What is the issue if i use the 6GB/128GB HTC U11 in US/Canada?

[a_Sika]

my question is very short and straight forward

what i will lose if i used the unlocked 6GB/128GB U11 in |US/Canada

what i know is the B66 LTE frequency which i'm not aware of any NA carrier using this frequency

other than ?
Performance
Call quality
Battery life
software

Thanks
Ahmad

 

[Kisakuku]

what i know is the B66 LTE frequency which i'm not aware of any NA carrier using this frequency

There are more differences in LTE frequencies than just B66, which is used by AT&T. Possible carrier aggregation combos for LTE-Advanced are different as well.

HTC U11 WHL - North America
2G/2.5G- GSM/GPRS/EDGE
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS
900/850/AWS/1900/2100 (B8/B5/B4/B2/B1 with 900/850/AWS/1900/2100 diversity), HSDPA 42, HSUPA 5.76
4G LTE (up to 600Mbps download speed/with 2CA, 3CA Carrier Aggregation and 256 QAM, service dependent)
FDD: Bands B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/
B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66
TDD: Bands B41
VoLTE,Wi-Fi Calling
Cat 16 LTE ready with 4x4MIMO, supports near 1Gbps download speeds and upload speeds of up to 75Mbps

HTC U11 DUGL - EMEA dual-SIM
2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS
800/900/1900/2100 (B5/B8/B2/B1), HSDPA 42, HSUPA 5.76
4G LTE (up to 800Mbps, service dependent)
FDD: Bands B4/B12/B17/B28/B20/B5/B8/B3/B1/B7/B32
TDD: Bands B39/B40/B38/B41
with 2CA, 3CA, 4CA Carrier Aggregation
VoLTE,Wi-Fi Calling
Device capable of support Cat 15 LTE, download up to 800Mbps, upload up to 75 Mbps

 

[a_Sika]

mmmm..

which means it will work in Canada but maybe not with the maximum network capabilities ...

anything else other than the network ?

There are more differences in LTE frequencies than just B66, which is used by AT&T. Possible carrier aggregation combos for LTE-Advanced are different as well.

HTC U11 WHL - North America
2G/2.5G- GSM/GPRS/EDGE
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS
900/850/AWS/1900/2100 (B8/B5/B4/B2/B1 with 900/850/AWS/1900/2100 diversity), HSDPA 42, HSUPA 5.76
4G LTE (up to 600Mbps download speed/with 2CA, 3CA Carrier Aggregation and 256 QAM, service dependent)
FDD: Bands B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/
B13/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66
TDD: Bands B41
VoLTE,Wi-Fi Calling
Cat 16 LTE ready with 4x4MIMO, supports near 1Gbps download speeds and upload speeds of up to 75Mbps

HTC U11 DUGL - EMEA dual-SIM
2G/2.5G - GSM/GPRS/EDGE
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G UMTS
800/900/1900/2100 (B5/B8/B2/B1), HSDPA 42, HSUPA 5.76
4G LTE (up to 800Mbps, service dependent)
FDD: Bands B4/B12/B17/B28/B20/B5/B8/B3/B1/B7/B32
TDD: Bands B39/B40/B38/B41
with 2CA, 3CA, 4CA Carrier Aggregation
VoLTE,Wi-Fi Calling
Device capable of support Cat 15 LTE, download up to 800Mbps, upload up to 75 Mbps

 

[Kisakuku]

mmmm..

which means it will work in Canada but maybe not with the maximum network capabilities ...

anything else other than the network ?


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You'll get dual SIM support and different pre-installed apps. Your firmware and OTA updates will be for the original market (EMEA or Taiwan), not for US Unlocked.

 

[oneandroidnut]

I'm curious as well. Subbed

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[a_Sika]

That's good...

Any negative impact on battery life
Any significant positive impact on phone performance (6 GB ram) ?

You'll get dual SIM support and different pre-installed apps. Your firmware and OTA updates will be for the original market (EMEA or Taiwan), not for US Unlocked.

 

[Kisakuku]

That's good...

Any negative impact on battery life
Any significant positive impact on phone performance (6 GB ram) ?

Battery life - probably not. Performance - some positive impact if you're into heavy multitasking.

 

[melihcarter]

So we won't have any issues with call signal, 3/4G data or battery drain? Thank you in advance. I'm just trying to make sure that the phone will work fine in states before I spend 750 bucks

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[Kisakuku]

So we won't have any issues with call signal, 3/4G data or battery drain? Thank you in advance. I'm just trying to make sure that the phone will work fine in states before I spend 750 bucks

LTE band support is the only concern and depends on your mobile carrier in the US as well as your mobile market (city).