A new HTC smartphone has appeared on TENAA, the Chinese certification agency’s database. Interestingly, it doesn’t look like the upcoming HTC U11 Life nor the rumoured U11 Plus.
The listing on TENAA shows a 5.5-inch 1440 x 2560 pixel IPS display dominating the front of the phone. Unlike the HTC U11, this phone is without a fingerprint scanner on the front. HTC has moved it to the rear, just below the camera sensor.
On that note, the sensor on the back is a 12 megapixel unit – most likely the same as the one on the U11. However, the selfie shooter has been downgraded to a 5 megapixel unit according to the listing.
At the heart of the phone is an octa-core processor, paired to either 4GB or 6GB of RAM, with a maximum 128GB storage option available. The battery on this unit is a 3850mAh unit – which should be enough to power the phone throughout the day.
This could be a market-specific model for HTC – a China-only release may be a possibility here, especially since these specs don’t tally with those leaked by @evleaks (even if he also refers to the TENAA listing later). Plus, we look forward to the 2 November event to see what they are dishing up after the partial acquisition of their smartphone team Google.
