HTC U Ultra now available in Canada

In a surprise move, HTC’s U Ultra smartphone is now available to purchase in Canada.

Canadians can buy the new device unlocked for $999 from the HTC website. It’s available in ‘Sapphire Blue,’ ‘Ice White’ and ‘Brilliant Black.’

Consumers that take the plunge and buy the U Ultra can also get a pair of JBL Aware C earphones, normally priced at $270, for $135 CAD.

Announced at the start of the year, the HTC Ultra borrows many of its marquee features from other popular handsets. For instance, taking a page from the LG V20, the U Ultra features a 160 x 1040 secondary display. Moreover, like the iPhone 7 and Moto Z, HTC’s latest smartphone doesn’t feature a separate analog headphone jack for audio output — which is where the JBL headphones promotion helps. See the chart below for a full list of the device’s internal specs.

Freedom Mobile subscribers note that the U Ultra’s LTE modem does not support Band 66, meaning you won’t be able to use this device’s with the carrier’s LTE network.

Specs

HTC U Ultra

HTC 10

Display

5.7-inch, 2.0 inch secondary display (160x1040)

5.2 inch (1440x2560)

Processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 2.15GHz quad-core processor

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad Core, 64bit, up to 2.2GHz

RAM

4GB

4GB

Storage

64GB or 128GB

32GB

Dimensions

162.41 x 79.79 x 3.6-7.99mm

145.9 x 71.9 x 3.0 - 9.0 mm

Weight

170 grams

161 grams

Rear Facing Camera

12MP (HTC UltraPixel™ 2 with 1.55μm pixel) PDAF + Laser focus

12MP (HTC UltraPixel 2 with 1.55μm pixel)

Front Facing Camera

16MP, with HTC UltraPixel

5MP (1.34μm pixels)

OS

Android 7.0 with HTC Sense

Android 6 with HTC Sense

Battery

Non-removable 3000mAh with Quick Charge 3.0

Non-removable 3000 mAh Quick Charge 3.0 with cool charge

Network Connectivity

Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), NFC

Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), NFC

Sensors

NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), DLNA, Motion G-sensor, Fingerprint sensor

NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), DLNA, Fingerprint sensor, Motion G-sensor

SIM Type

Nano SIM

Nano SIM

Launch Date

March 20, 2017

April 12, 2016

Misc

USB Type-C

HTC BoomSound

MobileSyrup will have a review of the U Ultra in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

Thanks for the tip, Jean-Philippe!

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