HTC U12+ will be open for pre-orders starting 17 August 2018 for RM3,499

HTC Malaysia has announced the availability of their recent flagship device, the HTC U12+. It comes with much-improved features compared to the previous U11+ and utilizes a buttonless design where the power and volume buttons are replaced with a pressure sensitive sensors.

The HTC U12+ comes with a Snapdragon 845 processor, 6.0-inch QHD display, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. For photography, it comes with four cameras, the front houses dual 8MP sensor while the rear has a 12MP+16MP sensors with Ultrapixel 4 technology. The U12+ has pressure sensors on the sides while allows you to squeeze the phone to activate different functions. By squeezing the phone, you can call up Google Assistant, take a picture or map it to a shortcut of your choice. HTC has also said that the Cryptokitties currency will come to the phone in the next software update which will allow you to mine cryptocurrency directly from the phone, but they did not mention if it will drain the battery faster than usual.

From 17 August 2018 starting 12 AM you can preorder the phone at its retail price of RM3,499 which comes with free gifts like a Leather Pouch, 10,000mAh Powerbank, Travel Kit, U Notebook, Lanyard, and a Phone Stand which totals up to RM250. The preorder will end on 23 August 2018.