HTC U Play vs. Honor 8 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U Play and Honor 8 Pro. 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. Honor 8 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.99 mm 157 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater height than HTC U Play.
Width 72.9 mm 77.5 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater width than HTC U Play.
Depth 7.99 mm 6.97 mm Honor 8 Pro is narrower than HTC U Play.
Weight 145 g 184 g HTC U Play is lighter than HTC U Play.
Body Colour Ice white Midnight black
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.7" Honor 8 Pro has larger screen size than HTC U Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Honor 8 Pro has better screen resolution than HTC U Play.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 428 ppi 515 ppi Honor 8 Pro has better pixel density than HTC U Play.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features 3D curved glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.4 GHz Honor 8 Pro 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) - Mali G71 MP8
MEMORY HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
RAM 3 GB 6 GB Honor 8 Pro has more RAM than HTC U Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Honor 8 Pro 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 microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB
CAMERA HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12 Megapixel HTC U Play has better camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC U Play has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Timer mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Ultra Snapshot, Watermark mode, Light Painting mode, tap to focus
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition Smile Capture Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) HTC Zoe, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic, Dual-tone Flash Audio Note
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U Play has better front camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 -
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
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds, Touch to capture -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2500 mAh 4000 mAh Honor 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than HTC U Play.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 110 min
Standby Time 427.54 hours 504 hours Honor 8 Pro has longer standby time than HTC U Play.
Talk Time 912.6 minutes 1800 minutes Honor 8 Pro has longer battery life when making calls than HTC U Play.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 912.6 min
Standby (3G): up to 427.54 hrs
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Google Android Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HTC Sense HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 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 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40
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 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes - HTC U Play has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
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, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor
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 -
OTHERS HTC U Play Honor 8 Pro
Included Accessories Protective cover, power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter USB cable, power adapter
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