I-HTC yinkampani ebisemakethe yezocingo iminyaka eminingi futhi uma uneminyaka embalwa, impela usebenzise enye yama-PDAs aneWindows Mobile (HTC Diamond) eyethulwe yinkampani ngaphambi kokufika kwamatheminali okuqala nge-Android, njengeMilingo neHero. Eminyakeni yamuva nje umkhiqizi waseTaiwan akazange abe nenhlanhla enkulu ngamatheminali asezingeni eliphezulu, ngaphandle kwalonyaka, lapho wethula itheminali eyindilinga yonke indawo, kodwa ngentengo ephezulu nodumo oludaliwe ayivumanga inkampani ukuthi ingene ekuthengisweni okuphezulu kwamatheminali aphezulu nge-HTC 10.
Le nkampani sekunesikhathi isebenza kumlandeli wemvelo we-HTC 10, i-terminal ezolandela ukufakwa kwezinombolo futhi ezoba yi-HTC 11 futhi uma inkampani ingasukumi ngesivinini ngentengo, kungaba okunye okuhle kakhulu ekugcineni kwendabuko okuphezulu. Ukuvuza kokuqala ngale divayisi kubuya futhi kwinethiwekhi yokuxhumana yamaShayina i-Weibo. Njengoba singafunda i-HTC 11 ingafaka isikrini esingu-5,5-intshi nge-QHD 2.560 x 1.440 resolution futhi njengamatheminali amaningi ethulwa, ibizoba nesikrini esigobile, njenge-Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
Ngokuphathelene nekhamera, i-HTC izosebenzisa ikhamera ye-12 mpx, isinqumo esifanayo esisetshenziswa abakhiqizi abafanayo, lapho kukhanya khona ikhwalithi hhayi ubukhulu bezithombe. ngokuqhubekayo ikhamera engemuva izobandakanya isiqinisi sesithombe esibonakalayo. Ikhamera engaphambili ibizoba yi-8 mpx yama-selfies namakholi wevidiyo. Ibhethri le-HTC 11 entsha izofinyelela ku-4.000 mAh, lapho umenzi wayo eqinisekisa ukuthi singalalisa le divayisi futhi sifike ngokuthula ebusuku ukuyikhokhisa. Lesi siginali sizophinde sihlanganise isitifiketi se-IP67 ukusivikela emanzini nasothulini.