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OnePlus 5 vs HTC U11 life Specs Comparison

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

Availability

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

Design

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

Display

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

Hardware

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

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
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 		16 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
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
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p 		16 MP (Autofocus, 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 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 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 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 20, 2017
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5000 		Date approved: Sep 20, 2017
FCC ID value: NM82Q3F300
Measured SAR
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 		Head: 0.59 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.31 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64GB of storage
Memory 6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $479
Memory 4GB/64GB
Data Speed LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s)
HD Voice Yes
VoLTE Yes
Other UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
for T-Mobile and MetroPCS
HD Voice Yes
VoLTE Yes
Other UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
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