HTC U12 Life vs HTC U12+ Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches 158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm	6.17 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 156.6 x 73.9 x 9.7 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
	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
Purple, Blue	Black, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.70% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 80.20% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	S-LCD 6, HDR
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 509	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) 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
5 MP (Depth information)	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
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p 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
13 MP (Flash, 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	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	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
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
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, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 39, 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 18 (1200/150 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

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 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

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