HTC planning to bring fewer smartphones in 2018; expected to launch HTC U12 with 4K display and a U11 Plus variant

HTC is planning to come out with fewer phones in 2018 and will instead focus on research and development and marketing efforts. [caption id=“attachment_4069647” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Google has acquired HTC’s Pixel division for $1.1 bn[/caption] Apart from the expected next flagship of the HTC, the U12 in 2018, the company is also expected to launch another version of   U11 , called the U11 Plus in the early months of 2018. The company has already launched **U11 Plus and the U11 Life** . The U11 is priced at Rs 47,999 in India, whereas the U11 Plus and U11 Life are priced at €800 (approx Rs 61,000) and €350 (approx Rs 26,500). The reports also suggest that the HTC’s next flagship U12 is expected to come with 4K display, dual-lens camera and Snapdragon 845 processor. HTC recently released the  **Android 8.0 Oreo update** for the HTC U11. HTC hasn’t been doing great in terms of sales numbers, with 2017 recording a 26 percent year-on-year drop in sales for the Taiwanese smartphone maker. Earlier this year, Google **signed a $1.1 billion agreement** to acquire the research and development team of HTC in September 2017.