First impressions: The 'squeezable' HTC U11 is a winner flagship smartphone

Before the pre-orders for the HTC U11 begin, here are the first impressions of the smartphone

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC, which began pre-orders for the flagship HTC U11 from June 17 on its HTC e-store platform, is giving away free Rs 1,999 flip covers on pre-orders of the much-touted ‘squeezable’ handset. Also, if you pre-order the smartphone using a Standard Chartered Bank debit or credit card, you get a 10 per cent cashback. 

The HTC U11 smartphone, it appears, has all the making of the flagship breed. That puts it ahead in the premium smartphone race, so far dominated primarily by Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+, and Sony’s Xperia XZ Premium. In the premium segment, the