Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | HTC |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android, HTC Sense UI |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-01-17 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and Red |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 401 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3930mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 EYEs is just a bit better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, having a general score of 76.9 against 73.7. Even when the HTC U11 EYEs and Xperia XA1 Plus were released only a couple months apart, the HTC U11 EYEs is a little bit thinner and a bit lighter. The HTC U11 EYEs has Android, HTC Sense UI OS, and Xperia XA1 Plus comes with Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus counts with a little faster CPU than HTC U11 EYEs, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has just a bit better looking display than HTC U11 EYEs, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, a little bit smaller display and a little lower pixels number per inch in the display.
The HTC U11 EYEs has much more memory capacity for apps and games than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 32 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. The HTC U11 EYEs features a little longer battery performance than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has 3930mAh of battery capacity instead of 3430mAh.
The Sony Xperia XA1 Plus takes a little bit better photos and videos than HTC U11 EYEs, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light images, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video definition, the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus also counts with a camera with a lot higher 23 mega-pixels resolution.
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