HTC U Play vs i-mate Smartphone

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    Smartphone: 15 g lighter

    U Play:
    145 g
    Smartphone:
    130 g
  • Width

    Smartphone: 22.9 mm narrower

    U Play:
    72.9 mm
    Smartphone:
    50 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Smartphone: 3 in smaller diagonal

    U Play:
    5.2 in
    Smartphone:
    2.2 in
  • Depth

    U Play: 15.5 mm thinner

    U Play:
    8 mm
    Smartphone:
    23.5 mm
  • Height

    Smartphone: 26 mm shorter

    U Play:
    146 mm
    Smartphone:
    120 mm
  • Release year

    U Play:
    2017
    Smartphone:
    2004

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. U Play

    Height:
    146 mm +26 mm versus Smartphone
    Width:
    72.9 mm +22.9 mm versus Smartphone
    Depth:
    8 mm
  2. 2. Smartphone

    Height:
    120 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    23.5 mm +15.5 mm versus U Play

Weight

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

  1. 1. U Play

    145 g

    +15 g versus Smartphone

  2. 2. Smartphone

    130 g

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. U Play

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²
  2. 2. Smartphone

    Smartphone: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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.

U Play: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4 GB RAM 32 GB · 3 RAM

Smartphone: Original memory entry

16 MB RAM · 32 MB ROM

Practical features

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

1. U Play

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

2. Smartphone

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD/SDIO

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. U Play2. Smartphone

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for U Play, Smartphone.
SpecificationU PlaySmartphone
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146 Х 72.9 Х 8 mm
  • 120 Х 50 Х 23.5 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 2.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 176 x 220 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 GB
  • 4 GB RAM 32 GB
  • 3 RAM
  • 16 MB RAM
  • 32 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • SD/SDIO
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for U Play, Smartphone.
SpecificationU PlaySmartphone
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 73.2 cm2
  • 15.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 68.7%
  • 25.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 428 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for U Play, Smartphone.
SpecificationU PlaySmartphone
Rear camera, main
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 28mm (wide)
  • 1.0µm
  • OIS
  • PDAF
Unknown
Functions
  • Auto-HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 27mm (wide)
  • 1/3.1''
  • 1.0µm
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for U Play, Smartphone.
SpecificationU PlaySmartphone
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.1 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 120 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T860MP2
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 49782
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 740
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2755
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 1977
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for U Play, Smartphone.
SpecificationU PlaySmartphone
Release date
  • 2017
  • January
  • 2004
  • Q1
Colors
  • Brilliant Black
  • Cosmetic Pink
  • Ice White
  • Sapphire Blue
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 427 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 90 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Body build
  • plastic body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for U Play, Smartphone.
SpecificationU PlaySmartphone
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 8
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • No
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • No
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for U Play, Smartphone.
SpecificationU PlaySmartphone
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • White LED back light -5-way navigation button -Downloadable logos
Other features
Other features — specifications for U Play, Smartphone.
SpecificationU PlaySmartphone
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging - Also known as HTC Alpine
  • Infrared port - Organizer -Predictive text input -MP3 player - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 7070 and Orange SPV E100.