The HTC U 11 box that leaked some of the handset specifications showed us the majority of what users can expect from HTC’s upcoming U device to round out the series that includes the HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play.

The HTC U 11, once dubbed “HTC Ocean,” is expected to be the utmost high-end of the U series, containing specs such as an octa-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC, 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of internal storage.

Handset specs leak before a phone’s unveiling, and, with only a few days left, we expect to see even more. The phone is being tested for overall performance, which explains why the HTC U 11 stopped by GFXBench recently. Fortunately, it stayed long enough for us to capture the specs of the device, just about confirming those on the leaked box: a 5.5-inch display with a Quad HD resolution (2,560 x 1,440p), the Adreno 540 GPU, 12MP back camera, 16MP front camera, 64GB of storage, and 6GB of RAM with Android 7.1.1 Nougat pre-installed.

The Snapdragon SoC in GFXBench is unnamed at this point, but Qualcomm’s Adreno 540GPU is being used – and the Snapdragon 835 works best with it. The 3.6GB of RAM in GFXBench shows that the RAM capacity is in use, and we know that there must be more than 4GB of RAM in the HTC U 11 when taking mobile web browsing and benchmark testing into account. RAM is being used here, but we can safely assume that more than 400MB of RAM is being used for testing purposes (matching the 6GB RAM spec on the HTC U 11 leaked box).

As for the 11MP back camera and 15MP camera specs listed at GFXBench, readers of tech news will know that phones often register 1MP less in benchmarks. The Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL have 12.3MP cameras, though spec sheets claim the camera has a 12MP count. The front camera could be a 15.6MP camera on the HTC U 11, for example, but benchmarks will register it as a 15MP camera (and it will be marketed as a 16MP camera). The same happens with RAM: 3.5GB RAM or 3.6GB of RAM is marketed as 4GB of RAM.

As for the 54GB of storage present on the HTC U 11, storage works like RAM: when storage is being used, only storage remaining is reported in benchmarks, not storage consumed. Therefore, if 54GB of storage is being reported, then, taking Android 7.1.1 Nougat into account along with HTC’s Sense UI, it seems as if the software is consuming 10GB of storage (which would mean that at least 64GB of storage is present in the HTC U 11).

Now, here’s where some would argue that the storage as listed on GFXBench doesn’t match that of the leaked box, but these two storage configurations can be reconciled. If you look back at the leaked HTC U 11 box leak, you’ll notice that the 128GB of storage was for a “Dual-SIM” HTC U 11. U.S. customers will likely see a single-SIM model (not a dual-SIM), and it’s likely the case that 64GB of storage will be given to the U.S. market. In other words, the leaked box shows one variant of the HTC U 11, not all of them. There very well could be 64GB and 128GB configurations of the upcoming device. Unfortunately, we still don’t have confirmation regarding the battery, though rumors say it could contain a 3,000mAh battery.

From GFXBench, we can see that the leaked box is legitimate and a spot-on indicator of what we can expect to see from HTC when the company announces its HTC U 11. HTC U 11 renders have already surfaced on the internet, and we expect more information to pour in before the handset’s official unveiling on May 16th.

SOURCE [DroidHolic]