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HTC U Play vs Samsung Galaxy A5 2017

2.87 in
5.75 in
HTC U Play Mobile Phone
HTC U Play
2.81 in
5.75 in
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Editiorial reviews
4
4.0 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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9
4.1 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
100 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
37
3.9 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
27 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
54
4.3 out of 5
54 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
14 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6755Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
GPU modelARM Mali-T860 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
3 GB

Display

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Screen size5.2 in5.2 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
Pixel density428.0 ppi424.0 ppi

Rear camera

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps

Front camera

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Primary resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx

Storage

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Maximum card storage2GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Shock resistantnoyes

Dimensions

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Height5.75 in5.75 in
Width2.87 in2.81 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.11 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
Streaming standardsMiracastGoogle Cast

Battery

HTC U PlayHTC U Play
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
Battery capacity2500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Talk time15.0 h16.0 h

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy A5 2017