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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-03-01 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.48 | 5.68 |
| 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
Google Pixel 3a XL is just a bit better than the HTC U Play, getting a global score of 78.9 against 73.5. The Google Pixel 3a XL design is extremely newer than the HTC U Play's, but it's a bit thicker and somewhat heavier. HTC U Play has a bit sharper display than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
HTC U Play features a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1,95 TB. Google Pixel 3a XL and HTC U Play both have similar processing units, and although the Google Pixel 3a XL has a greater amount of RAM, they both have 8 cores.
The Google Pixel 3a XL shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than HTC U Play, because although it has a camera with much less mega-pixels, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot higher (4K) video quality. Google Pixel 3a XL features a much better battery duration than HTC U Play, because it has a 3700mAh battery size.
The Google Pixel 3a XL is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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