HTC has launched its sophisticated U11 flagship smartphone in India today. The smartphone’s highlight is the Edge Sense technology that allows one to either open an app or access the camera by applying pressure on the sides. The HTC U11 is available in two color choices of Brilliant Black, and Amazing Silver.
While the HTC U11 offers its unique Edge Sense technology, the smartphone will face heavy competition with existing flagship smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S8, Xperia XZ Premium, LG G6 and Google Pixel. Here’s a comparison between all five smartphones on the basis of their price, specifications, and features.
Price
The HTC U11 and the LG G6 are the least priced here at Rs 51,990. The other four flagships also remain in the same price segment with the Sony Xperia XZ Premium priced at 59,990. The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Google Pixel have a slight difference with the former priced at Rs 57,900 and the latter at Rs 57,000.
Display
The HTC U11 features a 5.5-inch Quad HD display with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium stands as a winner here, as it boasts the world’s first 4K HDR display on a smartphone. Its 5.5-inch display also comes with Gorilla Glass 5 protection and Sony’s X-Reality engine to enhance the dynamic contrast. The Samsung Galaxy S8 has a bigger 5.8-inch edge-to-edge display with Quad HD resolution and aspect ratio of 18:5:9. The Galaxy S8’ display also supports 4K HDR10 and comes with Gorilla Glass 5 protection as well.
The LG G6 features a 5.7-inch Quad HD ‘FullVision’ display with the aspect ratio of 18:9 and pixel density of 564ppi. The LG G6 too comes with Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The Google Pixel stands apart as it offers a small screen size which could be a preferred choice amongst some. The smartphone features a 5-inch full HD AMOLED display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 protection. ALSO READ: LG G6 review: The flagship smartphone that you deserved, a year ago!
Chipset, RAM, and Storage
The HTC U11 and the Xperia XZ Premium are both powered by Qualcomm’s most sought after Snapdragon 835 processor. The Galaxy S8’s US variant ships with the Snapdragon 835 SoC but, in India the smartphone comes with in-house Exynos 8895 SoC. The LG G6 and Google Pixel are both powered by the lower Snapdragon 821 processor. In terms of RAM and storage, the HTC U11 packs a bigger 6GB RAM plus 128GB storage as compared to the Galaxy S8, Xperia XZ Premium and LG G6 which come with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage (expandable). The Google Pixel also comes with 4GB RAM but has lesser onboard storage of 32GB which is not expandable.
Cameras
The HTC U 11 sports a 12-megapixel rear camera with UltraPixel technology, 5-axis OIS, EIS, f/1.7 aperture and 4K video recording support with 360-degree sound recording. Up front, the smartphone houses a 16-megapixel camera with 150-degree wide-angle lens. The LG G6 is the only one in the lot with a dual camera setup. The LG G6 features a pair of 13-megapixel rear cameras where one is a wide angle lens with field of view of 125-degrees, and the other is standard lens with field of view of 71-degrees. The smartphone also comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Galaxy S8’s optic specifications include a 12-megapixel rear camera with OIS, EIS, PDAF and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium and the Google Pixel both flaunt the most impressive camera specifications and features. The Xperia XZ Premium features a 19-megapixel rear camera with features like predictive capture, triple image sensing technology, predictive hybrid autofocus. It houses a 13-megapixel camera up front. The Xperia XZ premium also comes with Motion Eye technology making it capable of shooting super slow motion videos. It also comes with fast memory allowing the camera to shoot 960fps at 720p resolution.
Google Pixel’s cameras received the high praise of ‘the best smartphone cameras ever made’ by DxOMark. The Pixel sports a 12.3-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX378 sensor, HDR+, and zero shutter lag. The smartphone also features an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with Samsung S5K4H8/Omnivision OV8856 sensor.
Battery
The HTC U11 and Galaxy S8 are both fuelled by a 3,000mAh battery. The Xperia XZ Premium and LG G6 are at a slightly higher state with a 3,230mAh and 3,300mAh batteries respectively. The Google Pixel on the other hand, comes with a smaller 2,770mAh battery.
Connectivity and OS
In terms of connectivity, all five smartphones come with 4G VoLTE support for HD calling, and a USB Type-C port. The HTC U11, Google Pixel and LG G6 have Bluetooth 4.2 support. While the Xperia XZ Premium and Galaxy S8 feature the latest Bluetooth 5.0. The Google Pixel has a single SIM support only, and the rest come with Hybrid dual-SIM support.
On the software front, the HTC U11 runs on Android 7.1 Nougat with HTC Sense, the Galaxy S8 on Android 7.0 Nougat with TouchWiz UI and the LG G6 on Android 7.0 Nougat with UX 6.0. The Google Pixel and Sony Xperia XZ Premium both run on Android 7.1. Nougat. The Google Pixel could be a preference here as it will be the first to receive Android O update amongst the others.
| Specifications | HTC U11 | Samsung Galaxy S8 | Sony Xperia XZ Premium | LG G6 | Google Pixel |
| Display | 5.5-inch QHD | 5.8-inch Quad HD | 5.5-inch 4K HDR | 5.7-inch QHD+ | 5-inch Full HD |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC | 64-bit Exynos 8895 octa-core SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC |
| RAM | 6GB | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB |
| Storage | 128GB(expandable) | 64GB(expandable) | 64GB (expandable) | 64GB (expandable) | 32GB |
| Rear Camera | 12-megapixel | 12-megapixel | 19-megapixel | 13-megapixel dual camera | 12.3-megapixel |
| Front Camera | 16-megapixel | 8-megapixel | 13-megapixel | 5-megapixel | 8-megapixel |
| Battery | 3,000mAh | 3,000mAh | 3,230mAh | 3,330mAh | 2,770mAh |
| Connectivity | 4G VoLTE, Dual-SIM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | 4G VoLTE, Dual-SIM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 | 4G VoLTE, Dual-SIM, Bluetooth 5.0 | 4G VoLTE, Dual-SIM, Bluetooth | 4G VoLTE, single SIM, Bluetooth |
| Android OS | Android 7.1 Nougat with HTC sense | Android 7.0 Nougat with TouchWiz UI | Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 7.0 Nougat with UX 6.0 | Android 7.1 Nougat |
| Price | Rs 51,990 | Rs 57,900 | Rs 59,990 | Rs 51,990 | Rs 57,000 |
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