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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2017-05-18 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | 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 |
| 8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC U11 has a score of 77.6, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2016)'s 72.8 general score. The HTC U11 body is just a little bit thicker but just a little lighter than Galaxy A8 (2016), and they were released with only a couple of months difference. The HTC U11 has a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the HTC U11 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
The HTC U11 counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher amount of pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The HTC U11 features a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has an external memory slot that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
The HTC U11 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a lot lower resolution back camera, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited situations. The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) features a bit longer battery duration than HTC U11, because it has a 3300mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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