HTC Ocean

Taiwanese OEM, HTC, is not playing about in the new year following the release of the HTC U Ultra, HTC U Play and call for pre-orders of the premium grade HTC U Ultra Sapphire edition.

The tech company which had hinted earlier that it would release a flagship device sporting the latest Qualcomm chipset, Snapdragon 835 SoC after news broke that Samsung may be hoarding the chipset ahead of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus release has been exposed to be planning something huge for its fans.

According to latest renders which surfaced online, the tech company looks to be planning the release of a premium grade phone which has been code named Ocean.

It is, however, unclear if the device is the much expected HTC 11 but what we know so far is that the device will come rolling out with the top of the shelve specs including Edge Sensors which is also known as the Sense Touch technology.

The Sense Technology basically allows users to squeeze the phone by its sides lightly or strongly, as the case demands, in order to activate pre-set actions.

The device codenamed Ocean will come rolling out with multiple sensitivity settings which are aimed at preventing an accidental tap or activation of the triggers.

The latest Edge sensors will help users of the device launch applications including Google Assistant, the camera, HTC’s Sense Companion and also allows users the option to turn on or off their WiFi hotspot.

The HTC Ocean is expected to come running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset along with other functionalities which include advanced HDR settings on the rear camera allowing settings such as HDR+.

Also loaded on the camera panel are the Smart Video Zoom, 3D Audio, and support for Hi-Res Recording tools.

The camera on the device is also said to be capable of supporting a “real-time HDR scene detection” which would layer HDR+ processing features on images before the picture is taken.

Other specs rumored to be coming to the HTC Ocean includes support for 3D audio and a Hi-Res Recording option loaded with four microphones. It is also expected to come with support for Multimedia BoomSound.

The HTC Ocean is according to leaks expected to feature a 5.5-inch display with a display resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixel and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on top.

Indications exist that the tech company will employ the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset along with Adreno 540 graphics processing unit loaded with 4GB of RAM or More likely, 6GB.

The internal storage memory options have been pegged at 64GB or 128GB running on the device which shall be powered by a 3,000mAh capacity battery. The battery is also expected to be equipped with Quick Charge 3.0 along with other security features such as the fingerprint scanner which will most likely be embedded in the home button.

The HTC Ocean will roll into the market with the latest Android 7.1 OS pre-installed although it has been rumored to be lacking the much famed and common 3.5mm headphone jack.