HTC Bolt vs HTC U12 Life Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 11, 2016	Aug 30, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 153.9 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm	6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches 158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.14 oz / 174.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP57
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Purple, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.16% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 77.70% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD 3	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 810 MSM8994	Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 430	Adreno 509
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Ion	3600 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 28 mm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
	5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps) Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 17, 2016 FCC ID value: NM82PYB200
Measured SAR
Head: 0.60 W/kg Body: 0.07 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.17 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.07 W/kg

Alternative variants

Colors	Gold, Gray, Silver
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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