HTC U12 life vs HTC U12+

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PHONES
Phone Names	HTC U12 life	HTC U12+

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 39, 49, 41, 66
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE

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

Body
Build	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame
Dimensions	158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm (6.24 x 2.97 x 0.33 in)	156.6 x 73.9 x 8.7 mm (6.17 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
SIM	· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)	188 g (6.63 oz)
	-	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Pressure-sensitive buttons

Display
Protection	-	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)	1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~537 ppi density)
Size	6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~77.7% 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 (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)	Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
GPU	Adreno 509	Adreno 630
OS	Android 8.1 (Oreo)	Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), Sense UI

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM	64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
	eMMC 5.1	-

Main Camera
Dual	16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF Auxiliary lens	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	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	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	LED flash, HDR, panorama	HDR, panorama
Single	13 MP, f/2.0	-
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	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

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

Battery
Charging	10W wired	18W wired, QC3, 50% in 35 min (advertised)
Talk time	-	Up to 24 h (3G)
Type	Li-Ion 3600 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable

Misc
Colors	Moonlight Blue, Twilight Purple	Translucent Blue, Ceramic Black, Flame Red
Models	U12 life, 2Q6E1	U12, 2Q55100
Price	About 230 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)