Honor 8 vs HTC U

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Comparing the Honor 8 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 Honor 8 runs at 2.3 GHz, making HTC U the better performer.


Display: HTC U offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Honor 8 offers 5.2 inches, making HTC U the larger display of the two. HTC U features a S-LCD 5 display compared to Honor 8's IPS LCD, making HTC U the better display of the two.


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


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


Battery: Both Honor 8 and HTC U offer the same 3000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: HTC U offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 8 offers 32 GB, making HTC U the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

12 Oct, 2016
N/A
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 835
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
S-LCD 5
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
8 MP
16 MP
16 MP

Battery

N/A
3000 mAh
3000 mAh
6000 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous design
  • Good cameras
  • Day-long battery life
  • Smart Key implementation is useful
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • No VoLTE support
  • No dual-SIM
  • Fast charger not included
  • Expensive
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(3,917 ratings)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 12, 2016
(Official)
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.1 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
N/A
Very Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 540
Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
S-LCD 5
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
534 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.99 %
N/A
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

Design

Height

145.5 mm
N/A
164.4 mm

Width

71.0 mm
N/A
78.2 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
N/A
8.6 mm

Weight

153 grams
N/A
210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
12 MP
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 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)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh
3000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 17.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 21 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.45 W/kg
N/A
N/A

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 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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 Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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