Apple iPhone XS vs HTC U Ultra

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  iPhone XS:

  OLED

  U Ultra:

  LCD

• Weight

  U Ultra: 7 g lighter

  iPhone XS:

  177 g

  U Ultra:

  170 g

• Width

  iPhone XS: 8.9 mm narrower

  iPhone XS:

  70.9 mm

  U Ultra:

  79.8 mm

• Chipset

  iPhone XS:

  Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)

  U Ultra:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  iPhone XS:

  Dual

  U Ultra:

  Single

• Height

  iPhone XS: 18.8 mm shorter

  iPhone XS:

  143.6 mm

  U Ultra:

  162.4 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone XS

   Height:

   143.6 mm

   Width:

   70.9 mm

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. U Ultra

   Height:

   162.4 mm +18.8 mm versus iPhone XS

   Width:

   79.8 mm +8.9 mm versus iPhone XS

   Depth:

   8 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone XS

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   82.6 cm²

2. 2. U Ultra

   Screen diagonal:

   5.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   89.6 cm²

U Ultra has approximately 8.5% more rectangular screen area than iPhone XS.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.