HTC U23, HTC U23 Pro With 6.7-inch OLED Display, Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC Announced: Price, Specifications

The HTC U23 Pro features a 108MP quad-camera setup. The device has 33W wired fast charging as well as 15W wireless charging support.

Onkar

Published On: May 18, 2023 | Last Updated: May 18, 2023

Highlights

The HTC U23 and the U23 Pro comes with an OLED display that has a 120Hz refresh rate.
Both devices are powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC.
These devices pack a 4,600mAh battery which supports 30W wired fast charging and a 15W wireless charging.

After several leaks and rumours, HTC has officially announced its latest U-series smartphone dubbed the HTC U23 and the HTC U23 Pro with a built-in VIVERSE platform. These new smartphones from HTC come with an OLED display that has a 120Hz refresh rate. These devices are powered by Qualcomm’s octa-core chipset which is coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. Both phones have an IP67 rating, a 32MP selfie camera, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. Let us check out the detailed specifications, and pricing of these new devices ahead:

Table of Contents

HTC U23, U23 Pro: Pricing, Availability

The HTC U23 Pro is priced at TW$ 16,990 (roughly Rs 45,535) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model. The variant with 12GB of internal storage and 256GB of internal storage costs TW$ 17,990 (roughly Rs 48,215). The device comes in Coffee Black and Muxer White colour options. The smartphone is available for sale in Taiwan. Customers can get a free HTC True Wireless Bluetooth Headset II on purchase of U23 Pro till May 30th as a part of a limited-period launch offer.

The HTC U23 comes in Aqua Blue and Roland Violet colour options. The device is available in single 8GB RAM + 128GB storage configuration. The company has not yet revealed the price and availability details of the U23 yet. As of now, HTC has not announced any details regarding the global availability of the HTC U23 and the U23 Pro.

HTC U23 Pro: Specifications, Features

The HTC U23 Pro boasts a 6.7-inch OLED display that has a Full HD+ 2400 x 1080 pixels resolution. The device has a 20:9 aspect ratio display panel, up to 120Hz refresh rate, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection. Powering the device under the hood there’s a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4nm) chipset which is paired with an Adreno 644 GPU. The smartphone comes in an 8GB/12GB RAM option along with 256GB of internal storage. Furthermore, the smartphone also has a microSD card slot for the expansion of storage beyond 256GB.

Moving onto the imaging department, the device features a quad-camera setup at the back. The camera module includes a 108MP primary camera which has a f/1.7 aperture and OIS support. The primary 108MP sensor is accompanied by an 8MP ultra-wide angle lens, a 2MP depth, and 5MP macro camera. The rear-facing camera has several photography modes such as panorama, time-lapse, night view mode, and 4K video recording. Besides the quad-camera setup, there’s a LED flash. The front of the handset includes a 32MP camera which has a f/2.45 aperture. As for the software, the U23 Pro boots Android 13 OS.

As far as the other features go, the device has an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. Connectivity-wise, the phone has a host of features such as 5G SA/NSA, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth v5.2, GPS, USB Type-C port, and NFC. The device packs a 4600mAh battery that has 30W wired fast charging, 15W wireless charging, and reverse wireless charging support. Dimensions-wise, the device measures 166.6 x 77.09 x 8.88mm and weighs 205 grams.

HTC U23: Specifications, Features

The HTC U23 offers similar specifications as that of the HTC U23 Pro, except that it features a different camera setup. It boasts a 6.7-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The device is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor and it packs 8GB of RAM along with 128GB of internal storage. As for the imaging purpose, the device features a triple-camera setup which includes a 64MP main camera, 8MP ultra-wide lens, and a 2MP depth sensor. Similar to the U23 Pro, the HTC U23 features a 32MP selfie camera and it also has an IP67 rating. The device packs a 4,600mAh battery which supports 30W fast charging and 15W wireless charging. The smartphone measures 166.6mm x 77.09mm x 8.88mm in terms of dimensions and weighs 202 grams.