7 Pro

[@thisisjmx]

It's great to hear you are positive about a HTC device! If my network operator stocked HTC phones I'd have one every upgrade. The only killer is battery life for me as I'm a big user of watching TV on my phone. I gotta charge my G6 late afternoon to get me thru the evening.

[@eliandro9483]

I didnt even knew HTC had a new phone

[@homunculus3646]

Ali-A would be proud of that intro

[@DeepakGiri]

How's the "button" press feedback compared to the feedback you get on the Galaxy S8 touch sensitive home "button" (on the screen)?

[@chessmyantidrug]

I've had this phone for about a month and I absolutely love it. I don't have an issue with the fake buttons. I typically turn on my screen with the fingerprint scanner. I do like how the screen illuminates the clock and notification icons if the phone senses you pick it up and tilt it toward you. I didn't have the U11 so I'm not sure if that feature was used. I know it wasn't used on the HTC 10. I use a live wallpaper (Day Night Live Wallpaper) and haven't had any issues with battery life. After a typical shift at work, I will have used about 40% battery. I might pick up a Pixel 3 later this year. I passed on the Pixel 2 because I was still locked into a Sprint contract when it came out and wasn't eligible for upgrade. By the time I was in the market for a phone, the Pixel 2 was lagging behind in terms of hardware and I couldn't justify the purchase.

[@adityashukla7849]

Oh man! Smartphones are not a thing limited to Screens. You have that example right in front of you. 👌 (By the way, HTC always had over-exposing cameras)

[@ACEMEDIA]

Agreed. But as a photographer, id rather have slight over exposure than underexposure and miss important details.

[@adityashukla7849]

agreed

[@seanrenzi6481]

I thought HTC went out of business or something because I don’t see them in the stores anymore

[@lesleylee3755]

They do vr now,second only to valve.

[@lovingatlanta]

👍🤔🧐🤓😁Just wanted to say I’ve noticed how you’re using the “Spike Lee technique” in your videos. 😉 Cool.👍

[@naib1616]

i still remember this dude reviewing the htc one. time flies

[@sakshamkumar514]

Very smart sense features by htc good job. Great different things from other manufacturers. Learn something one plus don't just copy others

[@veridian4433]

*Shivers from PTSD of poor use of space*

[@illitero]

*Shivers from PTSD of people talking about engineering like they understand engineering*

[@cameronwilliams4149]

illitero it was a poor use of space, you can't deny that

[@blueshanks1]

cameron williams that was the U ULTRA. NOT THE FLAGSHIP U11.

[@cameronwilliams4149]

Red-Haired Shanks it was a flagship, had the snapdragon 821

[@Therysin]

Shivers from PTSD about cunts thinking they know what PTSD is. Ironic? Yes

[@monkeyking822]

Poppin' Pockets! That song is so good!

[@rolanddaher9858]

thank you for the Beautiful channel👍.Why not talking yet about the HTC u20..

[@theSUBVERSIVE]

I think that the buttons would end up driving me nuts. I can't stand things that are either laggy or inconsistent, much less both. Why mess up with the buttons when there was no need for such things, I know manufacturers want to differentiate themselves, but making it worse doesn't sound like a good idea. The portrait mode thing is pretty cool though, but that's about that since I'm not a big see through fan in electronics anyway.

[@codpieceofjustice4595]

theSUBVERSIVE IKR. this phone would be an absolute killer if it had proper buttons. 100% would have bought it then

[@idknuttin]

theSUBVERSIVE every year now it seems these companies put some dumb shit in their phones to make people hate it, I don't understand it

[@AmmaarSolkar]

If people kept doing what works every year then won't it just stall development?

[@TheSkinnyZ]

Ah yes, a review of probably the last HTC high end flagship phone, which I currently have in my hands as well. It's still working nicely, but I'm itching for something new.

[@goosedcoop]

Didn't HTC also upgrade some video features? They kept that audio zoom focus feature too. Does volume increase/decrease with a long "press" of the volume "button?"

[@kunalsaikia]

will the button or so called haptic feedback still work with a silicon or hard plastic cover on it?