HTC U12+ vs HTC U12 Life Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 23, 2018	Aug 30, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$849

Design

Dimensions
6.17 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 156.6 x 73.9 x 9.7 mm	6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches 158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, Red	Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 80.20% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 77.70% screen-to-body
Type
S-LCD 6, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 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
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 509
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/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)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	3600 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
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	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
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	5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, 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
8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, 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 MIMO, 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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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,SlimPort	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 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
VoLTE
Yes

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: Nov 19, 2018 FCC ID value: NM82Q55200
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 0.53 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.33 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.64 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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