'HTC U12' With 5G Support Allegedly Previewed in Taiwan

HTC has not acknowledged that the smartphone showcased at the 5G event is its upcoming flagship. 

However, the renowned tipster Evan Blass through his Twitter account, @evleaks, states that the model in question is apparently the HTC U12, codenamed HTC Imagine. If we look at the images provided from the event, alleged HTC U12 could sport a thin-bezel display with an 18: 9 aspect ratio. Earlier rumors have suggested the smartphone will have a 4K display, and a recent render suggested that there might be an iris scanner on the front, instead of a fingerprint sensor - matching the ongoing trend of offering facial recognition features on flagship smartphones.
                        

However, HTC did not reveal any details about the smartphone it previewed at the 5G event, it did mention that the particular handset is capable of delivering speeds of 809.58 Mbps, close to 1Gbps. It appears that there is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 under the hood with X20 LTE modem that supports download speeds of up to 1.2Gbps. This again points to the U12 as the company will prefer opting the top-most SoC specifically for its next flagship offering.

As per a report by Taiwanese publication Sogi, HTC said that the new smartphone with fast data access will be launched somewhere this year this year. The company did not mention any details about its plans for the U12 flagship, though.