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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-03-01 | 2020-08-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | Just black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 440.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| S-LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.76 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.48 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 4a has a global score of 82.9, which is much better than HTC U Play's global score of 73.5. Google Pixel 4a's design is notably newer and a little bit lighter than HTC U Play's, although it's just a little thicker. The Google Pixel 4a counts with a slightly better looking display than HTC U Play, because it has a just a little better screen density, a quite larger screen and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
The HTC U Play features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 4a, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1,95 TB. Google Pixel 4a counts with a little bit better hardware performance than HTC U Play, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 4a also has 3 GB more RAM.
Google Pixel 4a has better battery life than HTC U Play, because it has 3140mAh of battery capacity. Google Pixel 4a captures slightly better photos and videos than HTC U Play, because although it has a way less mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos and a lot better video quality.
Even being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Google Pixel 4a is also by far the cheapest, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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