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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2017-05-18 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 456 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC U11 has an overall score of 77.6, which is slightly better than the Fairphone 5's 75.5 global score. HTC U11's construction is way lighter and somewhat thinner than Fairphone 5, although it was released 6 years before. Fairphone 5 has a bit superior processing unit than HTC U11, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Fairphone 5 also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Fairphone 5 has a bit better looking display than HTC U11, because although it has a little worse 1224 x 2700 resolution and a bit less pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger screen. The Fairphone 5 has a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than HTC U11, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Fairphone 5 has a way better battery duration than HTC U11, because it has a 4200mAh battery size. HTC U11 captures clearer photographs and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has a much tinier back-facing camera sensor capturing much worse quality videos and images and a camera with a lot worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
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