HTC is bringing yet another U-series smartphone to the brand’s home country. On Thursday (June 6), HTC announced the arrival of a new smartphone via a social media post without revealing its name. The phone is set to launch next week and is speculated to be the HTC U24 and HTC U24 Pro. The Pro model is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC. They could debut as a successor to last year’s HTC U23 and HTC U23 Pro.
HTC announces new phone
Through social media posts, HTC Taiwan revealed the launch of a new smartphone in the country. The launch event will take place at 8:00 AM (IST) on June 12. The poster shows the side profile of a phone with a ‘coming soon’ tag. While HTC has not revealed the name, it is expected that the HTC U24 or HTC U24 Pro will be released next week, based on earlier rumours.
HTC U24 Series Specifications (Expected)
That said, in April, an HTC smartphone, likely the rumored 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 would power the phone. It was shown with 12GB of RAM, Android 14, and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity. It has scored 3,006 and 1,095 points on the multi-core and single-core tests on Geekbench respectively.
The HTC U24 and HTC U24 Pro are expected to arrive with upgrades over the HTC U23 and HTC U23 Pro. The upcoming models could retain full HD+ 120Hz OLED displays and IP67-certified build.
The HTC U23 and HTC U23 Pro feature 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,080 x 2,400 pixels) OLED displays with a 120Hz refresh rate. They are powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, paired with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of inbuilt storage. The HTC U23 has a triple camera setup on the rear, led by a 64-megapixel primary sensor. The HTC U23 Pro’s quad rear camera setup is led by a 108-megapixel primary sensor. Both phones have a 32-megapixel front-facing camera. They include 4,600mAh batteries with 30W wired fast charging and 15W wireless charging.
