HTC U12 Life vs HTC U11 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 30, 2018	May 16, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$650

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches 158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm	6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 153.9 x 75.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	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
Purple, Blue	Black, Silver, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.70% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	S-LCD 5
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2560x1440px, 16:9 ratio, 534 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 509	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3600 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) 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
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p 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
13 MP (Flash, 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	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	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
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, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 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
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

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
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