HTC U vs Google Pixel

Comparing the HTC U vs Google Pixel 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 Google Pixel runs at 2.15 GHz, making HTC U the better performer.

Display: HTC U offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Google Pixel offers 5 inches, making HTC U the larger display of the two. Google Pixel features a AMOLED display compared to HTC U's S-LCD 5, making Google Pixel the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both HTC U and Google Pixel feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

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

Battery: HTC U offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Google Pixel offers 2770 mAh, making HTC U better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC U offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Google Pixel offers 32 GB, making HTC U the better option for storage.

HTC U

₹63,990

(Discontinued)

Google Pixel

₹57,000

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

13 Oct, 2016

23 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 821	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	7.61 inches (19.33 cm)
S-LCD 5	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1848x2448 px
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	N/A	5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
N/A	N/A	1248x1972 px

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP Primary Camera	12.3 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
16 MP	8 MP	10 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens

Battery

N/A
3000 mAh	2770 mAh	4800 mAh
Quick Charging	Fast Charging	45W
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	32 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 2.0	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

N/A

8.5/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Refreshing, useful new form factor
Thin & light, with solid build quality
Samsung's ecosystem
Good performance & battery life

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Priced on the higher side
One-handed usage isn't great

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(4,520 ratings)

4.9/5

(615 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,252,918 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	13h 30m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Android v17

OS Updates

N/A

7 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Stock

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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Processor

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core 1.9 GHz, Quad core

Quad core

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

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540

Adreno 530

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

3,252,918

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

12.0 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

6,959

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 5

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

7.61 inches (19.33 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1848x2448 px

Peak Brightness

N/A

3000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Pixel Density

534 ppi

441 ppi

403 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

68.8 %

89.68 %

Aspect Ratio

N/A

4:3

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

87.9 %

Design

Height

N/A

143.8 mm

123.9 mm

Width

N/A

69.5 mm

81.9 mm

Thickness

N/A

8.5 mm

9.7 mm

Weight

N/A

143 grams

201 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7 mm
Unfolded: 123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5 mm

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera

12.3 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/2.3" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.55µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.51" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4032 x 3024 Pixels

6120 x 8160 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

2770 mAh

4800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 26 Hours(3G)

Up to 26 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse 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

13h 30m

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

N/A

59m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB / 128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.0

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

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

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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 850(band 26)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

Wi-Fi

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

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 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Back

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Capacitive

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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