Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs HTC U

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung HTC
Announced September 2016 March 2017 Expected Announcement - April 2017
Status Available - September 2016 Available - April 2017 Rumored
Price Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 64,900 ($845.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
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Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 173 g (6.1 oz) -
SIM Type Nano SIM Dual-SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) LTE LTE
SAR US 1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 1.24 W/kg (head)
1.00 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 certified - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 10 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion 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 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU 6 core Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 2 GB 4/6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/128/256 GB 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super LCD5 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.51% 83.31% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 12 MP 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Laser Autofocus, f/1.8, 26mm, OIS, 1/2.5'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar] 16 MP, 1/3.1" sensor size, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2700 mAh 3500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h - -