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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-05-18 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 424 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The HTC U11 is a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a global score of 77.6 against 75.8. The HTC U11 body has the same thickness than the Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's just a little bit heavier. HTC U11 has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the HTC U11 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
HTC U11 has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a better 1440 x 2560px resolution, a little bit larger display and a higher count of pixels per inch of display. HTC U11 features a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has an external memory card slot that allows 128 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) and the HTC U11 both have very similar battery durations. HTC U11 features a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much worse resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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