Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 626 vs HTC U Ultra vs HTC U Play

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced February 2015 January 2017 January 2017
Status Coming Soon - February 2015 Available - January 2017 Available - January 2017
Price Rs. 10,090 ($148.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 51,000 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,800 ($440.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors - Various blue, black, pink, white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 70.9 x 8.19 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.32 in )
162.41 x 79.79 x 7.99 mm
(6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 in)
145.99 x 72.9 x 7.99 mm
(5.75 x 2.87 x 0.31 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 170g (6oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2-inch secondary 160x1040 pixels display
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - HTC Sense HTC Sense
Processor Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU Mali-T760MP2
Adreno 306
Adreno 540 Mali-T860MP2
RAM 1/2 GB 4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64/128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.05% 69.20% 69.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio - No To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 16 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual-tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama PDAF, Laser AF, 1.55-micron pixel, f/.1.8, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF), f/2.0, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 3000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 800 h (2G)
Up to 761 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 20 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 30 h (3G)
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