HTC U Ultra vs. OnePlus 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U Ultra and OnePlus 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. OnePlus 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.99 mm 154.2 mm OnePlus 5 has greater height than HTC U Ultra.
Width 72.9 mm 74.1 mm OnePlus 5 has greater width than HTC U Ultra.
Depth 7.99 mm 7.25 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than HTC U Ultra.
Weight 145 g 153 g HTC U Ultra is lighter than HTC U Ultra.
Body Colour Brilliant black Midnight black | Slate grey
Body Material Metal Anodised aluminium
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD Optic AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.5" OnePlus 5 has larger screen size than HTC U Ultra.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 428 ppi 401 ppi HTC U Ultra has better pixel density than OnePlus 5.
Display Features - Night Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Processor Number - MSM8998
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.45 GHz OnePlus 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 Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 540
MEMORY HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB OnePlus 5 has more RAM than HTC U Ultra.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB OnePlus 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 -
CAMERA HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 20 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better camera resolution than HTC U Ultra.
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.6 HTC U Ultra has better lens aperture than HTC U Ultra.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC U Ultra has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - Portrait, HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW 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, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.7
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Min Focal Length (Front) 26.5 mm -
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up HDR
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture OnePlus 5 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2500 mAh 3300 mAh OnePlus 5 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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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat)
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, 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 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, 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 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, 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
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound
FEATURES HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, 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 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, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology
OTHERS HTC U Ultra OnePlus 5
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable
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