Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) vs HTC U Play Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm	5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches 145.99 x 72.9 x 7.99 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	5.11 oz / 145.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud	Black, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 73.78% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 70.01% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	S-LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	1920x1080px, 428 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Mali-T860 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh, Li - Ion	2500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	16 MP (OIS, PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 28 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP	16 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
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
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 01, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA720F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.71 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.78 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	4GB/64GB

Dual SIM	Yes

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