HTC Universal vs HTC U Play Specs Comparison

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8.0
HTC Universal
7.0
HTC U Play
HTC Universal HTC U Play
1620 mAh
2500 mAh
480x640px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
0.06GB
3GB · 32GB
Released · Mar 01, 2017

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
5.04 x 3.19 x 0.98 inches
128 x 81 x 25 mm
5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches
145.99 x 72.9 x 7.99 mm
Weight
10.05 oz / 285.0 g 5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Full keyboard Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 70.01% screen-to-body
Type
TFT S-LCD
Resolution
480x640px 1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 6 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755
Processor
Single core
520 MHz
Intel Bulverde
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2
Memory
0.06GBROM: 128 MB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
SD microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Windows Mobile Professional Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
1620 mAh, Li - Ion 2500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
1.3 MP 16 MP (OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 28 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Yes Dual LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling
1080p (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
0.1 MP CIF (288x352) 16 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
1.1 4.2
WLAN
b
802.11 b
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
miniUSB Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Infrared, Computer sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

Memory 4GB/64GB
Dual SIM Yes
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