HTC U11 vs HTC U11 life Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 16, 2017	Nov 02, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$650	$349

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 153.9 x 75.9 x 7.9 mm	5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches 149.09 x 72.9 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	5.01 oz / 142.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Blue, White	Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.34% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 68.58% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD 5	S-LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 534 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
7 (Poor)	6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 508
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	2600 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single 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, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 20, 2017 FCC ID value: NM82Q3F300
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.59 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.31 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

Memory	4GB/64GB
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s)
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

for T-Mobile and MetroPCS

HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)