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HTC U Play vs Vertu Aster

 
Brief information about compared phones: HTC U Play , Vertu Aster

HTC U Play 2017 year of release. cpu Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.1 GHz Cortex-A53). screen 5.2". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera .

Vertu Aster 2014 year of release. cpu Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400. screen 4.7". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology Super LCD Sapphire crystal glass
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" inch 4.7" inch
Screen area 73.2 cm2 59.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.7% 60.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 428 PPI 473 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Sapphire crystal glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF 13 MP, Hasselblad certified, AF
Functions Auto-HDR Dual-LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps Yes
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm 2.1 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.1 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T860MP2 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 RAM 64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 49782 37242
GeekBench 4 Single Core 740 509
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2755 887
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1977
General specs Release date 2017, January 2014, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146 Х 72.9 Х 8 mm 143.4 Х 69 Х 11.2 mm
Weight 145 g 193 g
Colors Brilliant Black, Cosmetic Pink, Ice White, Sapphire Blue Onyx Calf, Lagoon Calf, Blush Calf, Caviar Karung, Tangerine Karung, Raspberry Ostrich, Cognac Ostrich
Battery 2500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2275 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 150 EUR 5440 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 427 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (3G) Stand by time- Up to 380 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h 30 min (3G)
Body build plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX, LE
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging - Also known as HTC Alpine Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Qi wireless charging - Titanium body (forged grade 5) and luxurious calf leather covered rear panel

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy U Play
  • Screen 5.2"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Aster