HTC U11+ vs HTC U12 Life Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 02, 2017	Aug 30, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches 158.5 x 74.9 x 8.5 mm	6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches 158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 78.23% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 77.70% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD 6, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 509
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3930 mAh, Li - Ion	3600 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	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 (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	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
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 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
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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