HTC U Ultra vs HTC Wildfire E star: Which is better?

Screen size

U Ultra5.7"

Wildfire E star6.5"+13%

Technology

U Ultra

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Wildfire E star

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

U Ultra

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

Wildfire E star

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

U Ultra

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Wildfire E star

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

U Ultra

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

U Ultra1440 × 2560 px+69%

Wildfire E star720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

U Ultra—

Wildfire E star—

Peak brightness

U Ultra—

Wildfire E star—

Pixel density

U Ultra513 ppi+48%

Wildfire E star269 ppi

CPU speed

U UltraQuad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)+35%

Wildfire E starQuad-core 1.4 GHz

RAM

U Ultra4.0 GB+50%

Wildfire E star2.0 GB

Storage

U Ultra64 GB+75%

Wildfire E star16 GB

Main camera

U Ultra12.0 MP+33%

Wildfire E star8.0 MP

Front camera

U Ultra16.0 MP+69%

Wildfire E star5.0 MP

Battery

equal specs

U Ultra3,000 mAh

Wildfire E star3,000 mAh

Wired charging

U Ultra18 W

Wildfire E star—

Weight

U Ultra170 g+18%

Wildfire E star200 g

Thickness

U Ultra8.0 mm+15%

Wildfire E star9.2 mm

IP rating

U UltraGlass front (Gorilla Glass 5 or Sapphire crystal), glass back, aluminum frame

Wildfire E starGlass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Wi‑Fi

U UltraWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Wildfire E starWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

Bluetooth

equal specs

U Ultra4.2, A2DP, LE

Wildfire E star4.2, A2DP

USB

U UltraUSB Type-C 3.1+35%

Wildfire E starUSB Type-C 2.0

5G support

equal specs

U UltraNo

Wildfire E starNo

NFC

U UltraYes+100%

Wildfire E starNo

3.5mm jack

U UltraNo

Wildfire E starYes+100%

SD card

equal specs

U UltraYes

Wildfire E starYes

Stereo speakers

U Ultra—

Wildfire E star—

Speed

U Ultra

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/50 Mbps

Wildfire E star

HSPA, LTE

Announced

U Ultra

2017, January 12. Released 2017, February 21

Wildfire E star

2023, August 08

Status

U Ultra

Discontinued

Wildfire E star

Available. Released 2023, August

Dimensions

U Ultra

162.4 x 79.8 x 8 mm (6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 in)

Wildfire E star

164.8 x 76.5 x 9.2 mm (6.49 x 3.01 x 0.36 in)

Weight

U Ultra

170 g (6.00 oz)

Wildfire E star

200 g (7.05 oz)

Build

U Ultra

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5 or Sapphire crystal), glass back, aluminum frame

Wildfire E star

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

SIM

U Ultra

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Wildfire E star

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

U Ultra

Super LCD5

Wildfire E star

IPS LCD

Size

U Ultra

5.7 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~69.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Wildfire E star

6.52 inches, 102.6 cm2 (~81.4% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

U Ultra

1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~513 ppi density)

Wildfire E star

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)

Protection

U Ultra

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (64 GB version)Sapphire crystal glass (128 GB version)

Wildfire E star

Other

U Ultra

Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 2 inches

Wildfire E star

U Ultra

Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)

Wildfire E star

Android 12 (Go edition)

Chipset

U Ultra

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

Wildfire E star

Unisoc SC9832E (28 nm)

CPU

U Ultra

Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)

Wildfire E star

Quad-core 1.4 GHz

GPU

U Ultra

Adreno 530

Wildfire E star

Mali-T820 MP1

Card slot

U Ultra

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Wildfire E star

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Internal

U Ultra

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Wildfire E star

16GB 2GB RAM

Other

U Ultra

Wildfire E star

eMMC 5.1

Single

U Ultra

12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF, OIS

Wildfire E star

8 MP, f/2.2, (wide), AF Auxiliary lens

Features

U Ultra

Laser AF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama

Wildfire E star

LED flash

Video

U Ultra

4K@30fps (24-bit/192kHz audio), 720p@120fps

Wildfire E star

1080p@30fps

Single

U Ultra

16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm

Wildfire E star

5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Features

U Ultra

HDR

Wildfire E star

Video

U Ultra

1080p@30fps

Wildfire E star

720p@30fps

Loudspeaker

U Ultra

Yes

Wildfire E star

Yes

3.5mm jack

U Ultra

Wildfire E star

Yes

Other

U Ultra

24-bit/192kHz audio

Wildfire E star

WLAN

U Ultra

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Wildfire E star

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

Bluetooth

U Ultra

4.2, A2DP, LE

Wildfire E star

4.2, A2DP

Positioning

U Ultra

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Wildfire E star

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO

NFC

U Ultra

Yes

Wildfire E star

Radio

U Ultra

Wildfire E star

Unspecified

USB

U Ultra

USB Type-C 3.1

Wildfire E star

USB Type-C 2.0

Sensors

U Ultra

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Wildfire E star

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

Type

U Ultra

Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable

Wildfire E star

Li-Ion 3000 mAh

Charging

U Ultra

18W wired, QC3

Wildfire E star

Stand-by

U Ultra

Up to 312 h (3G)

Wildfire E star

Talk time

U Ultra

Up to 26 h (3G)

Wildfire E star

Colors

U Ultra

Brilliant Black, Cosmetic Pink, Ice White, Sapphire Blue

Wildfire E star

Gray

Models

U Ultra

U Ultra, U-1u, 2PZF1

Wildfire E star

Price

U Ultra

About 250 EUR

Wildfire E star

About 100 EUR

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