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

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches 156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9 mm	6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 inches 162.41 x 79.79 x 7.99 mm
Weight
6.56 oz (186.0 g)	6.00 oz (170.0 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	5.7-inch, 69.19% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	S-LCD 5
Resolution
1920x1080px, 386 PPI	2560x1440px, 513 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional display
	2.0 inches, 160 x1040 px, IPS LCD

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro-AB
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Adreno 530
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	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
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps) Hyperlapse, 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 Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
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, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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,SlimPort
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	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: Dec 01, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA720F	Date approved: Aug 02, 2017 FCC ID value: NM82PZF100
Measured SAR
Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.71 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.78 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg	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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Specs	HTC U Ultra Specs
PhoneArena Review
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) Review	HTC U Ultra Review
User Reviews
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