Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-01 | 2017-02-21 |
| 6.00 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Rose gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 5 |
| 401 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
HTC U Ultra is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), having a 77 score against 73.5. HTC U Ultra's construction has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), but it's just a little bit lighter. The HTC U Ultra has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has lesser processing cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM.
HTC U Ultra has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a better 1440 x 2560 resolution, a better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a little larger display. HTC U Ultra features a way bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1,95 TB and 48 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy J7 (2017) counts with better battery lifetime than HTC U Ultra, because it has a 20% bigger battery size. HTC U Ultra takes a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for taking images and video in low light situations and a back camera with less mega pixels, it also counts with a lot better video resolution.
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