HTC U to be launched today –Expected key features

New Delhi: After giving a slew of hints on the launch of its next flagship, Taiwanese smartphone company HTC is all set to launch the next “U” series smartphone.

HTC U will be launched at an event in Taipei on Thursday.

The company has tweeted:

Our announcement kicks off at 2pm Taipei / 2am New York / 7am London. Make sure you're tuned in: https://t.co/sbUcexK14t pic.twitter.com/VC7OF38j8R — HTC (@htc) May 16, 2017

Much before the launch of the phone, media has been rife with speculations about its features.

The Phone will reportedly come with special feature called 'Edge Sense' on either side of the display. The feature, will allow users to perform different functions by squeezing its sides. The touch sensors will allow users to make gestures and control it.

As per rumor mills, HTC U will come with 5.5 inch display with resolution 2560 x 1440, Snapdragon 835 and will run Android Nougat 7.1, Camera packs 12 MP rear and 16 MP front.