HTC is bringing another U-series smartphone to the brand’s homeland. On Thursday (6 June), HTC announced the arrival of a new smartphone via a social media post without revealing its name. The phone will be unveiled next week and is speculated to be the HTC U24 and HTC U24 Pro. The Pro model is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC. They could debut as successors to last year’s HTC U23 and HTC U23 Pro.
HTC announces a new phone
Through social media posts, HTC Taiwan has revealed the launch of a new smartphone in the country. The launch will take place at 8:00 AM (IST) on June 12. The poster shows the phone’s side profile with the label coming soon. Although HTC did not reveal the moniker, based on early rumors, it is expected that the HTC U24 or HTC U24 Pro will not be covered next week.
HTC U24 Series Specifications (Expected)
However, in April, an HTC smartphone, rumored to be the HTC U24 Pro with model number 2QDA100, was spotted on the Geekbench and Bluetooth SIG websites. The listing suggested Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC on the phone. It is shown with 12 GB of RAM, Android 14 and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity. It scored 3,006 and 1,095 points respectively on multi-core and single-core tests on Geekbench.
The HTC U24 and HTC U24 Pro are expected to come with upgrades over the HTC U23 and HTC U23 Pro. Upcoming models could retain full HD+ 120Hz OLED displays and IP67 certified construction.
HTC U23 and HTC U23 Pro have 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,080x 2,400 pixels) OLED displays with a refresh rate of 120Hz. They run on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of built-in storage. The HTC U23 has a triple rear camera unit, led by a 64-megapixel primary sensor. The HTC U23 Pro’s quad rear camera is headed by a 108-megapixel primary sensor. Both phones have a 32-megapixel front-facing camera. They have 4600mAh batteries with support for 30W wired fast charging and 15W wireless charging.
