HTC U vs Sony Xperia 10 VIII

Product
HTC U
749 USD
Sony Xperia 10 VIII
749 USD

Price
749 USD
749 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
HTC Mobiles
Sony Mobiles
Model No
U
XQ-GH54, XQ-GE54

Launch Date
2017, February 20
2026, August 25

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
4G bands
LTE
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
GPRS
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5

Dimensions
N/a
153 x 72 x 8.3 mm (6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight
N/a
168 g (5.93 oz)
Build
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), plastic frame, plastic back
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Various
Frozen White, Frosted Grey, Misty Lilac

Type
Super LCD5 capacitive touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch, HTC Sense UI
OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR
Size
5.5 Inches
6.1 inches, 91.3 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2560 Pixels (~534 PPI)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)

OS
Android v7.0 Nougat
Android 16, up to 4 major OS updates
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4 x 2.45 GHz Kryo + 4 x 1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 540
Adreno 710

RAM
4GB
8GB
Storage
64GB
128GB UFS
Card Slot
microSD Card, (supports upto 128GB)
microSDXC

Lens 1
12 MP, Dual LED Flash
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
Features
f/1.8, 26mm, OIS, laser autofocus, 1/2.5'' sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Lens 2
13 MP, f/2.4, 16mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0"

Lens 1
16 MP
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
Video
13 MP, f/2.4, 16mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0"

Capacity
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
Charging
Wired, PD, QC

Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, FingerPrint, Gyro, Proximity
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v4.2 with A2DP, LE
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & GLONASS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector)
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG