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HTC U Play

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Released · Mar 01, 2017

5.2-inch · 1920x1080px

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Availability
Officially announced	Jan 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)	$440

Design
Dimensions	5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches 145.99 x 72.9 x 7.99 mm
Weight	5.11 oz (145.0 g)
Materials	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Features	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Pink, Blue, White

Display
Size	5.2-inch, 70.01% screen-to-body
Type	S-LCD
Resolution	1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	6 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755
Processor	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T860 MP2
Memory	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS	Android (7.0 Nougat)
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Battery
Type	2500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging	Fast charging

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	16 MP (OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 28 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	16 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM
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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Memory	4GB/64GB

Differences from the main variant:
Dual SIM	Yes

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