HTC 10 vs. HTC U12 Life

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC 10 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

HTC 10 vs. HTC U12 Life Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC 10 HTC U12 Life
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.9 mm 158.5 mm HTC U12 Life has greater height than HTC 10.
Width 71.9 mm 75.4 mm HTC U12 Life has greater width than HTC 10.
Depth 9 mm 8.3 mm HTC U12 Life is narrower than HTC 10.
Weight 161 g 175 g HTC 10 is lighter than HTC 10.
Body Colour Glacier silver | Carbon grey | Topaz gold Moonlight blue
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.417 W/kg -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC 10 HTC U12 Life
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology Super LCD 5 -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6" HTC U12 Life has larger screen size than HTC 10.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels HTC 10 has better screen resolution than HTC U12 Life.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 564 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features Curve edge, Display colour personalisation -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC 10 HTC U12 Life
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core HTC U12 Life has higher processor core quantity than HTC 10.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY HTC 10 HTC U12 Life
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB HTC U12 Life has more internal memory than HTC 10.
User Memory 23 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC
CAMERA HTC 10 HTC U12 Life
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U12 Life has better camera resolution than HTC 10.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.0 HTC 10 has better lens aperture than HTC 10.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC 10 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 26 mm -
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec 10 sec
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Panorama
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC 10 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) HTC Zoe, Video Pic, HTC UltraPixel Camera 2 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 HTC 10.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS BSI
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.8 F/2.0 HTC 10 has better front lens aperture than HTC 10.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up HDR
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) 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) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC 10 HTC U12 Life
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3600 mAh HTC U12 Life has larger battery capacity than HTC 10.
Standby Time 456 hours -
Talk Time 1620 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1620 min
Standby: up to 456 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR HTC 10 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 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface HTC Sense HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS HTC 10 HTC U12 Life
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 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 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC 10 HTC U12 Life
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, 3GP MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC 10 HTC U12 Life
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, motion sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Quiet Mode, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, Dolby Audio, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode Power Saving Mode, Android Sensor Hub
OTHERS HTC 10 HTC U12 Life
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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