HTC U23 Pro review

It's been a hot minute since we saw an HTC phone at the GSMArena office. The U23 Pro is an intriguing device that's worth looking into not just out of nostalgia reasons, but also because it's got some promising midrange specs. Check out our video review to learn ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW about the phone's top features, build and screen quality, battery life, performance, and camera image quality.

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00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Design and build quality
01:24 - Display quality test
02:07 - Speaker quality test
02:19 - Side-mounted fingerprint scanner & Storage options
02:34 - Android 13
03:00 - Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
03:18 - Thermals chart
03:31 - Battery life and charging speed test
03:59 - Camera specs
04:10 - Main camera samples
05:20 - Ultrawide camera samples
06:01 - Macro camera samples
06:09 - Selfie camera
06:21 - Conclusion

[jdicctv]

HTC first to add skins in android, first to implement dual camera, first to implement metal body, first to implimemt 3d camera add loads of features to camera that no company are able to implement till date. First to built smart phones It was really a innovation a company I need it back

[ekemboik]

Used to be a huge fun of HTC. Glad it's back.

[whatsYOURname]

They should make the HTC One m7/m8 with modern specs. Make them bigger to accommodate a bigger battery too.

[HulluJanne]

Decided to buy this as it was on sale at around 280€. This caught my attention pretty much by accident last summer when I randomly thought to check what happened to HTC. Back then it was around 400€ and the specs seemed pretty good at that price point, as it had some old school features I'd appreciate. Though reading through a few reviews did not really impress. And its huge. I wish there was something in the sub 5" category - with a physical two phase shutter button.

[jamiel]

If HTC ever make a proper flagship class phone again I will be first in line to buy.

[theredstormer]

I've gotta say I really like the phone finder feature on the website. This was the only phone I could find with a headphone jack, 8+gb ram, 256gb storage, a microsd slot, and a 108mp camera with OIS. Coming from a BLU G91 max this is a bit pricey for the specs but it's the only thing that fits my requirements!

[DesBischoff]

I think giving a midrange phone the name "Pro" should be punishable by law....

[MisterWhatWhat]

Glad to see HTC back. I wish they made a true Pro or Ultra model with a bigger battery, better display, camera, smaller bezels, and stereo speakers. We need something else besides Apple and Samsung in the US.

[brighteduful]

WOW!!! HTC I am definitely getting one welcome back

[isaiahwp]

OMG!!! An HTC review? It's been many moons

[suryakantsoni]

They shouldn't have dropped the Sense UI. It was so good.

[conradbo]

I always loved HTC. Please bring back the brand to the mainstream.

[Krakatorn]

Just wanted to point out that the screen does do HDR, and accepts HLG input fro YouTube.
It also has stereo speakers, the main one shown in the video, and the phone receiver one, just above the selfie camera, so it does do stereo sound.

[DMlas]

Welcome back to the game HTC, we've missed you.

[EELTEJIV]

I still use hTC U11 for my daily device in 2023😍

[arifurrahman]

Guys support these companies need more competition in the smartphone market. The reason for smartphone prices is to go up every year because of a lack of competition in the market.

[ZalienZemei]

I wish they offered the BIG digital clock like they did on the Vivid. It was my favorite feature on the htc. Also loved how the weather would come over your screen and lock screen. Like if you had rain in your area, your lock screen or wall paper would show rain and thunder and you could see the water droplets on the screen itself 😂 or when you open the phone, clouds would come over the screen for a second. Mannnn I still think about to this day

[passiongamer]

Nice comeback... Welcome buddy once again🎉

[Mors_Umber]

This is obviously not the old HTC but I for one would like some variety back in the smartphone market. There used to be many players back in the day but now it's just Samsung and Apple or the Chinese brands. There's not a whole lot of options to choose from if you decide to buy a good phone.

[AHman]

I've owned many phones because i use two and HTC has given me the least issues. Out of the non iphones they were always my favorite and customer service the one time I used it for my HTC was s tier. Considering this as my travel phone since it's relatively affordable