The Economic Times | Hitesh Raj Bhagat

The aggressive pricing is a sensible move from HTC. We highly recommend it to anyone looking for a flagship device.

Expert Reviews | Nathan Spendelow, Jonathan Bray

The HTC U11 is an excellent smartphone. But yes, there's a handful of small things the HTC U11 doesn't do as well as its rivals. However, these are small things I'd be perfectly prepared to live with. The HTC U11 is right up there with the very best smartphones around; it's a phone that should put HTC right back on the map.

What Hi-Fi?

Not the most exciting or innovative new smartphone, but decent sound and video performance mean it's one of the best of 2017.

Alphr | Alan Martin

In short, the HTC U11 is a wonderful phone that I'd recommend to anyone. The fly in the ointment? It's expensive.

Recombu | Chris Barraclough

The HTC U11 is exactly the kind of flagship phone that the company needed to launch in 2017. It's once again a highly enjoyable all-round experience, but feels fresh enough to stand out against earlier handsets and rival premium mobiles.

Stuff | Tom Morgan

Unique features and a delectable design help the U11 stand out, but don't quite do enough to usurp Samsung's Galaxy S8 as the 2017 smartphone to beat.

Neowin | Vlad Dudau

As that price starts to climb its value proposition declines, not because the U11 isn't an excellent phone, but because the market has been flooded with more affordable, good devices lately.

ZDNet | Matthew Miller

There is no reason not to consider the HTC U11 if you are thinking about a new Android smartphone. This price is not much more than mid-level devices and a couple hundred less than other top tier flagships. The U11 offers more than mid-tier phones and is absolutely stunning.

Coolsmartphone | Leigh Geary

Another fantastic device from HTC which will hopefully get a bit more attention this time. I'm not a fan of Google Photos, and the squeezy feature might not be overly used.

Australian PC World | Nick Ross

... HTC's U11 is one of the best thanks to great design and very good handling.

AndroidPit | Luis Ortega

At present, the HTC U11 is the best available alternative to the Galaxy S8; it has better performance, spectacular audio quality and a fantastic camera. In terms of battery performance, it is strong but it doesn't really stand out from other premium-range smartphones.

TheEffect.Net | John Reilly

The HTC U11 is HTC's best phone to date. Its striking and well built design, class-leading camera and super-powerful insides means it can stand among the best smartphones 2017 has to offer.

NDTV Gadgets | Jamshed Avari

This phone is a serious contender, and it's nice to see HTC at the top of its game again. The U11 goes up against the Samsung Galaxy S8 series and OnePlus 5, all of which have at least one standout USP. Your choice comes down to whether your top priority is taking incredible photos, looking great, or saving some money.

Android Headlines | Nick Sutrich

The best smartphone camera on the market paired with a gorgeous design. After years of criticism and declining sales numbers, HTC has come back full force to deliver one of the finest smartphones you'll find this year, and quite possibly the best phone they've ever made.

V3 | Basil Kronfli

The HTC U11 is a very smart device - but not quite up there with the Samsung Galaxy S8

TechRadar | Gareth Beavis

The HTC U11 is a wildly impressive phone - in a sea of wildly impressive phones. The core abilities will wow any HTC fan, but the squeezable sides really fail to impress.

Phone Scoop | Eric M. Zeman

The U11 is a return to form for HTC, a showcase device that displays not only the company's design chops but its intuitive thinking and high level of execution. Sure there are some annoying things about it, but taken as a whole the U11 is uniquely lovable.

Android Authority | Lanh Nguyen

With its fantastic build quality, top-of-the-line specs, and stellar camera, the U11 will tick all the right boxes for most users. The overall experience is rounded out with a rich audio experience and unique Edge Sense feature, making HTC's latest flagship a truly compelling package.

SlashGear | Chris Davies

The HTC U11 is a seriously good phone. HTC has combined beautiful design, superlative build quality, thoughtful features, and a restrained customization of Android. Problem is, I suspect few will ever actually see one.

Pocket-lint | Chris Hall

In summary, HTC really does very little wrong in the HTC U11. The HTC U11 brings with it some of the core components you want from a flagship.

The Inquirer | Basil Kronfli

Squeeze it, don't squeeze it, the HTC U11 is an excellent phone either way. All this is enough to make the U11 a 9/10, even if the design isn't as futuristic as the Galaxy S8's and the killer new feature, Edge Sense, feels more like a gimmick than anything else, at least for now.

Android Central | Andrew Martonik

If the U11 doesn't sell well, it will have nothing to do with the outright quality of the phone itself. The U11 has everything it needs to be a challenger to the top crop of phones in the market today - now HTC just needs people to get to the point of giving its phones a chance again.

