At its heart, the HTC U24 Pro is built on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 2 system-on-a-chip. That’s not as fast as the current Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in benchmarks, but for most people — and in a mid-range phone — it should hold its own, and it rates well when it comes to energy efficiency. Those guts aside, the specs that HTC is touting sound flagship-y enough for this phone to be pretty intriguing.
Out in front, it’s got a 6.8-inch OLED display at FHD+ (1080×2436) resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate and VRR support. The screen also sports a two-color notification LED, a welcome feature that many flagships lack. The three rear cameras, including the 50MP telephoto, come together for a 2x optical zoom — pretty impressive for a non-flagship, and they’re joined by a 50MP front camera, as well.
When it comes to storage, memory, and port flexibility, the U24 Pro is arguably ahead some flagships. The phone ships with 12GB of DDR5 RAM and 256GB of onboard storage, but it also has a microSD card slot supporting up to SDXC capacities, and it even has a 3.5mm analog headphone jack as well. The battery is a pretty beefy 4,600 mAh, and it can be charged pretty quickly; supporting both USB Power Delivery 3.0 and Qualcomm QuickCharge 4.0 up to 60 watts. Qi wireless charging is also supported at up to 15W. It’s even got an IP67 rating for dust and water-proofing, meaning it’s dust tight and can survive being submerged up to one meter deep for up to 30 minutes.
The HTC U24 Pro ships on June 30 in Taiwan. The European Union version does not have a release date listed just yet.
