HTC U Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 17
Product
Price
299 USD
299 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
HTC Mobiles
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
U Ultra
26081RA18G
Launch Date
2017, January 17
2026, August 27
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
SA/NSA
Dimensions
162.4 x 79.8 x 8 mm (6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 in)
169.7 x 79.1 x 8.5 mm (6.68 x 3.11 x 0.33 in)
Weight
170 g (6.00 oz)
225 g (7.94 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5 or Sapphire crystal), glass back, aluminum frame
IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)
SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Brilliant Black, Cosmetic Pink, Ice White, Sapphire Blue
Celestial Purple, Sky Teal, Black
Type
Super LCD5 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
AMOLED, 120Hz, 1200 nits (HBM), 1800 nits (peak)
Size
5.7 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~69.7% screen-to-body ratio)
6.99 inches, 118.7 cm2 (~88.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~513 ppi density)
1080 x 2396 pixels (~375 ppi density)
OS
Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Android 16, HyperOS 3
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
Qualcomm SM4450-AF Snapdragon 4 Gen 4
CPU
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 530
Adreno 613
RAM
4GB
6GB/8GB
Storage
64GB, 128GB
128GB/256GB
UFS 2.2
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
microSDXC
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps (24-bit/192kHz audio), 720p@120fps
1080p@30fps
Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
Features
Auto-HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Capacity
Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Si/C Li-Ion 8000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 18W
Quick Charge 3.0
45W wired, PD3.0
22.5W reverse wired
Talk Time
Up to 26 h (3G)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
WLAN
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
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
No
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG