HTC U Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Note7 Specs Comparison

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7.2
HTC U Ultra
8.7
Samsung Galaxy Note7
HTC U Ultra Samsung Galaxy Note7
Released · Feb 21, 2017
Not announced · No information
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
3500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 12, 2017 Aug 02, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$749

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches
162.41 x 79.79 x 7.99 mm
6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.00 oz / 170.0 g 5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Pink, Blue, White Blue coral, Gold platinum, Silver titanium, Black onyx

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 69.19% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 78.16% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD 5 Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI 2560x1440px, 518 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional display
2.0 inches, 160 x1040 px, IPS LCD
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera 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
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED Yes
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps)
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Video calling
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 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,SlimPort Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 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 LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes 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: Jul 19, 2016
FCC ID value: A3LSMN930F
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: 0.39 W/kg
Body: 0.67 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

Protection Sapphire
Features Scratch-resistant glass
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $910
Dual SIM Yes
International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Processor Octa-core
2150 MHz
Exynos M1 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T880 MP12
Memory 4GB (LPDDR4)
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