HTC U 11 will be the company's next flagship smartphone launching next month

We've seen flagship smartphones from LG, Samsung, Sony and even Xiaomi. Now it is time for HTC. Now it did launch the U Ultra, but it is still running on last year's chipset.According to a new leak, HTC is going to launch a flagship smartphone very soon which will be called the HTC U 11. The company recently released a teaser for an upcoming 'U' smartphone, which means we will get to see the flagship on 16 May. The newest leak suggests that the name HTC U 11 has been finalized for the branding of the next flagship. This means that it will be successor to last year’s HTC 10.The HTC U 11 will be offered in five different shades depending on the region and availability. These include white, black, blue, red, and silver.According to previous leaks, the smartphone will come with a button-less design and feature the same 'liquid surface' body that was seen on the U Ultra and U Play. As for the leaked specifications, expect a 5.5-inch display with quad-HD resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, a Snapdragon 835 chipset and two storage variants of 64 GB and 128 GB. While there is no confirmation of the RAM, it is speculated to be 4 GB or even 6 GB. The rear camera could feature a 12 MP sensor while on the front we could see a 16 MP selfie shooter. It is expected to run on Android 7.0 Nougat OS with HTC Sense 9 UI. It should also come with  HTC's new virtual assistant 'Sense Companion' which made debut on the HTC U Ultra.