HTC U Play vs. Google Pixel 3

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U Play and Google Pixel 3. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC U Play vs. Google Pixel 3 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.99 mm 145.6 mm HTC U Play has greater height than Google Pixel 3.
Width 72.9 mm 68.2 mm HTC U Play has greater width than Google Pixel 3.
Depth 7.99 mm 7.9 mm Google Pixel 3 is narrower than HTC U Play.
Weight 145 g 148 g HTC U Play is lighter than HTC U Play.
Body Colour Ice white Not pink | Clearly white | Just black
Body Material Metal Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 3 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.5" Google Pixel 3 has larger screen size than HTC U Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 3 has better screen resolution than HTC U Play.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 428 ppi 443 ppi Google Pixel 3 has better pixel density than HTC U Play.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 3 has HDR.
Display Features 3D curved glass Always-on display, 3D Glass, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.5 GHz Google Pixel 3 has higher clock speed than HTC U Play.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 630
MEMORY HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Google Pixel 3 has more RAM than HTC U Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Google Pixel 3 has more internal memory than HTC U Play.
User Memory 22.8 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB -
CAMERA HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel HTC U Play has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Google Pixel 3 has better lens aperture than HTC U Play.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - HTC U Play has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) HTC Zoe, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic, Dual-tone Flash Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U Play has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 3.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 HTC U Play has better front lens aperture than HTC U Play.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Min Focal Length (Front) 26.5 mm -
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds, Touch to capture -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/1.8
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2500 mAh 2915 mAh Google Pixel 3 has larger battery capacity than HTC U Play.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 3 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 427.54 hours -
Talk Time 912.6 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 912.6 min
Standby (3G): up to 427.54 hrs
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CELLULAR HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Google Android Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID Apt-X, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, Active Edge v2
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Noise Cancellation Technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, Quiet ring on pick up MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Pixel Visual Core, Titan M Security Module
OTHERS HTC U Play Google Pixel 3
Included Accessories Protective cover, power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C charger, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C headphones, USB-C to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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