HTC U vs Samsung Galaxy S8
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| Expected Announcement - April 2017 | March 2017 |
| Status | |
| Rumored | Available - April 2017 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Various | Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
| - |
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| - | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM | Dual-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor |
- |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super LCD5 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 5.8 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) [Similar] | 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | - | 84.06% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
| User Interface | |
| Sense UI | - |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar] |
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 540 [Similar] | Adreno 540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 64 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (dual Tone) | Dual-LED (Dual Tone) |
| Features | |
| Laser Autofocus, f/1.8, 26mm, OIS, 1/2.5'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| 16 MP, 1/3.1" sensor size, 1080p [Similar] | 8 MP, AF [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, aptX | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 3000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |