HTC U Ultra vs. Google Pixel 3a XL

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U Ultra and Google Pixel 3a XL. 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. Google Pixel 3a XL Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - G020B
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.99 mm 160.1 mm Google Pixel 3a XL has greater height than HTC U Ultra.
Width 72.9 mm 76.1 mm Google Pixel 3a XL has greater width than HTC U Ultra.
Depth 7.99 mm 8.2 mm HTC U Ultra is narrower than HTC U Ultra.
Weight 145 g 167 g HTC U Ultra is lighter than HTC U Ultra.
Body Colour Brilliant black Clearly white | Just black | Purple-ish
Body Material Metal Polycarbonate
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body), 1.36 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
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6" Google Pixel 3a XL has larger screen size than HTC U Ultra.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 3a XL has better screen resolution than HTC U Ultra.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 428 ppi 402 ppi HTC U Ultra has better pixel density than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
Display Features - Always-on display, Now Playing
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
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 615
MEMORY HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Google Pixel 3a XL has more RAM than HTC U Ultra.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Google Pixel 3a XL 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 -
CAMERA HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel HTC U Ultra has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Google Pixel 3a XL has better lens aperture than HTC U Ultra.
Field of View (FoV) - 76 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 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 -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Portrait mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC U Ultra 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
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection, Motion Auto Focus
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U Ultra has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic 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 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2500 mAh 3700 mAh Google Pixel 3a XL has larger battery capacity than HTC U Ultra.
Standby Time 427.54 hours -
Talk Time 912 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 912 min
Standby (3G): up to 427.54 hrs
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CELLULAR HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, 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, 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 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
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 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
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 Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
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, haptics sensor, Active Edge
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
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 Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Night Shift, ARCore, Google Lens, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Imprint sensor
OTHERS HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 3a XL
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, 18W USB-C power adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
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