HTC U12 Life vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 30, 2018	Jan 22, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $1299 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1420 12GB/1TB - $1660

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches 158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm	6.41 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 162.8 x 77.6 x 8.2 mm (~9.1 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Purple, Blue	Titanium Silverblue, Titanium Black, Titanium Whitesilver, Titanium Gray

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.70% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2373 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Adreno 509	Adreno 830
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (15), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3137
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	9769
3D Mark High
Untested	6208
3D Mark Low
Untested	2981

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Battery

Type
3600 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 0min

Browsing

20h 49min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

14h 21min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
13 MP (Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

158

Overall

165

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS938U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.64 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1420

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1660

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
SIM type	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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