Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs HTC U

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs HTC U across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC U runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus runs at 2.39 GHz, making HTC U the better performer.


Display: Both Apple iPhone 8 Plus and HTC U offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but HTC U features a S-LCD 5 display compared to Apple iPhone 8 Plus's IPS LCD, making HTC U the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 8 Plus and HTC U feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC U offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus offers 7 MP, making HTC U better for front camera photography.


Battery: HTC U offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus offers 2675 mAh, making HTC U better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone 8 Plus and HTC U offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

29 Sep, 2017
N/A
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Apple A11 Bionic
Snapdragon 835
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
S-LCD 5
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
7 MP
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
2675 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.5/5
(4,995 ratings)
N/A
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

396,963
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 29, 2017
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v11
Android v7.1 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Apple A11 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral
Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core 1.9 GHz, Quad core
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

M11
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Adreno 540
Adreno 829

RAM

3 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

396,963
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
S-LCD 5
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
534 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.25 %
N/A
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

158.4 mm
N/A
150.83 mm

Width

78.1 mm
N/A
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
N/A
7.99 mm

Weight

202 grams
N/A
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera57 mm focal length
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

2675 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB
64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 2 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A
N/A

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