HTC U Ultra vs Huawei Honor Play

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

    U Ultra: 6 g lighter

    U Ultra:
    170 g
    Honor Play:
    176 g
  • Width

    Honor Play: 5.5 mm narrower

    U Ultra:
    79.8 mm
    Honor Play:
    74.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    U Ultra: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    U Ultra:
    5.7 in
    Honor Play:
    6.3 in
  • Chipset

    U Ultra:
    Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
    Honor Play:
    Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    U Ultra:
    Single
    Honor Play:
    Dual
  • Depth

    Honor Play: 0.5 mm thinner

    U Ultra:
    8 mm
    Honor Play:
    7.5 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. U Ultra

    Height:
    162.4 mm +4.5 mm versus Honor Play
    Width:
    79.8 mm +5.5 mm versus Honor Play
    Depth:
    8 mm +0.5 mm versus Honor Play
  2. 2. Honor Play

    Height:
    157.9 mm
    Width:
    74.3 mm
    Depth:
    7.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. U Ultra

    170 g

  2. 2. Honor Play

    176 g

    +6 g versus U Ultra

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. U Ultra

    Screen diagonal:
    5.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    89.6 cm²
  2. 2. Honor Play

    Screen diagonal:
    6.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    19.5:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    97.4 cm²

Honor Play has approximately 8.8% more rectangular screen area than U Ultra.

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 Ultra: Original memory entry

64/128 GB · 512GB 4GB

Honor Play: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4/6 GB RAM

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 Ultra

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

2. Honor Play

NFC:
No
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. U Ultra

    3000 mAh

  2. 2. Honor Play

    3750 mAh

    +750 mAh versus U Ultra

Specifications

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1. U Ultra2. Honor Play

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for U Ultra, Honor Play.
SpecificationU UltraHonor Play
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 162.4 Х 79.8 Х 8 mm
  • 157.9 Х 74.3 Х 7.5 mm
Weight
  • 170 g
  • 176 g
Technology
  • Super LCD5
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.7" inch
  • 6.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1440 x 2560 px
  • 1080 x 2340 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64/128 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
  • 64 GB
  • 4/6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 3750 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
  • upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo); EMUI 8.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
  • Hisilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
NFC
  • Yes
  • No
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for U Ultra, Honor Play.
SpecificationU UltraHonor Play
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 90.3 cm2
  • 97.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.7%
  • 83.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 513 PPI
  • 409 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (64 GB version)Sapphire crystal glass (128 GB version)
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for U Ultra, Honor Play.
SpecificationU UltraHonor Play
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2.3''
  • 1.55µm
  • OIS
  • PDAF & laser AF
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • depth sensor
Functions
  • Auto-HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 16 MP
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1.0µm
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for U Ultra, Honor Play.
SpecificationU UltraHonor Play
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 530
  • Mali-G72 MP12
Antutu 7 score *
  • 168385
  • 207232
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 1662
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 3920
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 7174
Unknown
Antutu 8 score * Unknown
  • 226029
GeekBench 5 Single Core *
  • 302
  • 349
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core *
  • 795
  • 1241
General specs
General specs — specifications for U Ultra, Honor Play.
SpecificationU UltraHonor Play
Release date
  • 2017
  • January
  • 2018
  • July
Colors
  • Brilliant Black
  • Cosmetic Pink
  • Ice White
  • Sapphire Blue
  • Midnight Black
  • Navy Blue
  • Violet
  • Player Edition Red
  • Player Edition Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 250 EUR
  • 320 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 312 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G)
Unknown
Body build
  • Front/back glass
  • aluminum frame
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for U Ultra, Honor Play.
SpecificationU UltraHonor Play
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - China -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 8(900)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - China
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • EDR
  • aptX HD
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for U Ultra, Honor Play.
SpecificationU UltraHonor Play
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Secondary display
  • 160 x 1040 pixels
  • 2 inches
  • 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for U Ultra, Honor Play.
SpecificationU UltraHonor Play
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - Also known as HTC Ocean Note
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 18W - Versions: COR-AL00 (China); COR-AL10 (India); Global