Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs. HTC U Play

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and HTC U Play. 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

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge vs. HTC U Play Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G935F -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 150.9 mm 145.99 mm Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has greater height than HTC U Play.
Width 72.6 mm 72.9 mm HTC U Play has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.99 mm Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Weight 157 g 145 g HTC U Play is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Body Colour Blue | Silver | Gold | Black | White | Gold pink | Coral blue | Titanium silver | Pink/gold | Pink gold | Black onyx | Platinum gold | White pearl Ice white
Body Material Metal, glass Metal
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 0.507 W/kg (body), 0.264 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
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 Single-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.2" Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has larger screen size than HTC U Play.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better screen resolution than HTC U Play.
Display Format QHD Full HD
Pixel Density 534 ppi 428 ppi Samsung Galaxy S7 edge 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 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos 8890 MediaTek Helio P10
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2 GHz Samsung Galaxy S7 edge 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) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 -
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
RAM 4 GB 3 GB Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has more RAM than HTC U Play.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory 24.4 GB 22.8 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U Play has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
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 Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, wide selfie mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Motion panorama Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition HTC U Play has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Selective Focus, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, vDIS technology, Spotlight HTC Zoe, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic, Dual-tone Flash
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U Play has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS BSI
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.
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) Slow motion video, selfie panorama Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Light Source (Front) Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds, Touch to capture
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3600 mAh 2500 mAh Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has larger battery capacity than HTC U Play.
Wireless Charging Yes - Samsung Galaxy S7 edge can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA -
Standby Time - 427.54 hours
Talk Time 1620 minutes 912.6 minutes Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has longer battery life when making calls than HTC U Play.
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1620 min
Active online usage (WCDMA): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 16 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 55 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 74 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 912.6 min
Standby (3G): up to 427.54 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
Technology TD-SCDMA / 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) Google Android
User Interface Samsung TouchWiz + EtiquEdge HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) 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 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency 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 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services WhatsApp, Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, 3G2, H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
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 Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, geomagnetic sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Easy Mode, MIMO technology, Private Mode, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Screen mirroring, Dual Curved display, Alarm Clock 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 Samsung Galaxy S7 edge HTC U Play
Included Accessories Power adapter Protective cover, power adapter, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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