HTC Desire U vs Oppo R7 Plus

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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

    Desire U:
    LCD
    R7 Plus:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Desire U: 78 g lighter

    Desire U:
    114 g
    R7 Plus:
    192 g
  • Width

    Desire U: 19.7 mm narrower

    Desire U:
    62.3 mm
    R7 Plus:
    82 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Desire U: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Desire U:
    4 in
    R7 Plus:
    6 in
  • Depth

    R7 Plus: 1.5 mm thinner

    Desire U:
    9.3 mm
    R7 Plus:
    7.8 mm
  • Height

    Desire U: 39.5 mm shorter

    Desire U:
    118.5 mm
    R7 Plus:
    158 mm

Physical size

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. Desire U

    Height:
    118.5 mm
    Width:
    62.3 mm
    Depth:
    9.3 mm +1.5 mm versus R7 Plus
  2. 2. R7 Plus

    Height:
    158 mm +39.5 mm versus Desire U
    Width:
    82 mm +19.7 mm versus Desire U
    Depth:
    7.8 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Desire U

    114 g

  2. 2. R7 Plus

    192 g

    +78 g versus Desire U

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. Desire U

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. R7 Plus

    Screen diagonal:
    6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    99.2 cm²

R7 Plus has approximately 117.9% more rectangular screen area than Desire U.

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.

Desire U: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

R7 Plus: Original memory entry

32 GB · 3 GB RAM64 GB · 512GB 4GB

Practical features

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

1. Desire U

NFC:
See details Optional
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. R7 Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Desire U

    1650 mAh

  2. 2. R7 Plus

    4100 mAh

    +2450 mAh versus Desire U

Specifications

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1. Desire U2. R7 Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire U, R7 Plus.
SpecificationDesire UR7 Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118.5 Х 62.3 Х 9.3 mm
  • 158 Х 82 Х 7.8 mm
Weight
  • 114 g
  • 192 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 4100 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop); ColorOS 2.1
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire U, R7 Plus.
SpecificationDesire UR7 Plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 99.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 76.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 367 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire U, R7 Plus.
SpecificationDesire UR7 Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 1/3''
  • 1.12µm
  • laser AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Schneider-Kreuznach optics
  • Dual-LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • w480p@30fps
  • 1080p@60fps
  • 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.4
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Desire U, R7 Plus.
SpecificationDesire UR7 Plus
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 405
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 35215
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 840
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 4899
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire U, R7 Plus.
SpecificationDesire UR7 Plus
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2015
  • May
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Golden
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 430 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire U, R7 Plus.
SpecificationDesire UR7 Plus
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
  • Taiwan HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 40(2300) - Global LTE band 1(2100)
  • 28(700)
  • 40(2300) - Taiwan LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 17(700) - USA
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 4.0
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire U, R7 Plus.
SpecificationDesire UR7 Plus
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire U, R7 Plus.
SpecificationDesire UR7 Plus
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - HTC T327w for Chinа
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging: 75% in 30 min (VOOC Flash Charge)