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HTC U11 life vs OnePlus 5 Specs Comparison

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7.7
HTC U11 life
8.5
OnePlus 5
HTC U11 life OnePlus 5
Released · Nov 02, 2017
Released · Jun 22, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
2600 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 02, 2017 Jun 20, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$349 $539

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.87 x 0.32 inches
149.09 x 72.9 x 8.1 mm 		6.07 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches
154.2 x 74.1 x 7.25 mm
Weight
5.01 oz / 142.0 g 5.40 oz / 153.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue Gold, Gray

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.58% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 72.93% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 2 (Good)
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
2457 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 508 Adreno 540
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
4GB/64GB 		8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0 		16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
20 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Optical zoom: 1.6x
Aperture size: F2.6
Focal Length: 36 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
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 (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, 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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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, 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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 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 Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 20, 2017
FCC ID value: NM82Q3F300 		Date approved: Jun 20, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5000
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: 1.36 W/kg
Body: 0.84 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
Phablet: 3.57 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 64GB of storage
Memory 6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $479
for T-Mobile and MetroPCS
HD Voice Yes
VoLTE Yes
Other UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
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