HTC Desire 10 lifestyle vs. HTC U12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC Desire 10 lifestyle and HTC U12+. 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 Desire 10 lifestyle vs. HTC U12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 156.6 mm HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has greater height than HTC U12+.
Width 76.9 mm 73.9 mm HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has greater width than HTC U12+.
Depth 7.7 mm 9.7 mm HTC Desire 10 lifestyle is narrower than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Weight 155 g 188 g HTC Desire 10 lifestyle is lighter than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Body Colour Stone black | Polar white Flame red | Ceramic black
Protection - Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes HTC U12+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value - 0.53 W/kg (body), 0.66 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Super LCD Super LCD 6
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6" HTC U12+ has larger screen size than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2880 x 1440 pixels HTC U12+ has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Display Format HD QHD+
Pixel Density 267 ppi 537 ppi HTC U12+ has better pixel density than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
HDR - Yes HTC U12+ has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features Display colour personalisation Display colour personalisation, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, HTC Edge Sense 2, Smart rotate, Smart dim, Smart display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Clock Speed 1.6 GHz 2.8 GHz HTC U12+ has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core HTC U12+ has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
64-bit Architecture - Yes HTC U12+ has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB HTC U12+ has more RAM than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB HTC U12+ has more internal memory than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
User Memory 24.6 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has better camera resolution than HTC U12+.
Sensor Type BSI BSI
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.75 HTC U12+ has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) HTC U12+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec 10 sec
Special Effects HDR HDR Boost
HDR Mode - HDR Boost 2
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Bokeh Mode, Auto Zoom
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U12+ has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus, HTC UltraPixel Camera 4, Sonic Zoom, Audio Boost, 3D audio recording, AR sticker, 8MP still photos recording 4K video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.6
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U12+ has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI BSI
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/2.0 HTC U12+ has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Min Focal Length (Front) 33.7 mm -
Special Effects (Front) HDR, face retouch, Live make-up Live make-up, HDR Boost
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) Selfie panorama, Bokeh Mode, Auto selfie
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds Self timer up to 10 seconds, AR sticker
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.0
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 3500 mAh HTC U12+ has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 10 lifestyle.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 HTC U12+ has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 672 hours -
Talk Time 1440 minutes 1428 minutes HTC Desire 10 lifestyle has longer battery life when making calls than HTC U12+.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1440 min
Standby (3G): up to 672 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 7 hrs
Playback (HD video): up to 8 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 50 hrs
Talk: up to 1428 min
CELLULAR HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
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 8.0 Oreo
User Interface HTC Sense HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant Google Now Google Assistant, HTC Sense Companion, Alexa
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, 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 Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MP4, MID, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio recording
FEATURES HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, edge sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HTC Transfer, Power Saving Mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Dolby Audio, HTC Connect DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, MIMO technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, notification LED, Wi-Fi Calling, four microphones, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, MU-MIMO technology, Quiet ring on pick up, pressure sensitive buttons
OTHERS HTC Desire 10 lifestyle HTC U12+
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP68
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