HTC U Play vs vivo S2 5G

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Comparing the HTC U Play vs vivo S2 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo S2 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while HTC U Play runs at 2.0 GHz, making vivo S2 5G the better performer.


Display: vivo S2 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while HTC U Play offers 5.2 inches, making vivo S2 5G the larger display of the two. vivo S2 5G features a AMOLED display compared to HTC U Play's S-LCD, making vivo S2 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while HTC U Play offers 16 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo S2 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while HTC U Play offers 16 MP, making vivo S2 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo S2 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 7050 mAh, while HTC U Play offers 2500 mAh, making vivo S2 5G better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC U Play offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while vivo S2 5G offers 128 GB, making HTC U Play the better option for storage.


User Rating: HTC U Play and vivo S2 5G both receive the same user rating of 3.

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Summary

Spec Score

73%
82%

Release Date

09 May, 2017
11 Aug, 2026

Performance

MediaTek MT6755
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo
Quad Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
S-LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1260x2800 px (FHD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
32 MP

Battery

2500 mAh
7050 mAh
Fast Charging
44W Flash Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Vibrant, curved display
  • Reliable battery life
  • Slim and lightweight build

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No ultrawide camera
  • Too many pre-installed apps

User Ratings

3/5
(90 ratings)
3/5
(7 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
956,029
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 57m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
1 Video
Videos
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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

HTC Sense
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6755
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Turbo MT6878V
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Processor

Quad core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2
Mali-G615 MP2

RAM

4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
Vapor Chamber

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
956,029

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
23.0 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
851
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1260x2800 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
3000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Pixel Density

424 ppi
449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.92 %
91.03 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A
20:9

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
93.82 %

Design

Height

145.9 mm
164.42 mm

Width

72.9 mm
75.25 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

145 grams
197 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera27 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2500 mAh
7050 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 15.2 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes 44W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

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
14h 57m

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

N/A
1h 5m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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