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HTC U Ultra

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Released · Feb 21, 2017

5.7-inch · 2560x1440px

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Availability
Officially announced	Jan 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)	$749
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Design
Dimensions	6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches 162.41 x 79.79 x 7.99 mm
Weight	6.00 oz (170.0 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	5.7-inch, 69.19% screen-to-body
Type	S-LCD 5
Resolution	2560x1440px, 513 PPI
Colors	16 777 216
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional display	2.0 inches, 160 x1040 px, IPS LCD
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PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	5 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB
Processor	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU	Adreno 530
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)
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Battery
Type	3000 mAh
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps) Hyperlapse, 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 Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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,SlimPort
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes

Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Aug 02, 2017 FCC ID value: NM82PZF100
Measured SAR	Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.22 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.26 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.54 W/kg

Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Protection	Sapphire
Features	Scratch-resistant glass
Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$910

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