Samsung Galaxy S7 edge VS HTC U Ultra - Over the last few years, HTC has gradually disappeared from the mainstream smartphone spotlight: until the flagship was introduced in 2017 via a remote live stream and sold exclusively for online use (we were out of lavish launch events and wireless carrier partnership. Let's see how the size of the HTC U Ultra is next to the edge of the Samsung Galaxy S7, which is almost a year old.
The HTC U Ultra is a large phone that measures 7% thicker, 10% wider and thicker smidge than the Galaxy S7 edge. HTC's 2017 flagship is also 8% heavier.
A year ago, many people accused HTC of complicating iPhone design. But U Ultra looks like a Samsung imitator with the shape and location of the camera and flash along with the glass back and aluminum frame.
Display Size - The screen size of the U Ultra is 7% larger than the S7 edge.
Display resolution - Both hands provide a sharp QHD (1440p) display, but the small screen provides the pixel density advantage of Galaxy.
Display Type - HTC uses a Super-LCD 5 for the screen to clear the gap between the glass and the display. Samsung is usually sticking to AMOLED.
Second screen - Almost full-featured on the LG V Series, HTC had a second screen above the main display. Like LG's approach, it displays shortcuts and notifications without breaking into the main screen.
Curved Display - The screen itself is flat while HTC markets curved glass on the U Ultra. The S7 edge is an oblique display on both sides that fits its name.
Processor - This is probably the biggest reason to annoy the HTC U Ultra. Despite several months from now, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 in early 2017 was ahead of the Snapdragon 821 in 2016.
Samsung and LG have not announced the flagship of early 2017 (Galaxy S8 and LG G6), but it would be surprising if the Snapdragon 835 is under the hood. And if the annual firing cycle is any indication (in most cases), it will be released in the same time zone as the HTC U Ultra.
An asterisk next to the S7 edge chip indicates that the international version uses an 8-core Samsung Exynos processor instead of Qualcomm. RAM is equal to 4GB each.
Storage - Samsung offers multiple storage tiers, but HTC supports one rich 64GB model.
Water resistance - HTC has not added meaningful waterproofing to its 2017 flagship. Samsung's early-2016 phone still has the best waterproofing you'll find on the phone (diving for half an hour under 1.5m of water).
Batteries - The HTC U Ultra uses relatively small batteries for relatively large batteries (QHD displays that draw power). This can be a red flag for HTC phones: keep it up for our battery benchmark.
Headphone Jack - HTC has followed the trend of removing headphone jacks from the latest flagship. The Olive branch bundles a USB-C earbud that uses Sonic pulse to analyze the ears and form audio accordingly (many headphones, including the excellent Sony MDR-1000X, have similar features).
Considering that one of the most important features of the HTC 10 was a 24-bit DAC (digital-to-analog converter) for Hi-Fi audio, the U Ultra is taking the toughest action that the audio department has to follow. Since there is no DAC or 3.5mm headphone port, it is unlikely that the company will continue to maintain its audio file approval legacy.
U Ultra will be released with Android Nougat. At the time of publication, the Nougat update began rolling out on the S7 edge, but did not reach all wireless carriers.
However, keep in mind that there are still two months left from the Ultra launch, at which time the Galaxy S7 will be updated overall.
Both phones have built-in manufacturer-specific UIs above Google's core software.