“HTC will give you an unexpected surprise,” said the company’s Taiwanese Facebook page last week. While many, including us, thought HTC would possible unveil the HTC 11, the company instead simply unveiled a fresh new colour for the U Ultra.
First, we should mention that the new flagship devices from HTC are not currently available in Canada and the company has not said when it will bring the U Ultra here.
However, for those that live in Taiwan, you can now pre-order the 128GB Sapphire Blue HTC U Ultra until March 28th for NT$28,900 (around $1,000 CAD), which is approximately $200 more than the 64GB Brilliant Black, Cosmetic Pink, Ice White variants.
HTC U Ultra
HTC U Play
HTC 10
Display
5.7-inch, 2.0 inch secondary display (160x1040)
5.2 inch
5.2 inch (1440x2560)
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 2.15GHz quad-core processor
Octa-core, 64-bit MediaTek Helio P10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad Core, 64bit, up to 2.2GHz
RAM
4GB
3GB or 4GB
4GB
Storage
64GB or 128GB
32GB or 64GB
32GB
Dimensions (in.)
162.41 x 79.79 x 3.6-7.99mm
145.99 x 72.9 x 3.5-7.99mm
145.9 x 71.9 x 3.0 - 9.0 mm
Weight
170 grams
145 grams
161 grams
Rear Facing Camera
12MP (HTC UltraPixel™ 2 with 1.55μm pixel) PDAF + Laser focus
12MP (HTC UltraPixel 2 with 1.55μm pixel)
Front Facing Camera
16MP, with HTC UltraPixel
5MP (1.34μm pixels)
OS
Android 7.0 with HTC Sense
Android 6 with HTC Sense
Battery
Non-removable 3000mAh with Quick Charge 3.0
Non-removable 2500mAh
Non-removable 3000 mAh Quick Charge 3.0 with cool charge
Network Connectivity
Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), NFC
Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), NFC
Sensors
NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), DLNA, Motion G-sensor, Fingerprint sensor
NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), DLNA, Fingerprint sensor, Motion G-sensor
SIM Type
Nano SIM
Nano SIM
Launch Date
March 20, 2017
April 12, 2016
Misc
USB Type-C
Android 7.0 with HTC Sense, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2, Fingerprint sensor
HTC BoomSound
Display
HTC U Ultra
5.7-inch, 2.0 inch secondary display (160x1040)
HTC U Play
5.2 inch
HTC 10
5.2 inch (1440x2560)
Processor
HTC U Ultra
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 2.15GHz quad-core processor
HTC U Play
Octa-core, 64-bit MediaTek Helio P10
HTC 10
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, Quad Core, 64bit, up to 2.2GHz
RAM
HTC U Ultra
4GB
HTC U Play
3GB or 4GB
HTC 10
4GB
Storage
HTC U Ultra
64GB or 128GB
HTC U Play
32GB or 64GB
HTC 10
32GB
Dimensions (in.)
HTC U Ultra
162.41 x 79.79 x 3.6-7.99mm
HTC U Play
145.99 x 72.9 x 3.5-7.99mm
HTC 10
145.9 x 71.9 x 3.0 - 9.0 mm
Weight
HTC U Ultra
170 grams
HTC U Play
145 grams
HTC 10
161 grams
Rear Facing Camera
HTC U Ultra
12MP (HTC UltraPixel™ 2 with 1.55μm pixel) PDAF + Laser focus
HTC U Play
HTC 10
12MP (HTC UltraPixel 2 with 1.55μm pixel)
Front Facing Camera
HTC U Ultra
16MP, with HTC UltraPixel
HTC U Play
HTC 10
5MP (1.34μm pixels)
OS
HTC U Ultra
Android 7.0 with HTC Sense
HTC U Play
HTC 10
Android 6 with HTC Sense
Battery
HTC U Ultra
Non-removable 3000mAh with Quick Charge 3.0
HTC U Play
Non-removable 2500mAh
HTC 10
Non-removable 3000 mAh Quick Charge 3.0 with cool charge
Network Connectivity
HTC U Ultra
Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), NFC
HTC U Play
HTC 10
Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), NFC
Sensors
HTC U Ultra
NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), DLNA, Motion G-sensor, Fingerprint sensor
HTC U Play
HTC 10
NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), DLNA, Fingerprint sensor, Motion G-sensor
SIM Type
HTC U Ultra
Nano SIM
HTC U Play
HTC 10
Nano SIM
Launch Date
HTC U Ultra
March 20, 2017
HTC U Play
HTC 10
April 12, 2016
Misc
HTC U Ultra
USB Type-C
HTC U Play
Android 7.0 with HTC Sense, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 4.2, Fingerprint sensor
HTC 10
HTC BoomSound
Source: HTC, AndroidAuthority
