HTC U11 life vs HTC U11 Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches 149.09 x 72.9 x 8.1 mm	6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 153.9 x 75.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.01 oz / 142.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
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
Blue	Black, Silver, Blue, White

Display

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

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0	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
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (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 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
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, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 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 Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 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

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

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

for T-Mobile and MetroPCS

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

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB