HTC U11 vs Sony Xperia Z6

Comparing the HTC U11 vs Sony Xperia Z6 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC U11 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Sony Xperia Z6 runs at 2.15 GHz, making HTC U11 the better performer.

Display: HTC U11 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Sony Xperia Z6 offers 5.2 inches, making HTC U11 the larger display of the two. HTC U11 features a S-LCD 5 display compared to Sony Xperia Z6's IPS LCD, making HTC U11 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z6 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 24 MP, while HTC U11 offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia Z6 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: HTC U11 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Sony Xperia Z6 offers 8 MP, making HTC U11 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Sony Xperia Z6 offers a higher battery capacity with 3430 mAh, while HTC U11 offers 3000 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z6 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia Z6 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while HTC U11 offers 128 GB, making Sony Xperia Z6 the better option for storage.

HTC U11

₹53,990

(Out of Stock)

Sony Xperia Z6

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

11 Jul, 2017

N/A

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 820	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
S-LCD 5	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1080x2048 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Primary Camera	24 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP	8 MP	50 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3430 mAh	6600 mAh
Rapid Charging	N/A	100W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	32 GB	512 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Looks gorgeous
Innovative and useful Edge Sense features
Capable cameras and smooth performance
ANC earphones included

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Fingerprint magnet
Lacks 3.5mm audio socket
Misses out on Bluetooth 5.0

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.6/5

(441 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 11, 2017

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540

Adreno 530

Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB

4 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

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.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 5

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1080x2048 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

534 ppi

445 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.23 %

N/A

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

153.9 mm

N/A

162.98 mm

Width

75.9 mm

N/A

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

N/A

8.19 mm

Weight

169 grams

N/A

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Avg

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7Back-illuminated sensor BSI

24 MP
Primary Camera

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

5288 x 3968 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size BSI Sensor

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Selfie Voice command

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

3430 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 24.5 Hours(4G) / Up to 24.5 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Rapid Charging v3.0

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

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

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

32 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 200 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Speed:

75 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 15)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Speed:

75 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 15)

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v4.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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