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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | HTC |
| 2016-04-16 | 2017-02-21 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 5 |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 U Ultra is just a bit better than the Huawei P9, getting a general score of 77 against 72.9. Although HTC U Ultra is newer than Huawei P9, it's somewhat thicker and heavier. The Huawei P9 counts with just a bit better processing power than HTC U Ultra, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
HTC U Ultra counts with just a bit better display than Huawei P9, because it has a just a bit more pixels per inch of display, a better 1440 x 2560 resolution and a little bit bigger screen. HTC U Ultra captures a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P9, and although they both have a 12 mega pixels resolution camera in the back, the HTC U Ultra also has a bigger aperture for better low light photos and video, a much larger sensor which gives a way higher image and video quality and a much higher video resolution.
The HTC U Ultra features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1,95 TB. HTC U Ultra and Huawei P9 have similar batteries.
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