Test and review of the HTC U11 life smartphone: excellent photos and three years of updates. Connecting to unlimited Internet on Life

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07-02-2012

Majority mobile operators offer some phone models according to special conditions. Huawei U8110 is no exception - recently it has been positioned as a Life smartphone. According to the latest data, this Ukrainian operator offers two types of purchase: free (about 1700 UAH or 170 euros) and contract (1300 UAH or 130 euros). In any of these options there is one condition - the device is closed for operation in other networks mobile communications. If you still want to change the operator, then it will cost you an additional 1.5 hundred, which you will have to give to some computer expert. In any case, the smart itself is pretty good.

The model is implemented in a candy bar form factor, with a body made of dark plastic with a burgundy tint. There are practically no metal inserts - just a few edgings for functional holes. The assembly is quite acceptable: there are no backlashes, creaks or large gaps between parts. General dimensions The devices are compact - 106x57x14mm, which prevents slipping in the hands, despite glossy finish. The battery compartment cover fits very tightly, but there are no problems with disassembly and fastening. The resistive 2.8-inch display is covered protective layer glossy plastic.

Below the display there are buttons for controlling calls and a navigation selection key. The back panel has slots for the camera eye and a small built-in flash. On the side there is a sound adjustment rocker and a key to call up the camera menu. At the top there is a micro-USB port and the device’s power button, which also works as a control lock, and at the bottom there is only a 3.5 mm jack. The Life smartphone is also equipped with a stylus, which is hidden in a connector on the battery cover.

The device has a small battery capacity, only 1150 mAh, which is enough for an average day of not very intensive work. The display data is a little disappointing - 2.8 inches with a resolution of 240x320. OS in this device quite acceptable - Android 2.1. Of course, a more advanced version is already available, but for a device of such a class as the Huawei U8110, this is quite enough. System processor models - Qualcomm MSM7225 with 528 MHz. The RAM is only 256 MB, but applications run without noticeable delays.

Smart also has modules for exchange Wi-Fi data and Bluetooth. The camera is also quite good - based on a 3.2-megapixel matrix with support for 5 white balance modes. Among the applications it is worth noting the Facebook manager, client Exchange mail, Gmail clients And Google Talk. In addition, there are several applications for office work(Excel, Powerpoint, Word, PDF, Zip) and navigation tools (Locator, Google Maps).

As a result, we have a good smart average price category. However, the operator's offer makes the Life Huawei U8110 smartphone less attractive to buyers due to network restrictions.

Full terms and conditions

If the monthly fee is not paid, daily Service Packages will be credited

Tariffs above Service package


Calls to numbers lifecell, UAH/min
Calls to numbers of other operators in Ukraine, UAH/min	3 UAH for every 5 minutes 3
Connection fee, UAH
Data services
Access to the Internet	10 UAH per 100 MB or 5 UAH for 50 MB 4
Messaging services
SMS to numbers of Ukrainian mobile operators, UAH
MMS to numbers of Ukrainian mobile operators, UAH
International calls
International calls
Roaming tariffs
Calls while roaming
Internet in roaming
SMS in roaming

1 Promotion “Double more internet»

From 04.11.2015 the promotion is automatically activated when switching to tariff plan“3G Smartphone” or upon activation starter pack with the “3G Smartphone” tariff plan. Existing subscribers of the “3G Smartphone” tariff plan can activate the promotion by dialing * 222 #.

According to the terms of the promotion, the subscriber receives an increased daily or 30-day package of services. The promotional period for receiving an increased package of services is 90 calendar days. The promotional period is provided only when you first join the promotion.

After the promotional period, the fee for an increased 30-day package of services will be: in package S - 65 UAH, in package M - 115 UAH, in package L - 180 UAH. Fee for increased daily package services will be: in package S - 4.50 UAH, in package M - 7 UAH, in package L - 10.50 UAH.

You can refuse to participate in the promotion by dialing * 222 #. After disconnecting, reactivation“Twice More Internet” promotion is possible in 30 days.

Connection to the promotion is on an ongoing basis.

To do this, please use only official app for tablets and smartphones or mobile and web versions of the site.

Free use of the social network is provided as payment for the selected package of services for 6 months from the start of the promotion or from the moment the subscriber connects. If the cost of the service package for 30 days is not paid, the data received/transmitted when using the social network will be charged according to the tariff plan. When switching to another tariff plan, the promotion is retained if the terms of the tariff chosen for the transition provide for the use of this promotion (more details in the description of each tariff). Otherwise, the promotion will be disabled. You can only take part in the promotion once.

Attention! When switching to external links, such as Youtube and other data transfers will be charged according to the terms of the tariff plan. Also, data transfer will be charged according to the terms of the tariff plan when using a WAP access point.

