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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Apple |
| 2017-03-01 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| S-LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.48 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 8 Plus has an overall score of 87.1, which is much better than HTC U Play's overall score of 73.5. The iPhone 8 Plus design is a bit thinner but incredibly heavier than the HTC U Play, and they were only released with a couple months difference. IPhone 8 Plus features a faster CPU than HTC U Play, because although it has less CPU cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
The iPhone 8 Plus has a little sharper screen than HTC U Play, because although it has a quite worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen, and they both have an equal resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the iPhone 8 Plus also counts with a quite bigger display. The iPhone 8 Plus captures much clearer videos and photos than HTC U Play, because although it has a back camera with way less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better photography and video in low light environments and a much higher video definition.
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has just a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than HTC U Play, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. IPhone 8 Plus features a little longer battery life than HTC U Play, because it has 2691mAh of battery capacity against 2500mAh.
The iPhone 8 Plus is way more expensive than the HTC U Play, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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