HTC U Ultra / HTC Ocean Note

Fantastic design ; Excellent build quality ; Mostly good performance ; Speaker setup works well ; Sense Companion is a good idea

The glass body scratches easily ; Not water- or dust-resistant ; Expensive for what you actually get ; Second screen doesn’t do much ; Small battery ; Relatively mediocre camera

I can't stress this enough: The HTC U Ultra is not a bad device. It's beautiful, well-built and plays home to a lot of good ideas. I think HTC was right to build a big phone, and the way it wants to subtly integrate an AI assistant into that second...

Eye-catching design. Fast performance. Sharp display with useful notification panel. Included USB-C earphones for personalized audio profile. High-quality audio recording.

Reflective body is prone to fingerprints. Lackluster camera performance. No standard headphone jack. Proprietary audio adapter not included. Sense Companion isn't ready yet.

The HTC U Ultra is a gorgeous phone with powerful hardware and some unique features. But it doesn't feel finished. It doesn't ship with a headphone adapter, HTC's Sense Companion isn't ready yet, and camera performance clearly needs some fine-tuning....

Beautiful design ; Great display ; Solid performance

No waterproofing and easily scratched ; Battery is smaller than it should be ; Camera only average ; No headphone jack

It may not sound like it right now, I concede, but I do consider myself an HTC fan. Like many who have been following the smartphone space as we currently know it since pretty much its inception, HTC earned itself a special place with clever,...

very classy casing ; high-resolution second screen ; preloaded personal assistant ; lush memory configuration ; good camera photos ; quick charge function ; high-quality headset included ; high-resolution, viewing angle stable panel ; low temperature...

pressure sensitive rear ; fingerprint magnet ; mediocre speaker ; no 3.5-mm audio jack ; comparatively slow WiFi ; slightly inaccurate GPS ; screen's high color shifts ; high power consumption

In terms of design, HTC delivers a superb device with its U Ultra: The shimmering rear is definitely an eye-catcher. The handset can also score in many other aspects: The included high-end headset is pleasing, the lush memory configuration is a bonus...

HTC U Ultra has four high-sensitivity omnidirectional mics that capture positional sound in your video and audio recordings. Which means you can record sound in 360 degrees for immersive 3D audio that’s just like being there. It’s the future of sound...

Eye-catching mirror-finish design ; Good performance, adequate RAM, and tons of storage ; Dependable camera, front and back ; Both speakers and included earbuds sound really nice

Price, price, price ; Confoundingly small battery ; Software features aren't the value-add HTC needs ; No analog headphone adapter

For as many steps as HTC takes in the right direction, it can't help but shoot itself in the foot with a few big goof-ups. The U Ultra is a relatively attractive handset that comes with a nice assortment of extras (like that case and the really...

Gorilla Glass 5 on the front and back ; High quality design, fit, and finish ; Vibrant HTC BoomSound speakers ; Included good quality earbuds ; Four mics for high quality video recording

One of the largest modern flagships ; Terrible fingerprint magnet on back ; Lacking a headphone jack or included audio adapter ; No water resistance ; Average battery life