HTC U Play vs HTC U11 life Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 12, 2017	Nov 02, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$440	$349

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches 145.99 x 72.9 x 7.99 mm	5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches 149.09 x 72.9 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.11 oz / 145.0 g	5.01 oz / 142.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Pink, Blue, White	Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.01% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 68.58% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD	S-LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	6 (Poor)

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755	Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2	Adreno 508
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh, Li - Ion	2600 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 28 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	16 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 20, 2017 FCC ID value: NM82Q3F300
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.59 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.31 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	4GB/64GB

Memory	4GB/64GB
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s)
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Dual SIM	Yes

for T-Mobile and MetroPCS

HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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