HTC U Ultra vs. Google Pixel 4 XL

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U Ultra and Google Pixel 4 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 4 XL Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 4 XL
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - G020P
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.99 mm 160.4 mm Google Pixel 4 XL has greater height than HTC U Ultra.
Width 72.9 mm 75.1 mm Google Pixel 4 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 193 g HTC U Ultra is lighter than HTC U Ultra.
Body Colour Brilliant black Oh So Orange | Clearly white | Just black
Body Material Metal Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 4 XL is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body), 1.41 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 Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 4 XL
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.3" Google Pixel 4 XL has larger screen size than HTC U Ultra.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 4 XL has better screen resolution than HTC U Ultra.
Display Format Full HD QHD+
Pixel Density 428 ppi 537 ppi Google Pixel 4 XL has better pixel density than HTC U Ultra.
Aspect Ratio - 19:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 4 XL has HDR.
Display Features - Always-on display, True black level, Ambient EQ, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 4 XL
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.84 GHz Google Pixel 4 XL 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 Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 640
MEMORY HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 4 XL
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Google Pixel 4 XL has more RAM than HTC U Ultra.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Google Pixel 4 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 4 XL
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel HTC U Ultra has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 4 XL.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Google Pixel 4 XL has better lens aperture than HTC U Ultra.
Field of View (FoV) - 77 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 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, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 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
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.4
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 52 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
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 4 XL.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens 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) - 90 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 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
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds NIR flood emitter, NIR dot projector, 2 NIR cameras
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 4 XL
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2500 mAh 3700 mAh Google Pixel 4 XL has larger battery capacity than HTC U Ultra.
Fast Charging Technology - Power Delivery 2.0 Google Pixel 4 XL has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 4 XL can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
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 4 XL
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) -
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 4 XL
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LAA
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 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 39, Band 40, Band 41, 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 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, 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 Ultra Google Pixel 4 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 4 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, motion sensor, haptics sensor, Active Edge, flicker sensor, spectral sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition
Security Technology - 3D 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 MIMO technology, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Neural Network Processing Unit, Quick gestures, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Neural Core, 3 years of security and OS updates
OTHERS HTC U Ultra Google Pixel 4 XL
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable, 18W USB-C power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
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