The promotion is valid until December 31, 2016 (inclusive)

All Internet offers and package MBs under the terms of the tariff plan that do not provide access to 3G+ technology are not available for activation and are deactivated when switching to a tariff; received MBs are cancelled.

The received package MBs can be used both in the 3G+ lifecell network and in EDGE networks(2G network). Unused part package services does not accumulate and is not carried over to the next term.

3 The accrued 5 minutes are provided until the end of the day. In case of using 5 minutes earlier, the next 5 minutes will be provided for 3 UAH. If the account balance is less than 3 UAH, the cost of calls to other networks is 0.60 UAH/min.

4 Internet access is charged and provided as 100 MB for 10 UAH, or 50 MB for 5 UAH if the account has less than 10 UAH. The provided 100 or 50 MB can be used during the current day. Available daily unlimited amount additional packages. If there is no 10 or 5 UAH in the account, the Internet tariff is 0.25 UAH/MB.

In case of migration to another tariff plan, the paid 30-day Service Package is retained, except for the remaining Internet MB. In case of migration to another Service Package of the “3G Smartphone” tariff plan, the paid Service Package is transferred in full.

Tariffs are indicated in hryvnias including VAT and Pension tax.

The date of introduction of the tariff plan into force is 05/19/2015.

Tariff plan conditions are given as of March 22, 2017

The territory of validity of the terms of the tariff plan is the entire territory of Ukraine, except for temporarily occupied territories.

Life:) - Belarusian operator cellular communication. The company appeared on the Belarusian market in 2008 and since then has not ceased to delight its customers with high-tech and convenient communication solutions. Behind a short time The network has become a favorite among young people, as it provides a relatively inexpensive but high-quality Internet connection.

Life is a mobile operator that has given new meaning to people's communication, making it simpler, richer and more profitable. With the arrival of life:) domestic market telecommunications has changed. Super high speed internet, unlimited calls to numbers of any operators, wide choice favorable tariffs and services for limitless communication.

The Life operator was the first in the republic to launch mobile 3G Internet, which became accessible to both smartphone users and owners of personal computers.
The company logo is a “smiley” - an indispensable attribute of all communications.
The life company actively participates in charity events, helping orphans and disabled people.

Do you want to switch from another operator to Life, but your number has become dear to you over the years? No problem! The mobile operator provides the opportunity to save your number to the last digit, and will also give you many pleasant bonuses.

Favorable life:) tariffs

The Belarusian operator life:) is part of the Turkcell group of companies, one of the leading players in the European mobile communications market. Turkcell ranks third in Europe in terms of the number of subscribers. Companies belonging to the Turkcell group successfully operate in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Northern Cyprus.

Taking advantage Life services, you get many benefits:

The operator warns you in advance about a low account balance. You no longer need to worry and check your balance yourself.
Life users do not suffer from negative balances and loans. A balance below 0 rubles is not possible.
In the life:) online store you can purchase phones, tablets or modems at favorable prices. Life also provides the opportunity to purchase in installments for favorable conditions. The operator provides a guarantee for all gadgets.
If you have any questions or problems, you can always contact the operators who are ready to help at any moment.

Opportunities to save money in the Life online store

As you have already seen, Life is a network that provides mobile communication services much cheaper than other operators. But there is always an opportunity to save money. The main thing is to know the places where you can get a good discount.

The Picodi website is a warehouse of the best economical offers, promotions and promotional codes. Finding the discount you need is quite easy. Just go to Picodi and enter search bar The name of the online store is life:). Check out the discount options available and choose the one that suits you best. After clicking on the “get discount” button, the site automatically sends you to where it is available.

Following the American example, every year many stores hold the biggest sale of the year - Black Friday. On this day, discounts on a huge range of products reach 90%! No less beneficial from purchases is provided by a sale called Cyber Monday. If you are one of those who can’t calmly walk past a shop window with a bright word SALE, then you should definitely go here - in our bookmarks "" and "".

As a result, you save your time and money, and also get a double smile: one from Life, and the second from Picodi.

Shopping online with Picodi

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The Life smartphone 3g plus tariff provides the opportunity to choose one of four options for the volume of services: L, M, S, XS. Depending on the services, the price policy companies in relation to network subscribers.

How to connect a 3g plus smartphone package from lifecell

Both existing subscribers and new ones can activate the tariff plan. You can purchase a new starter package with the Smartphone 3G+ tariff at the subscriber service center, then the S service package will apply - the first month is free, the cost is included in the starter price - 60 UAH.

You can switch from a valid number using special ussd combinations:

Smartphone 3G+ S	*404#
Smartphone 3G+ M	*405#
Smartphone 3G+ L	*406#

If the transition is with a lower monthly fee, then it will be free - only the first one will be charged subscription fee. If from a more expensive package then 30 UAH plus a subscription fee.

