HTC U Play vs HTC One M8 Comparison and Differences

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HTC U Play

HTC U Play

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HTC One M8

HTC One M8

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HTC U Play or HTC One M8 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC U Play HTC One M8
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Release date 2017, January 2014, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146 x 72.9 x 8 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.87 in 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.78 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 160 g | 5.64 oz
Body Build Plastic body Aluminum body
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Colors Brilliant Black, Cosmetic Pink, Ice White, Sapphire Blue Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
Battery 2500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 427 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 271 h (2G) / Up to 496 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super LCD Super LCD3
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5" in
Screen area 73.2 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.7% 66.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 428 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 4 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF -4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3'', 2µm, AF
-4 MP, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama HDR, panorama, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm 5 MP, f/2.0
Functions Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 6
Chipset - Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.1 GHz Cortex-A53) - Quad-core 2.3 GHz (US/EMEA)/ 2.5 GHz (Asia, China) Krait 400
GPU Mali-T860MP2 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 152
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 540
GeekBench 4 Single Core 740 961
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2755 2306
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1977 2438
GeekBench 4 Battery 1320

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
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, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (market/operator dependent)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.22 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
Versions
- Also known as HTC Alpine

- Also known as HTC M8, All New HTC One

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