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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-05-18 | 2016-09-29 |
| 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches | 5.73 x 2.77 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Silver and White | Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 275.00 | $ 345.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| S-LCD 5 | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
HTC U11 is a little bit better than the Xiaomi Mi 5s, having a overall score of 77.6 against 76.4. Although HTC U11 and Xiaomi Mi 5s were released only a couple months apart, the HTC U11 construction is somewhat heavier but a little thinner. Xiaomi Mi 5s features a screen that's just as good as the screen in HTC U11, although the Xiaomi Mi 5s has a quite smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px and a bit inferior pixels amount per inch of display.
Xiaomi Mi 5s has a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games than HTC U11, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The HTC U11 features a little better processing power than Xiaomi Mi 5s, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the HTC U11 also has a larger number of cores.
Xiaomi Mi 5s counts with a bit superior battery performance than HTC U11, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity against 3000mAh. HTC U11 features a bit better camera than Xiaomi Mi 5s, because although it has a tinier camera sensor, and they both have the same video frame rates, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same (4K) video resolution, the HTC U11 also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the HTC U11 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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