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HTC U Play vs Nokia N79

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HTC U Play

HTC U Play

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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.

        • WeightN79: 48 g lighterN79: 97 g · U Play: 145 g
        • WidthN79: 23.9 mm narrowerN79: 49 mm · U Play: 72.9 mm
        • Screen diagonalN79: 2.8 in smaller diagonalN79: 2.4 in · U Play: 5.2 in
        • DepthU Play: 7 mm thinnerU Play: 8 mm · N79: 15 mm
        • HeightN79: 36 mm shorterN79: 110 mm · U Play: 146 mm
        • Release year2017 / 2008U Play: 2017 · N79: 2008

        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.

        Front
        U Play: 146 × 72.9 mm 1 N79: 110 × 49 mm 2
        Side
        U Play: 146 × 8 mm 1 N79: 110 × 15 mm 2
        1. 1. U Play
          Height
          146 mm
          Width
          72.9 mm
          Depth
          8 mm
          Weight
          145 g
        2. 2. N79
          Height
          110 mm
          Width
          49 mm
          Depth
          15 mm
          Weight
          97 g

        Specifications

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        Everyday essentials
        Everyday essentials
        SpecificationU PlayN79
        Dimensions (HxWxD)
        • 146 Х 72.9 Х 8 mm
        • 110 Х 49 Х 15 mm
        Weight
        • 145 g
        • 97 g
        Technology
        • Super LCD
        • TFT
        Screen size
        • 5.2" inch
        • 2.4" inch
        Screen resolution
        • 1080 x 1920 px
        • 240 x 320 px
        Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
        • 64 GB
        • 4 GB RAM 32 GB
        • 3 RAM
        • 50 MB
        Memory card support
        • microSD
        • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
        • microSD
        • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
        • 4 GB included
        BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
        • 2500 mAh
        • Non-removable Li-Ion
        • 1200 mAh
        • Removable Li-Ion
        Operating system OS
        • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
        • Symbian OS 9.3
        • Series 60 v3.2 UI
        Chipset
        • Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
        		 Unknown
        NFC
        • Yes
        		 Unknown
        Headphone jack
        • No
        • Yes
        Display
        Display
        SpecificationU PlayN79
        Touchscreen
        • capacitive touchscreen
        		 Unknown
        Display colors
        • 16M
        • 16M
        Screen area
        • 73.2 cm2
        • 17.8 cm2
        Screen format
        • 16:9 (height:width)
        • 4:3 (height:width)
        Screen to body ratio
        • 68.7%
        • 33.1%
        PPI /points per inch/
        • 428 PPI
        • 167 PPI
        Screen protection
        • Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
        		 Unknown
        Camera and Video
        Camera and Video
        SpecificationU PlayN79
        Rear camera, main
        • 16 MP
        • Single
        • 5 MP
        • Single
        Camera specs
        • 16 MP
        • f/2.0
        • 28mm (wide)
        • 1.0µm
        • OIS
        • PDAF
        • 5 MP
        • AF
        Functions
        • Auto-HDR
        • Carl Zeiss optics
        • LED flash
        Video
        • 1080p@30fps
        • 480p@30fps
        Front camera, selfie
        • 16 MP
        • Single
        • 0.3 MP
        • Single
        Specifications
        • 16 MP
        • f/2.0
        • 27mm (wide)
        • 1/3.1''
        • 1.0µm
        • VGA videocall camera
        Performance
        Performance
        SpecificationU PlayN79
        Processor CPU
        • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.1 GHz Cortex-A53)
        • 369 MHz ARM 11
        Graphics processor GPU
        • Mali-T860MP2
        		 Unknown
        Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
        • 49782
        		 Unknown
        GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
        • 740
        		 Unknown
        GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
        • 2755
        		 Unknown
        GeekBench 4 RenderScriptLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
        • 1977
        		 Unknown
        General specs
        General specs
        SpecificationU PlayN79
        Release date
        • 2017
        • January
        • 2008
        • August
        Colors
        • Brilliant Black
        • Cosmetic Pink
        • Ice White
        • Sapphire Blue
        • Canvas white
        • Seal grey
        • Petrol black
        Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
        • 150 EUR
        • 180 EUR
        Battery life
        • Stand by time- Up to 427 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (3G)
        • Stand by time- Up to 372 h (2G) / Up to 305 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
        Body build
        • plastic body
        		 Unknown
        Communication and Connectivity
        Communication and Connectivity
        SpecificationU PlayN79
        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)
        • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
        Speed
        • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
        • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
        • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
        GPRS
        • Yes
        • Class 11
        Edge
        • Yes
        • Class 32
        Wi-Fi
        • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
        • dual-band
        • Wi-Fi Direct
        • DLNA
        • hotspot
        • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
        • UPnP & DLNA technology
        GPS
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS
        • GLONASS
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
        USB
        • 2.0
        • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
        • microUSB 2.0
        Bluetooth
        • 4.2
        • A2DP
        • LE
        • 2.0
        • A2DP
        Harmful irradiation Unknown
        • SAR - 1.42 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.17 W/kg (head)
        Music and Audio
        Music and Audio
        SpecificationU PlayN79
        Radio
        • No
        • Stereo FM radio
        • RDS; FM trans
        Others
        • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
        • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
        Other features
        Other features
        SpecificationU PlayN79
        Dop
        • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
        • accelerometer
        • gyro
        • proximity
        • compass - Fast battery charging - Also known as HTC Alpine
        • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -Photo/video editor -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
        • Excel
        • PowerPoint
        • PDF) -Voice command/dial -Push to Talk -TV-out -Predictive text input

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