Valid unlimited communication within the network between subscribers with codes 063, 073, 093.

If the monthly fee is Life tariff 3g smartphone plus is not removed, then daily volumes of services are available upon use. There are also no connection fees and minutes are provided for calls to other mobile operators in Ukraine. Possibility of use without concluding an additional agreement.

lifecell services 3g smartphone plus

Convenient options for using the Internet using 3g technology maximum speed 63.3 Mbps. Each service package in the tariff contains a certain number of megabytes from 750 to 8000 MB. Just like the others mobile operators Ukraine available free access to popular social networks: VKontakte, Facebook, Odnoklassniki.

In case of any questions, you can always or 0800 20 5433 from all mobile and landline numbers Ukraine. For convenience there is also online chat on the company website and also my lifecell account.

Cheap options are also offered for calls abroad and conditions for use in roaming. Also meloring as a gift and free messenger beep. Another package offers free sms messages. This offer will be beneficial for subscribers who use all call, SMS and Internet services.

If you are interested in a tariff only for communication without the Internet, I advise you to pay attention to cheaper packages, for example. Or for 15 hryvnia unlimited online, one minus is that it’s regional.

Conditions after removing the subscription fee
Package name
Subscription fee UAH/month
Communications within the lifecell network	Unlimited
Call tariffing	Per minute
Connection fee	Absent

Internet technologies 3G+, GB
Free Internet traffic
SMS within Ukraine
If the subscription fee for the tariff has not been charged
Internet technologies 3G+ mb/day
Minutes to other Ukrainian operators
Communications within the life network	Unlimited
Price UAH/day
If you used a daily package of services
Calls to all Ukrainian numbers	3 UAH for every 5 minutes
If less than 5 UAH for calls	0.60 UAH/min
Internet	10 UAH for 250 MB for 5 days
SMS to Ukrainian numbers
MMS to Ukrainian operators

Instead of a conclusion

It is worth noting that the ability to select a service package in the 3g plus smartphone tariff from Life allows you to successfully switch depending on the needs of subscribers. A nice bonus is that the first month is paid for immediately when purchasing the starter package. A drawback that is very noticeable is the company’s pricing policy; the maximum package for 150 UAH with 8 GB of Internet looks too expensive compared to offers from other mobile operators in Ukraine. Enjoy your use.

Connectivity: Available.

If you want to buy a Google Pixel 2, but are not ready to spend money, take a closer look at the HTC U11 Life on Android One, created by the same manufacturer as Pixel smartphones 2.

Latest OS version Android Oreo, supplemented by a full version of Edge Sense (launch applications by pressing the sides of the phone, the “frame”) and USonic sound settings. The phone is guaranteed to receive OS updates for two years and security patches for three.

The U11 Life smartphone from HTC has IP67 protection, which is very rare in this price category, one of best headphones and a truly competitive camera. Design elements and functionality were completely borrowed from HTC U11. Despite all positive points, the U11 Life, just like the Pixel 2 and HTC U11, has its drawbacks.

The layout of the elements in the HTC U11 Life is very similar to the flagship U11, the only difference being the absence of antenna strips on the edges. The SIM card tray and buttons remain in the same places.

The camera remains in the same place, only it has become a little larger and uses a single flash. Instead of Gorilla glass, as on the U11, the U11 Life received polycarbonate glass and acrylic back panel. Looks stylish, but scratches more easily.

On glossy back cover fingerprints remain, I would recommend using a case. USB connector and the speaker are at the bottom, they just swapped places. Unfortunately, the U11 Life does not inherit the BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition speaker system from the flagship model.

Hardware

Smartphone HTC U11 Life uses bottom panel to accommodate capacitive navigation buttons and a fingerprint scanner. The navigation buttons work well and can be illuminated or turned off completely. The fingerprint scanner is reliable, but not as fast as on more expensive phones.

Port USB Type-C located to the right of the mono speaker. It took me a while to get used to it, so I put the charging cable in the wrong place several times.

The nano-SIM tray, on the top edge of the phone, has a slot for microSD cards, which allows us to expand memory. There are two HTC versions U11 Life, comes with 3 and 4 GB random access memory, with the 4GB/64GB version being an online exclusive product only available through HTC.com. Under the hood of all U11 Life models is the mid-range Snapdragon 630 chipset, which is not bad, but I would like to see a Snapdragon 660.

With IP67 water resistance, this HTC phone can be located at a depth of up to 1 meter in fresh water up to half an hour, which is good addition for a mid-range smartphone. Like the U11 flagship, Life lacks a 3.5mm headphone jack, although HTC is trying to compensate for this in other ways. Budget U11 Life supports fast bluetooth 5, so you can enjoy higher throughput and more wide range for compatible accessories.

