Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 vs HTC U Play

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 vs HTC U Play across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and HTC U Play run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while HTC U Play offers 5.2 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 the larger display of the two. HTC U Play features a S-LCD display compared to Xiaomi Redmi Note 4's IPS LCD, making HTC U Play the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC U Play offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers 13 MP, making HTC U Play better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: HTC U Play offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers 5 MP, making HTC U Play better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while HTC U Play offers 2500 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and HTC U Play offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while HTC U Play has a rating of 3.

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Summary

Spec Score

71%
73%

Release Date

23 Jan, 2017
09 May, 2017

Performance

Snapdragon 625
MediaTek MT6755
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
IPS LCD
S-LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
16 MP

Battery

4100 mAh
2500 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Premium design
  • Smooth performance
  • MIUI 8 signature features
  • Excellent battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Camera image quality could be better
  • HDR processing takes some time
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(1,348,322 ratings)
3/5
(90 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 23, 2017
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

MIUI
HTC Sense

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
MediaTek MT6755

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Mali-T860 MP2

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
S-LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
424 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.5 %
69.92 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

151 mm
145.9 mm

Width

76 mm
72.9 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

165 grams
145 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX258 Back-illuminated sensor BSI Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4100 mAh
2500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 15.2 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.6 W/kg Body: 0.375 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Front

Other Sensors

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

Applications

Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote
N/A

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