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| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| 2018-07-13 | 2017-05-18 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | S-LCD 5 |
| 267 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC U11 is slightly better than the Galaxy J7 (2018), having a 77.6 score against 72.5. The HTC U11 body is just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Galaxy J7 (2018), despite of the fact that it was released around a year before. The HTC U11 features a lot better looking screen than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have a display with the same size, the HTC U11 also has a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a way greater display density.
The HTC U11 counts with a slightly better memory for games and applications than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a SD card slot that allows 272 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage capacity. The HTC U11 counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the HTC U11 also has 2 GB more RAM.
HTC U11 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a back-facing camera with a worse 12 megapixels resolution, and they both have the same aperture, the HTC U11 also counts with a bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a much better video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) has a little better battery performance than HTC U11, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The HTC U11 costs more than Galaxy J7 (2018), but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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