Phone Comparison - Microsoft Lumia 950 XL vs HTC U Ultra vs Honor 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft HTC Honor
Announced October 2015 January 2017 June 2017
Status Available - November 2015 Available - January 2017 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 34,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 51,000 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,750 ($510.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Various Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.9 x 78.4 x 8.1 mm
(5.98 x 3.09 x 0.32 in)
162.41 x 79.79 x 7.99 mm
(6.39 x 3.14 x 0.31 in)
147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm
(5.8 × 2.79 × 0.29 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 170g (6oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2-inch secondary 160x1040 pixels display
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal and glass Build
- Dual Cameras
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - HTC Sense EMUI 5.1
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960
GPU Adreno 430 Adreno 540 Mali-G71 MP8
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Cruved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.7 inches 5.15 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (518 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.43% 69.20% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio FM radio No FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels Dual 20 MP + 12 MP
Flash Carl Zeiss optics Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR PDAF, Laser AF, 1.55-micron pixel, f/.1.8, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase detection autofocus, Monochrome + RGB Sensors, Laser AF, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Beauty Mode
Video 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3340 mAh 3000 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 25 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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