HTC U Ultra vs Honor 8 Pro

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Comparing the HTC U Ultra vs Honor 8 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 8 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while HTC U Ultra runs at 2.15 GHz, making Honor 8 Pro the better performer.


Display: Both HTC U Ultra and Honor 8 Pro offer the same screen size of 5.7 inches, but HTC U Ultra features a S-LCD 5 display compared to Honor 8 Pro's IPS LCD, making HTC U Ultra the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC U Ultra and Honor 8 Pro feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: HTC U Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor 8 Pro offers 8 MP, making HTC U Ultra better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 8 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while HTC U Ultra offers 3000 mAh, making Honor 8 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC U Ultra offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 8 Pro offers 128 GB, making HTC U Ultra the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Honor 8 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while HTC U Ultra is rated 7.


User Rating: Honor 8 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC U Ultra has a rating of 3.9.

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Summary

Release Date

06 Mar, 2017
10 Jul, 2017
19 Sep, 2025

Performance

Snapdragon 821
HiSilicon Kirin
Apple A19
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Main Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
S-LCD 5
IPS LCD
Super Retina XDR OLED
1440x2560 px (QHD+)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1206x2622 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

2.0 inches (5.08 cm)
N/A
N/A
160x1040 px
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Camera
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
8 MP
18 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3000 mAh
4000 mAh
3692 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
40W Fast Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
NVMe

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
8.3/10

Pros

  • Stylish looks
  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • Capable selfie camera
  • Loaded with features
  • Solid metal build
  • Impressive display
  • Versatile pair of snappers
  • Powerful hardware
  • Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
  • Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
  • Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
  • A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

  • Primary camera performance could be better
  • Lacks 3.5mm audio socket
  • Fingerprint magnet
  • Bulky
  • Average battery life
  • Heats up, quickly
  • Battery life remains similar to last year
  • Lens flare in low light
  • Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

3.9/5
(417 ratings)
4.4/5
(15,197 ratings)
4.6/5
(28,859 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
2,250,422
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Mar 06, 2017
(Official)
Jul 10, 2017
(Official)
Sep 19, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)
iOS v26

Custom UI

HTC Sense
EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
HiSilicon Kirin 960
Apple A19
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Processor

Quad core

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

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
Mali-G71 MP8
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

4 GB
6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
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
N/A
2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
16.0 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
4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
10.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

S-LCD 5
IPS LCD
Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD+)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

515 ppi
515 ppi
458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.04 %
73.44 %
90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Design

Height

162.4 mm
157 mm
149.6 mm

Width

79.7 mm
77.5 mm
71.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
6.9 mm
7.95 mm

Weight

161 grams
184 grams
177 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.55µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
HD @120 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.06" sensor size BSI Sensor
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

Selfie Voice command
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
4000 mAh
3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 26 Hours(4G) / Up to 26 Hours(3G)
Up to 30 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Battery Test Results

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

N/A
N/A
1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 11)
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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 2300(band 30)
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SIM 2

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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 11)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

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

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
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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