One Potential Problem With The HTC U11

My one concern with the HTC U11 is the same as with previous models from lesser manufacturers. Where HTC's smartphones excel in unique design, they give me a chill for those users that are prone to clumsiness. HTC is right on the borderline with popularity in smartphones, where 3rd-party accessory brands decide whether making a case will be worth the effort.

Case makers might not see the HTC U11 as a device that'll be made in enough bulk to be worth making a case for. That would be a bummer if I was the sort of person who always went with one specific brand that I trusted for cases for my phone. The positive side of this equation is HTC's own understanding of this situation – which seems to have driven them to make their own case.

Users that buy the HTC U11 from HTC online – from HTC dot com, will find that they get a case with the phone. This case isn't a super hardcore case – it's just an HTC Clear Case, after all – but it's a case nonetheless. On that note – buying from HTC also gives users a "30 day no questions asked return" policy as well as free shipping – plus the stuff that's normally in the box.

As we found out in our first hands-on experience with the HTC U11, the Edge Sense feature on this phone means case-faring versatility, too. Because Edge Sense uses two pressure sensors, one on each side of the phone, this feature works when users are wearing gloves and/or the U11 is inside a smartphone case. So IF the U11 gets a bunch of cases made for it by 3rd-party accessory manufacturers, that feature will work (just so long as their cases have at least a little bit of flex).

Have a peek at our hands-on above and stick around for our full review. This smartphone is up for pre-sale through HTC right this minute in a variety of wild and enticing colors. Let us know if you're going to jump in on this HTC machine or if you'll be waiting for the next ONE – if there is one.