HTC One E9 vs HTC U12+

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PHONES
Phone Names	HTC One E9	HTC U12+

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands	HSDPA	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 39, 49, 41, 66
EDGE	Yes	-
GPRS	Yes	-
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE

Launch
Announced	2015, May. Released 2015, May	2018, May 23
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2018, June 29

Body
Build	-	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions	156.5 x 76.5 x 7.5 mm (6.16 x 3.01 x 0.30 in)	156.6 x 73.9 x 8.7 mm (6.17 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Weight	147 g (5.19 oz)	188 g (6.63 oz)
	-	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Pressure-sensitive buttons

Display
Protection	To be disclosed	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)	1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~537 ppi density)
Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~69.7% screen-to-body ratio)	6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	IPS LCD	Super LCD6, HDR10

Platform
CPU	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Chipset	Mediatek MT6795M Helio X10 (28 nm)	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
GPU	PowerVR G6200	Adreno 630
OS	Android 5 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 7	Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), Sense UI

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM	64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
	eMMC 5.0	-

Main Camera
Dual	-	12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 16 MP (12 MP effective), f/2.6, 1/3.1", 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Single	13 MP, f/2.2, 28mm (wide), AF	-
Video	Yes	4K@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), HDR, 24-bit/96kHz stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera
Dual	-	8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm
Features	HDR	HDR, panorama
Single	4 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/3", 2µm	-
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
35mm jack	Yes	-
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
	-	32-bit/384kHz audio

Comms
Bluetooth	4.1, A2DP, aptX	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio	FM radio	No
USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Charging	-	18W wired, QC3, 50% in 35 min (advertised)
Talk time	-	Up to 24 h (3G)
Type	Li-Po 2800 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable

Misc
Colors	Black, White	Translucent Blue, Ceramic Black, Flame Red
Models	One E9 dual sim	U12, 2Q55100
Price	About 320 EUR	About 450 EUR

Tests
Audio quality	-	Noise -93.7dB / Crosstalk -52.7dB
Battery life	-	Endurance rating 64h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	Contrast ratio: 1818:1 (nominal), 3.085 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker	-	Voice 77dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 99dB
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 263696 (v7) GeekBench: 9001 (v4.4) GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)