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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-05-18 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 386 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 slightly better than Galaxy A7 (2017), having a 77.6 score against 75.8. The HTC U11 is a a bit lighter phone than the Galaxy A7 (2017), but both of them are equally thin. HTC U11 counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC U11 also has more RAM.
The HTC U11 features a brighter display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel quantity in each screen inch and a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. HTC U11 counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera with much less mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and videos in poorly lited environments.
The HTC U11 has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has better battery lifetime than HTC U11, because it has a 3600mAh battery capacity.
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