HTC U12's key specs listed on website ahead of launch

HTC, which once used to be a prominent name in the smartphone industry, is now struggling to keep up with its rivals. However, the company refuses to give in just yet. The Taiwanese manufacturer is currently gearing up for the launch of its upcoming flagship; the U12. Needless to say, the company has a lot of expectations from the smartphone.

Previous reports have suggested the HTC U12 will be launched sometime in May. The smartphone has now been found listed on Verizon's Open Development website. The website's listing has revealed the key specifications of the smartphone.

According to the listing, the U12 will come with a Super LCD 6 display with a WQHD resolution. The display will have minimal bezels and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. On the software front, the smartphone will run on Android Oreo with HTC's Sense Companion UI on top.

The listing further reveals, the U12 will feature a 3,500mAh battery with Qualcomm's Quick Charge 1.0 support, and IP68 certification for water and dust resistance. This is pretty much everything we have come to know from the listing.

If previous reports are to be believed, the U12 will ship with a 5.99-inch QHD+ Super LCD 6 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on top.

Under the hood, the smartphone is said to be powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor teamed up with Adreno 630 GPU, 4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB of UFS 2.1 storage space. All these variants of the U12 are likely to support up to 2TB of additional storage with the help of a microSD card.

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The U12 is likely to sport a dual rear camera setup with a 12MP HTC UltraPixel camera and a 16MP secondary sensor. At the front, there could be an 8MP selfie snapper. Other expected features onboard include USB Type-C audio, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5, NFC and a 3,420mAh battery with fast charging support.