HTC U11 life vs HTC U12+ Specs Comparison

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7.7	7.5
HTC U11 life	HTC U12+
Released · Nov 02, 2017	Released · Jun 28, 2018
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px	6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
Single camera	Dual camera
3GB · 32GB	6GB · 128GB
2600 mAh	3500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 02, 2017	May 23, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$349	$849

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches 149.09 x 72.9 x 8.1 mm	6.17 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 156.6 x 73.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
5.01 oz / 142.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.58% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 80.20% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD	S-LCD 6, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	3 (Average)

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 630
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion	3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 46 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 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 (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, 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 MIMO, 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

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, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 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 18 (1200/150 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	Date approved: Nov 19, 2018 FCC ID value: NM82Q55200
Measured SAR
Head: 0.59 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.31 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg	Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 0.53 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.64 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)

with 64 GB storage


Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

for T-Mobile and MetroPCS


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

Links

Full specifications
HTC U11 life Specs	HTC U12+ Specs
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