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REVIEW<br />

Edge Sense is still a feature, so squeezing is<br />

another way of interacting with the device. There<br />

are pressure sensors in the sides of the device in<br />

the lower half that trigger certain commands.<br />

Display<br />

As mentioned, the fingerprint scanner has been moved<br />

to the rear to allow for a screen similar to some rivals.<br />

The U11+ has a 6in screen, with an 18:9 aspect ratio<br />

and a Quad HD+ resolution (2880x1440).<br />

One of our complaints with the U11 was the more<br />

standard display which wasn’t as exciting as rivals,<br />

so an 82 percent screen-to-body ratio is much more<br />

competitive. The U11+ will support HDR10 but via a<br />

firmware update.<br />

Overall the screen looks good, although LCD isn’t<br />

everyone’s choice over AMOLED. It’s crisp and bright<br />

so you need to decide if 6in is the right size for you.<br />

Processor, memory and storage<br />

The U11+ still has a Snapdragon 835 processor and<br />

although there’s a version with 4GB of RAM and<br />

64GB of storage, we’ll get the 6/128GB model as<br />

standard in the UK which is great news.<br />

It makes the price tag and value for money even<br />

better and there’s still a microSD card slot should you<br />

really need to add more. Most users won’t with online<br />

backup services like Google Photos, though.<br />

Like any top-tier smartphone, we’ve found<br />

performance to be silky smooth. We’ve had no issues<br />

waiting for apps to load, multi-tasking and the like. As<br />

you can see, it benchmarks with the best of them.<br />

Worldmags.net<br />

MAY 2018 • TECH ADVISOR 39

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