HTC U Ultra vs Google Pixel 4a 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 12, 2017	Sep 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$749	$500

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches 162.41 x 79.79 x 7.99 mm	6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 153.9 x 74.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
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	Just black, Clearly white

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 69.19% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD 5	OLED, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Additional display
2.0 inches, 160 x1040 px, IPS LCD

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 620
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	3885 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual 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	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Time-of-Flight (ToF)) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	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	Date approved: Sep 01, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025E
Measured SAR
Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 0.22 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.26 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.54 W/kg	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

Protection	Sapphire
Features	Scratch-resistant glass
Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$910

for Verizon

Weight	6.03 oz / 171.0 g
5G Bands	n2, n5, n12, n25, n66, n71, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
Prices (MSRP)	$600