HTC U11 life vs HTC U12 Life Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 02, 2017	Aug 30, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$349

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches 149.09 x 72.9 x 8.1 mm	6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches 158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.01 oz / 142.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Purple, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.58% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 77.70% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 509
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 (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion	3600 mAh

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.0	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
	5 MP (Depth information)
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 Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Autofocus, 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 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
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
Other
NFC, VoIP, 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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	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

Phone Features

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

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)

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

for T-Mobile and MetroPCS

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

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