HTC U Ultra vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U Ultra and Fairphone 5. 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 Ultra vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.99 mm 161.6 mm Fairphone 5 has greater height than HTC U Ultra.
Width 72.9 mm 75.83 mm Fairphone 5 has greater width than HTC U Ultra.
Depth 7.99 mm 9.6 mm HTC U Ultra is narrower than HTC U Ultra.
Weight 145 g 212 g HTC U Ultra is lighter than HTC U Ultra.
Body Colour Brilliant black Sky blue | Transparent | Matte black
Body Material Metal 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Protection - Splash-resistant, dust-resistant, shock-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Fairphone 5 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP55
SAR Value 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
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 Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.46" Fairphone 5 has larger screen size than HTC U Ultra.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than HTC U Ultra.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 428 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 880 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features - Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Qualcomm
Processor Number - QCM6490
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.7 GHz Fairphone 5 has higher clock speed than HTC U Ultra.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - HTC U Ultra has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than HTC U Ultra.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than HTC U Ultra.
User Memory 22.8 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than HTC U Ultra.
Sensor Size - 1/1.49"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.88 Fairphone 5 has better lens aperture than HTC U Ultra.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Pixel Size - 1 μm
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 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom - 8x
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC U Ultra has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash 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, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.51"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 6-element
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 0.7 μm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 13mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Autofocus
Camera Modes (2nd Camera) - Macro mode
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 2.5cm macro photography, 4-in-1 pixel binning
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than HTC U Ultra.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.76"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung JN1
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 HTC U Ultra has better front lens aperture than HTC U Ultra.
Pixel Size (Front) - 0.64 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Min Focal Length (Front) 26.5 mm -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
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) -
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2500 mAh 4200 mAh Fairphone 5 has larger battery capacity than HTC U Ultra.
Standby Time 427.54 hours 459 hours Fairphone 5 has longer standby time than HTC U Ultra.
Talk Time 912 minutes 2280 minutes Fairphone 5 has longer battery life when making calls than HTC U Ultra.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 912 min
Standby (3G): up to 427.54 hrs
Talk: up to 2280 min
Standby: up to 459 hrs
Continuous browsing: up to 18 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 13
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, 5G NR, HSDPA+
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 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, 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 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n48
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
Phone Functions 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, proximity sensor, magnetometer, Time of Flight (ToF), light sensor, gyroscope, compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features 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, 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 OTG Reverse Charge, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, 8 years of software upgrades
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS HTC U Ultra Fairphone 5
Included Accessories Power adapter -
Compliant Standards - IP55, MIL-STD-810H, ICE 60058-2-31
Product Recycled Content - 70 % - fair focus or recycled materials
Max Height of Shock Resistance - 1.8 m
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