Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | HTC |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-20 | 2017-02-21 |
| 6.36 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | S-LCD 5 |
| 402 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| 550 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark has a score of 80.4, which is a little bit better than the HTC U Ultra's score of 77. Xiaomi Black Shark's body is newer than the HTC U Ultra's, although it is somewhat heavier and thicker. Xiaomi Black Shark features just a little better hardware performance than HTC U Ultra, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Xiaomi Black Shark and the HTC U Ultra both feature very similar screens, because although the HTC U Ultra has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a better pixel number per inch of screen. HTC U Ultra shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, a back-facing camera with a 12 mega-pixels resolution, a F1.8 camera aperture and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the HTC U Ultra also has a lot bigger sensor providing a much higher image quality.
The HTC U Ultra features much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi Black Shark, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. Xiaomi Black Shark counts with better battery duration than HTC U Ultra, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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