Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-05-18 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Silver and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 5 |
| 401 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 9.79 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
HTC U11 is a little bit better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, having a 77.6 score against 73.7. Although the HTC U11 and Xperia XA1 Plus were released only 4 months apart, the HTC U11 is a little bit thinner and lighter. HTC U11 has a bit sharper display than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a screen with the same size, the HTC U11 also has a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and more pixels per screen inch.
HTC U11 features a little faster processing unit than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the HTC U11 also has more RAM memory. The HTC U11 counts with a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a back camera with lot less mega pixels and a smaller sensor shooting lower quality videos and pictures, it also counts with a larger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The HTC U11 counts with more storage for applications and games than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that allows 128 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. Xperia XA1 Plus has just a little bit longer battery life than HTC U11, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, HTC U11 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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