Phone Comparison - HTC U vs HTC One M8

HTC U
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HTC One M8
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced Expected Announcement - April 2017 March 2014
Status Rumored Available - March 2014
Colors Various Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
User Interface Sense UI -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 540 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD5 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 66.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED
Features Laser Autofocus, f/1.8, 26mm, OIS, 1/2.5'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization
Front Camera 16 MP, 1/3.1" sensor size, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, aptX Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)