Smartphone screen

The 5.2-inch Full HD display of the HTC U11 Life turned out to be a pleasant surprise. Super Life LCD panel offers rich colors, good dynamic range, stable viewing angles and exceptional brightness (over 500 nits).

The display sensor does not always respond the first time; sometimes you have to press harder. But in general, the screen quality here corresponds to the level of the best mid-priced devices.

Software

Some people find HTC's Touch Frame feature useless. I found it very intuitive and use it all the time. A short press launches the camera app, regardless of whether the phone is unlocked or not. Long press, switches modes between front and rear camera. A short press in one of the cameras mode takes a photo. This convenient function HTC U11 Life, if your hands are in gloves or it is not possible to use the camera as usual.

Outside the camera app, long press will usually launch Google Assistant(can be customized). The assistant is also activated using voice or by long pressing the Home button.

The HTC Edge Sense app lets you customize specific action, for a specific press. The main thing is to remember where and what you have configured, and using the phone will become much more interesting. Here you can also adjust the degree of pressure on the frame or turn it off if not necessary.

HTC U11 Life phone, works on the latest operating system Android Oreo is already out of the box. The gadget also provides security updates for three years, which is rare.

Stock Android version Oreo on U11 Life runs as smoothly and reliably as expected. HTC has never had any problems with performance, even with the Sense shell, which is not surprising. There are also Oreo benefits here, like running in the background and limiting data caching to better utilize the smartphone's available resources and extend battery life.

Speaker and headset sound

The new HTC U11 Life also offers sound setting USonic, it is located in the “Settings” menu. The gadget comes bundled with a pair of excellent headphones. They use software USonic, where everything can be configured for a specific profile.

HTC USonic essentially uses sonar to scan your ear canal. Just insert the headphones, press the button, and a short message will not appear. sound signal, and that's it. Now the sound in the headphones is tuned to the highest quality for each ear. This setting can be turned off at any time.

The lack of a 3.5mm jack on the U11 Life will disappoint many. The kit doesn't even include an adapter, which completely eliminates the possibility of connecting a wired headset. But, the adapter can be purchased on the NTS website. Even with an adapter standard headphones HTC will not work because HTC uses a digital protocol here that is not supported by other companies.

From front speaker You shouldn't expect anything special. He plays loudly, but not always efficiently. The sound is sometimes empty, which is especially noticeable at low frequencies.

Phone performance

Here you need to understand about price range HTC U11 Life, of course, flagship performance will be absent here. Despite not best characteristics, telephone to a large extent similar to the Moto X4, and showed decent results in tests.

The software runs as smoothly and stably as gadgets costing twice as much. Of course, the processor in the U11 Life does not always cope with the multitasking that the user requires, so there are occasional stutters. When working in in social networks, playing videos, browsing websites, there were no problems.

Battery and autonomy

Usage Snapdragon processor 630, increases the battery life of HTC U11 Life, even with a small battery. Despite the 2600 mAh, when the screen is on, the charge lasts for 4.5 – 5.5 hours.

Connected to a 5V/2A charger, the U11 Life Android One charges in just over an hour and a half from 0 to 100%. After half an hour of charging, the device shows just under 50%. In general, battery life is far from ideal and is average for the market.

The HTC U11 Life phone is equipped with 16 MP front and 16 MP rear cameras, with f/2.0 aperture. There is no optical stabilization, and this, of course, affects a lot. But, the colors in the photo are accurate and even, without oversaturation. Of course, when insufficient lighting noise appears, and the shutter sometimes responds with a slight delay.

The color reproduction of the U11 Life cameras is quite accurate. Enabling the HDR Boost mode smooths out the disadvantages of poor detail and lighting. The result is decent photographs. In general, in terms of the quality of photographs, this is good smartphone, but not a flagship either.

The HTC U11 Life shoots video in 4K at 30 frames per second and has a six-minute time limit. Hi-Res audio recording in video is supported (which is disabled by default whenever video quality settings are changed).

Application HTC cameras, has many other modes including professional mode RAW, along with hyperplane and slow motion (720p at 120 fps). With patience and a steady hand, you can get some really, really good photos.

Bottom line

Is it worth spending $350 (RUR 25,000) on HTC U11 Life? I cannot say unequivocally that “Yes”. Taking into account the not very productive processor and small battery.

The price is still a little high, it is not exorbitant, but not everyone can afford it. There are now many other competitive devices in this price range, with better performance, useful features, dual camera and a 3.5 mm jack.

In the end, I can only say one thing for sure, if you buy U11 Life, you will not be disappointed, and if you see promotions or discounts, this is one of best offers for today.