HTC U Ultra vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 12, 2017	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$749	$449

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches 162.41 x 79.79 x 7.99 mm	5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Pink, Blue, White	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 69.19% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD 5	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional display
2.0 inches, 160 x1040 px, IPS LCD

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB	Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (15, 14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1428
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3313
3D Mark High
Untested	1620
3D Mark Low
Untested	1011

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Battery

Type
3000 mAh	4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

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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 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	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

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

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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