HTC U12 Life vs HTC U11
| Type | Touch | Touch | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP67 | IP68 | IP68 | |
| Dimensions | 158.50 x 75.40 x 8.30 mm | 153.90 x 75.90 x 7.90 mm | 156.60 x 73.90 x 9.70 mm | 146.30 x 70.90 x 7.60 mm |
| Weight | 175.00 g | 169.00 g | 188.00 g | 167.00 g |
| Display size | 6.00" | 5.50" | 6.00" | 6.10" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 x 2160 px (6.00") 402 ppi | Color / Super LCD 16M colors 1440 x 2560 px (5.50") 534 ppi | Color / Super LCD 16M colors 1440 x 2880 px (6.00") 537 ppi | Color / Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 120 Hz 1080 x 2340 px (6.10") 422 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
| Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
| Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | ||||
| Protection of the secondary display | ||||
| Talk time (max.) | 3G: 1470 min. (24.5 h) 4G: 1470 min. (24.5 h) | 3G: 1428 min. (23.8 h) 4G: 1428 min. (23.8 h) | 4G: 2100 min. (35.0 h) | |
| Stand-by (max.) | 3G: 336 h. (14.0 days) 4G: 336 h. (14.0 days) | |||
| Playback time (max.) | nd | nd | nd | Audio: 71 h (3.0 days) Video: 22 h (0.9 days) |
| Internet browsing time (max.) | nd | nd | nd | WiFi: 20 h (0.8 days) 4G: 20 h (0.8 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 3600 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 3000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 3500 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 3900 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | Quick Charge 3.0 | Quick Charge 3.0 | Fast Charging | |
| Wireless battery charging | Qi | |||
| Internal memory | 64 GB | 64 GB, 128 GB | 64 GB, 128 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB |
| End-user memory | 53.21 GB, 117.21 GB | UNKNOWN, 104.21 GB | 217.4 GB | |
| RAM memory | 4 GB | 4 GB, 6 GB | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory cards | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 2000 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 2000 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 2000 GBBuy memory card | |
| Operating system | Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| Interface | Sense | Sense | Sense | One UI 5.1 |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 8998 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB |
| Processor clock | - | 2450 MHz | 2800 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 509 | Adreno 540 | Adreno 630 | Adreno |
| Touchscreen | ||||
| DualSIM | ||||
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nd | nd | nd | |
| Announced | 3Q 2018 | 2Q 2018 | 1Q 2023 | |
| Other names | - | - | - | SM-S911B; SM-S911N; SM-S911U; SM-S911U1; SM-S911W; SM-S9110 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1500, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2300 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 1700, 1500, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1500, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 | |
| Standard 5G | ||||
| CDMA | ||||
| Standard TD-SCDMA | ||||
| UMA |



