Huawei P9 plus vs. HTC U Ultra

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P9 plus and HTC U Ultra. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P9 plus vs. HTC U Ultra Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152.3 mm 145.99 mm Huawei P9 plus has greater height than HTC U Ultra.
Width 75.3 mm 72.9 mm Huawei P9 plus has greater width than HTC U Ultra.
Depth 6.98 mm 7.99 mm Huawei P9 plus is narrower than Huawei P9 plus.
Weight 162 g 145 g HTC U Ultra is lighter than Huawei P9 plus.
Body Colour Quartz grey Brilliant black
Body Material Metal Metal
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.72 W/kg (body), 1.4 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Full HD Super AMOLED Super LCD
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.2" Huawei P9 plus has larger screen size than HTC U Ultra.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 401 ppi 428 ppi HTC U Ultra has better pixel density than Huawei P9 plus.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass, Press Touch -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 955 MediaTek Helio P10
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2 GHz Huawei P9 plus has higher clock speed than HTC U Ultra.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP4 -
MEMORY Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
RAM 4 GB 3 GB Huawei P9 plus has more RAM than HTC U Ultra.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Huawei P9 plus has more internal memory than HTC U Ultra.
User Memory - 22.8 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U Ultra has better camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.0 HTC U Ultra has better lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) HTC U Ultra has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 27 mm 28 mm
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Pro mode, RAW mode Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U Ultra has face detection.
Light Source Dual flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Auto focus, ISP-Chip, Leica Dual-Kamera Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U Ultra has better front camera resolution than Huawei P9 plus.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.0 Huawei P9 plus has better front lens aperture than Huawei P9 plus.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Min Focal Length (Front) - 26.5 mm
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie)
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 2500 mAh Huawei P9 plus has larger battery capacity than HTC U Ultra.
Standby Time - 427.54 hours
Talk Time - 912 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 912 min
Standby (3G): up to 427.54 hrs
CELLULAR Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - HTC Sense Companion
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Real Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4 WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements - HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition
FEATURES Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Knuckle 2.0 AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Noise Cancellation Technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, Quiet ring on pick up
OTHERS Huawei P9 plus HTC U Ultra
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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