Ubergizmo | Hubert Nguyen

The HTC U11 has a great potential that we are looking forward to unlocking and testing for a longer period in the field. From our short exposure to it, and from the technical data we have gathered, the timing of its launch places HTC firmly in the high-end race of Android phones.

NotebookCheck | Daniel Schmidt

The HTC U11 impresses with its unusual colors, a great camera and rather outstanding system performance. The battery life leaves to be desired. All things considered, the HTC U11 is an outstanding smarphone, however.

pocketnow | Jaime Rivera

The HTC U11 is a great smartphone. Definitely a worthy successor to the HTC 10, and good enough to make us forget about the U Ultra. This is finally an HTC flagship that doesn't fall behind in features, even if ditching essentials like a headphone jack have been met with polarization.

Engadget | Chris Velazco

Don't let its style overshadow its substance. HTC didn't get everything right with the U11, but it nailed a whole lot more than I ever expected it to. That's a big deal.

Firstpost | Anirudh Regidi

This is a sensible smartphone in a sensible package. This is a flagship I can live with every day. If my foot wasn't already planted firmly in Apple's camp, I think I might even have considered getting myself one of these.

TechSpot | Tim Schiesser

If you're after a phone in 2017, I think it's safe to recommend the HTC U11. Saying those words is a bit of a surprise to me, but HTC deserves it.

Mobile Syrup | Dean Daley

I believe the HTC U11 might be a contender for the best smartphone of 2017.

What Mobile | Thomas Welburn

The HTC U11 is another great flagship from the manufacturer, boasting strong performance in all the right areas.

phoneArena | Stephen S.

The HTC U11 is somewhat of a phone unstuck in time. It's got all the processing might of any 2017 flagship. But it's also a phone that feels – and maybe more critically, looks – a little dated. When you buy the U11, it's almost as if you're saying "I want a phone that performs like a bleeding-edge flagship, but looks and feels like my last phone."

CNET UK | Luke Lancaster

You won't be picking this one up for squeezable sides. You'll be picking up the HTC U11 for the performance and the design.

GadgetMatch | Marvin Velasco

A marginally better camera, greater attention to audio output and recording, noticeably longer battery life, and… wait for it… a squeezable body.

Gadgets Now | Heena Gupta

...The pretty looking HTC U11 carries forward that design legacy and flaunts a neat design with a metal and glass body....The HTC U 11 is a well designed smartphone that comes with a powerful set of specifications. If you are planning to buy a flagship smartphone then this can be your pick. It comes with the latest Android, processor and ample amount of RAM.

PCWorld | Michael Simon

The HTC U11 fixes many of the U Ultra's problems, and adds a killer chip, a great camera, and a super-fun gimmick. A powerful Android phone that knows how to have fun.

Trusted Reviews | Alastair Stevenson

The U11 is an excellent all-round smartphone that will meet 99% of people's needs. I just wish it didn't look so naff.

S21

And while the U11 is a very good phone, it's by no means exceptional. We can't say that we'd prefer to own this phone instead of a Galaxy S8, and the U11 costs more, and we don't see why it should.

Know Your Mobile | Paul Briden

A really great phone which, in my view, is tarnished by Marmite design due to the mirror finish. Also somewhat lacking in the battery and display. The audio, performance, software, and camera, however, are all superb. Well worth considering and weighing up the pros and cons versus your needs and tastes.

IT PRO | Lee Bell

An excellent camera, speedy performance and a gorgeous design make the HTC U11 one of the best smartphones on the market, although it's let down somewhat by the screen.

T3 | Spencer Hart

The HTC U11 is a glorious return to innovation for the Taiwanese company. It can stand toe-to-toe with the Samsung Galaxy S8, Google Pixel, and LG G6 and we don't think you'd regret buying this excellent device over the others.

The Guardian | Samuel Gibbs

The HTC U11 is a great smartphone hidden in an old, bulky design. While rivals have moved on with tiny bezels and big screens squeezed into small phone bodies, HTC has stagnated.

Digital Trends | Simon Hill

If you value substance over style, the HTC U11 is easy to recommend. We're conflicted on the HTC U11 design. Under the hood, the U11 offers unsurpassed speed and fluidity.

Tom's Guide | Sam Rutherford

With top-notch performance, a stunningly good rear camera and a unique, eye-catching design, the U11 is the best phone HTC has made in years.

PC Mag | Sascha Segan

HTC's U11 phone features Gigabit technology that may absolutely blaze on Sprint's network, and its unusual squeeze feature is unique and convenient.

The Verge | Dan Seifert

It doesn't have many of the forward-looking features of its competition, but at its base it is a very good smartphone in a very pretty shell. If that's what you want, and you're able to get past the lack of a headphone jack and the U11's attraction to fingerprints, you won't be disappointed.