HTC recently announced its flagship Android smartphone — the HTC U11. One its main competitor in the high-end handset game is the Samsung Galaxy S8. Can HTC’s choice of weapon match what others are offering? Here’s a quick comparison of the two.
| HTC U11 | Samsung Galaxy S8 |
|---|---|
| 5.5-inch Super LCD5 @ 2560 x 1440 pixels | 5.8-inch Super AMOLED QHD+ Infinity display @ 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| 534ppi | 568 ppi |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| 2.45GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core CPU | 2.3GHz Samsung Exynos 8895 Octa-core CPU |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali G71MP20 GPU |
| 4GB / 6GB RAM | 4GB RAM |
| 64GB / 128GB internal storage | 64GB internal storage |
| Expandable via microSD, up to 256GB | Expandable up to 256GB via microSD (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| 12MP f/1.7 Dual Pixel rear laser AF camera w/ dual-tone LED flash, OIS | 12MP f/1.7 Dual Pixel rear camera with dual-tone, dual LED Flash |
| 16MP f/1.7 front-facing camera | 8 megapixel AF front camera, f/1.7 aperture |
| 4G LTE-A Cat16 | Dual SIM (hybrid), dual LTE |
| Wi-Fi 802.11ac, dual-band | WiFi 802.11ac, dual-band |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| NFC | NFC |
| USB 3.1 (Type-C) | USB 3.1 (Type-C) |
| GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| Fingerprint scanner | Fingerprint scanner |
| Hi-Res DAC | Hi-Fi audio |
| - | Iris Scanner |
| - | Heart Rate Sensor |
| Amazon Alexa | Samsung Bixby |
| - | Samsung DeX |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion battery w/ Quick Charge 3.0 | 3,000mAh Li-Ion battery w/ adaptive fast charging |
| - | Fast wireless charging |
| IP67 Splashproof | IP68 Dust and Water resistant |
| Android 7.1 Nougat w/ HTC Sense | Android 7.0 Nougat w/ Samsung TouchWiz UI |
| 153.9 x 75.9 x 7.9 mm | 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm |
| 169 g | 151 g |
| Amazing Silver, Sapphire Blue, Brilliant Black, Ice White, Solar Red | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold |
HTC U11 advantages:
- Higher RAM option
- Large storage option
- Higher megapixel count of front camera
- Amazon Alexa assistant
- Edge Sense
Samsung Galaxy S8 advantages:
- Bigger display in smaller body
- Higher pixel density
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Iris scanner
- Heart rate sensor
- Samsung Bixby
- Samsung DeX
- Wireless charging
- IP68 certification
Looks like HTC and Samsung have different ways of defining the 2017 flagship segment. Samsung pushed its curved AMOLED panel to another level to come up with the Infinity Display. The South Korean company was able to fit a bigger display in a smaller body. HTC, on the other hand, went a bit traditional when it comes to its display but they still blessed it with a Quad HD panel for that crisp picture we always wanted.
What really sets HTC’s offering from the Galaxy S8 or even other phones is its Edge Sense technology. For HTC, this is the new technology they wanted to show the market. Rather than relying on just touch, you can send a command to your phone by squeezing it. It’s not exactly innovative but it’s really unique to HTC U11.
Camera-wise, they both have the same 12MP Dual Pixel camera with a bright f/1.7 aperture. Although, DxOMark marked the HTC U11 to have the best mobile camera based on its tests and findings.
As for of personal assistants, HTC partnered with Amazon to put in Alexa to its smartphone while Samsung has Bixby, it’s very own homebaked AI. The rest of the features leans towards the Galaxy S8 since Samsung likes to give everything it can put on its flagship device.
You should also consider that our local market does not have official htc here.
Nice comparison but i think the 3.5mm headphone jack was not mentioned.