Honor 5X vs. HTC U12 Life

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5X and HTC U12 Life. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 5X vs. HTC U12 Life Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.3 mm 158.5 mm HTC U12 Life has greater height than Honor 5X.
Width 76.3 mm 75.4 mm Honor 5X has greater width than HTC U12 Life.
Depth 8.15 mm 8.3 mm Honor 5X is narrower than Honor 5X.
Weight 158 g 175 g Honor 5X is lighter than Honor 5X.
Body Colour Daybreak silver | Dark grey | Sunset gold | Gold Moonlight blue
Body Material Aluminium alloy -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.24 W/kg (body), 0.56 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM, nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" HTC U12 Life has larger screen size than Honor 5X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels HTC U12 Life has better screen resolution than Honor 5X.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 400 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Full Lamination -
PROCESSOR Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Processor Number MSM8939 -
Clock Speed 1.5 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 405 -
MEMORY Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB HTC U12 Life has more RAM than Honor 5X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB HTC U12 Life has more internal memory than Honor 5X.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC
CAMERA Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U12 Life has better camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes - Panorama
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4160 x 3120 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 13 Megapixel HTC U12 Life has better front camera resolution than Honor 5X.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 HTC U12 Life has better front lens aperture than Honor 5X.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies Beauty mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U12 Life has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3600 mAh HTC U12 Life has larger battery capacity than Honor 5X.
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC - Yes HTC U12 Life has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
Supported Digital Video Standards H.265 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
FEATURES Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Simple UI mode, Visitor Mode, SmartPower 3.0 technology Power Saving Mode, Android Sensor Hub
OTHERS Honor 5X HTC U12 Life
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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