HTC U11 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

HTC U11 Plus

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SEA, LATAM
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat15, 800 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass & aluminum frame

-
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

158.5 mm

135.4 mm
Width

74.9 mm

66.2 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

188 g

135 g
Waterproof

IP68

1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

Yes
Colors

Amazing Silver, Ceramic Black, Translucent Black

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

Display
Display type

Super LCD6 capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.0 inches

4.7 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2880 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

538 ppi

312 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

HTC Sense UI

-

Main camera
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7

13 MP, f/1.9
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera video hdr

HDR video

-
Primary camera video stereo sound record

24-bit/192kHz

-
Camera features

1.4 µm pixel size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity